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and this disease is common in Europe, especially in northwestern Germany, 

 still the disease has not become established up to the present time. We 

 feel pretty sure that our pathologists are alert and the disease is a con- 

 spicuous one and it is safe to say that it is not established in this country, 

 notwithstanding the fact that we have been importing pines pretty freely, 

 but I think we ought to take very radical measures to get rid of it, not- 

 withstanding. 



Mr. Raphael Zon, of the Forest Service, Washington, D. C, addressed 

 the members on this subject and advocated imposing a duty on seedlings 

 imported from Germany. 



After further discussion, in which nearly every one present took part, 

 the following named gentlemen were named as a committee to prepare a 

 statement for approval, to be given to the press for publication: Dr. 

 Haven Metcalfe, Hon. R. A. Pearson, Hon. George Aiken, Mr. F. W. Rane, 

 Mr. Alfred Gaskill, Hon. James S. Whipple. 



The committee prepared and submitted for approval the following 

 statement which was duly approved and given to the press for publication : 



" Mr. Pettis, one of New York State's Foresters, and who has charge 

 of tree nurseries and tree planting for New York State, discovered, about 

 ten days ago, indications that what is known as the " European Currant 

 Rust " or " Blister Rust," a disease which has affected white pine abroad, 

 has attacked some of the young pine trees in the Lake Clear Nursery of the 

 State of New York. Specimens were immediately submitted to Dr. Spauld- 

 ing, of the National Department of Agriculture, who was at the plantation 

 at the time, and he pronounced it the " European Currant Rust " or " Blister 

 Rust," confirming Mr. Pettis' notion about it. 



" Commissioner Whipple immediately took the matter up and called 

 a conference which was attended by the following named, well-known, 

 gentlemen from the National and State Departments. The conference was 

 called at the Commissioner's New York city office, No. i Madison avenue, 

 on June 28th: 



Mr. W. O. Filley, Acting State Forester, New Haven, Conn. 

 Mr. A. F. Hawes, State Forester, Burlington, Vt. 

 Mr. Alfred Gaskill, State Forester, Trenton, N. J. 

 Mr. F. W. Rane, State Forester, Boston, Mass. 



