218 MEETINGS OF HORTICULTURAL INSPECTORS. 
Information from yarious persons present showed that orchard inspection is 
earried on in six States. 
On inquiry it did not develop that the scale has had much influence on prun- 
ing methods. 
A paper by Prof. H. T. Fernald on “Inspection for gypsy and brown-tail 
moths *” was read by the secretary. 
Adjournment to 1.30 p. m. 
On reassembling the election of officers resulted in the following: S. A. 
Forbes, chairman; John B. Smith, vice-chairman; A. F. Burgess, secretary. 
The report of the committee on uniform tags was taken up and adopted, as 
follows: 
“Resolved, That a committee of three be elected by ballot by this association 
to have charge of the issuing of one tag good to admit nursery stock into all 
States requiring tags. Said committee to elect a secretary, who shall secure a 
statement from the official inspectors of the State of each nursery wishing to 
do interstate business as to the exact conditions of the said nursery, and, if sat- 
isfactory, to issue the nurserymen the official tags of the committee at such cost . 
as the committee may decide. In case the conditions of such nursery are such 
as to make allowing his interstate business doubtful the statement of the con- 
dition must be submitted to all members of the committee. The committee 
also recommends that a designated color of tags or certificates be used by this 
committee, and a separate color by all State inspectors for all other shipments 
of nursery stock not using interstate tags for each shipping year. And we 
recommend the adoption of this measure by all boards of control or States 
involved.” 
The specified committee was then elected by ballot, those receiving the 
highest number of votes being chosen, viz: S. A. Forbes, L. R. Taft, and A. F. 
Burgess. 
Professor Taft having resigned, R. I. Smith was elected in his place on the 
committee. 
On motion, the association voted to adjourn at the end of the Thursday 
morning session. 
The following resolution was adopted, with instructions that the Secretary 
appoint the secretary and two others as the stated committee: 
“Resolved, That the American Association of Horticultural Inspectors, 
through its secretary, respectfully requests the honorable Secretary of Agri- 
culture that a revision of Bulletin No. 138, New Series, Division of Entomology, 
be published, giving brief explicit directions to nurserymen as to the method of 
compliance with the laws or regulations of each State, and the regulations of 
States in addition to their laws, and that the previous and present proceedings 
of this association be published in this bulletin, the same to be edited by a 
committee of this association and published under the supervision of the Chief 
of the Bureau of Entomology.” 
After discussion of crown gall the following resolution was adopted: 
“Resolved, That it is the sense of those present that in the present state of 
our knowledge regarding crown gall it is advisable that all nursery trees and 
plants showing evidence of this disease at digging time should be destroyed.” 
The treatment for woolly aphis in the nursery was discussed. —-Most inspect- 
ors require them to be thrown out; some practice dipping. 
The following resolution was adopted: 
“Resolved, That the American Association of Horticultural Inspectors urges 
ample appropriations by Congress to control the spread of the gypsy moth; and 
“Resolved, That this be communicated to the honorable Secretary of Agri- 
