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ness of dealers, not owners of nursery premises nor growing their own stock 

 for sale?" was then discussed and the present practice in a number of States 

 was explained, but no action was taken on the matter. 



It was voted, on the motion of Mr. Scott, of Georgia, that when the meeting 

 adjourns it adjourns to meet not as horticultural inspectors, but with the ento- 

 mological division of the American Association of Agricultural Colleges and 

 Experiment Stations. 



The topic, " What is a sound public policy with respect to the division between 

 the State and the property owner of the costs of a practical operation for the 

 control of horticultural pests?" was then discussed. On the motion of Mr. ^cott, 

 of Georgia, it was voted that it is the sense of this body that in all cases when 

 the State makes any provision for the inspection of nurseries these inspections 

 should be conducted absolutely without cost to the nurserymen. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Second Annual Meeting. 



The opening session was called to order in the Kimball House, October 6, 

 1902, at 7.30 p. m., by the chairman, Mr. S. A. Forbes, of Illinois. Mr. Scott, 

 of Georgia, was chosen secretary for the Atlanta meeting. 



The following inspectors and entomologists were present at the meeting: 



Florida, H. A. Gossard ; Georgia, W. M. Scott, W. F. Fiske, and J. C. Brid- 

 well ; Illinois, S. A. Forbes ; Massachusetts, H. T. Fernald ; New Jersey, John B. 

 Smith ; New York, M. V. Slingerland and V. H. Lowe ; Ohio, A. F. Burgess ; 

 Pennsylvania, John Hamilton, George C. Butz, and E. B. Engle ; South Carolina, 

 Charles E. Chambliss ; Virginia, J. L. Phillips. 



On motion of Mr. Gossard, it was voted to take up the topics suggested by 

 the chairman in the order given. 



The chairman suggested the advisability of a committee to formulate con- 

 clusions from the discussions, whereupon Mr. Smith suggested that the sec- 

 retary or a member could perform this ofBce by offering a resolution at the 

 conclusion of the discussions upon each topic. The latter plan was adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Smith it was voted to have a morning session the following 

 day (October 7) as horticultural inspectors and in the afternoon of that day 

 to meet as entomologists with the section on entomology, American Association 

 of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, under the officers of that 

 body. 



The first topic on the list — " Interstate comity with respect to the certifica- 

 tion of nurseries " — was then taken up. The discussion of this topic was 

 participated in by Messrs. Forbes, Smith, Burgess, Hamilton, Gossard, Fernald, 

 Phillips, and Scott. The tendency of the discussion is expressed in the follow- 

 ing resolution by Mr. Smith, which was adopted without a dissenting vote : 



"Resolved, That the examining or certifying officer of each State accept at its 

 face value the statements made in certificates duly granted under the laws of 

 other States, so far as the laws of his own State admit, unless information at 

 hand creates a reasonable doubt as to the regularity of the certificate or its 

 application." 



Topic 2 — " Exchange of communications with reference to receipt of diseased 

 nursery stock originating in other States." The discussion of this topic was 

 brief, as all present appeared to be of the same mind, viz : 



" That the inspectors of the several States should freely and frankly exchange 



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