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had been contemplated, it at once caused serious difficulties. 

 The ordinary inspection work had required the expenditure 

 of about the entire appropriation, and, with the normal in- 

 crease in acreage, it was evident that the cost of this supple- 

 mentary inspection could not be met. There would be over 

 fifty nurseries to examine, and this must be done after Sep- 

 tejnber 15, and yet quickly enough thereafter to avoid holding 

 up the business of these nurseries. The problem was how to 

 obtain enough trained men to examine these nurseries in a 

 thorough manner, within a reasonable time after Septem- 

 ber 15, and where to find the money this would cost. This 

 was, in a measure, solved by the kindness of Mr. D. M. 

 Rogers, in charge of the government work in suppressing the 

 gypsy and brown-tail moths. Mr. Rogers kindly offered the 

 assistance of several of the men in his employ as soon as they 

 could be spared from their regular work, and in this way the 

 services of five additional inspectors were available for a por- 

 tion of the time. The expense of the work was finally 

 assumed by the nurserymen whose places received this in- 

 spection, and thus the immediate difficulties were removed. 

 In this connection the assistance given by Mr. Rogers deserves 

 full and grateful recognition. 



The sections of the law relating to the inspection of 

 orchards and other regions liable to be in such condition as to 

 cause financial loss to neighboring residents (sections 8 to 12) 

 have been made use of in several cases during the year, and 

 expenses connected with this work have been a factor in 

 producing a shortage in the appropriation. The cases con- 

 cerned have all been satisfactorily settled, and the trees or 

 other plants which were found to be a real menace have been 

 cared for in accordance Avith the orders of the inspector, so far 

 as can be learned. 



For many years nursery stock has been introduced to some 

 extent into Massachusetts from abroad, and for some time 

 has been rapidly increasing in amount. As the brown-tail 

 moth and San Jose scale were probably brought into this 

 country on such stock, and as there are still many other 

 dangerous pests which may be brought in at any time in this 

 way, it is important to examine all imports to discover and 



