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" 2. For orchards : Late summer and. fall treatment with dilute solutions of 

 insecticide soaps, oils, or other effective insecticides to kill young scales ; 

 winter treatment with insecticide soaps or oils sufficiently strong to kill the 

 scale and which have been proved safe to trees of all kinds in the region where 

 the application is to be made." 



The report of the committee was adopted. 



Further discussion of the fourth topic (common policy of State inspectors) 

 was laid upon the table till the next session. 



On the motion of Mr. Smith, of New Jersey, the topic " What should be the 

 procedure, or form of certificate, in case some part of a nursery is affected by 

 a dangerous fungus or insect pest not of a kind to involve other parts not so 

 affected?" was taken up for consideration. It was voted, on the motion of Mr. 

 Summers, of Iowa, that it is the sense of this body that but one form of cer- 

 tificate be used as a rule, so worded as to be applicable to stock sold from nurs- 

 eries after some portions have been thrown out as not included in the certifi- 

 cate. The topic " What should be the usual form of the certificate? " was then 

 considered at length. On the motion of Mr. Smith, of New Jersey', it was voted 

 that it is the sense of this meeting that every certificate should specify the 

 date of the completion of the inspection. On the motion of Mr. Summers, it 

 was voted that it is the sense of this meeting that the certificate should t)e 

 worded in the impersonal form. On the motion of Mr. Smith, of New Jersey, 

 it was voted as the sense of the meeting that no insect or fungus should be 

 specifically named in the certificate, but that that portion should read " free 

 from dangerously injurious insects and diseases," etc. 



The secretary stated that he would prepare and send copies of the record of 

 these meetings to all of those present who desired to receive them. 

 The meeting then adjourned. 



November 13. — 9 a. m. The meeting was called to order by the chairman. 

 The minutes of the previous meeting were read, corrected, and approved. 



On the motion of Mr. Summers, of Iowa, Dr. S. A. Forbes, of Illinois, was 

 unanimously chosen as chairman of this body for the next meeting, to be held 

 in the fall of 1902. 



The topic, " Is national legislation covering nursery inspection desirable and 

 practicable? " was then discussed. On the motion of Mr. Alwood, of Virginia, 

 it was — 



"Resolved, That it is the sense of this body that the bill providing, for na- 

 tional control of interstate commerce in nursery stock which has been fre- 

 quently indorsed by entomologists, nurserymen, and orchardists and favorably 

 reported in both branches of Congress, should be enacted into a law." 



" May provision be made for the publication of a practical article on the prin- 

 cipal nursery pests of the country, available for all horticultural, inspectors 

 and distributed to all nurserymen and others immediately interested?" was 

 next taken up. It was voted, on the motion of Mr. Smith, of New Jersey, that 

 the United States Department of Agriculture be asked to publish such a docu- 

 ment. 



The topic, " How wide an application should be given to the term * nursery 

 stock ; ' should it include herbaceous plants grown out of doors ; should it 

 ever cover greenhouse stock? " was next considered. On the motion of Mr. Sum- 

 mers, of Iowa, it was voted that it is the sense of this body that strawberry 

 plants should be regarded as nursery stock and included. It was also voted 

 that grape cuttings be included as a part of stock necessary to inspect. 



On the motion of Mr. Scott, of Georgia, it was voted that general ornamental 

 stock grown out of doors be included in all inspections. The topic, " What meas- 

 ures should be taken by horticultural inspectors for the regulation of the busi- 



