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He suggested that seedsmen be induced to advertise the fact that 

 their seed peas had been fumigated and thought that this would give 

 them an advantage, in a business way. over those firms who would not 

 take the trouble to do this work. He stated that a number of New 

 York nurserymen had been induced to advertise the fact that their 

 stock had been fumigated, and did not see why this arrangement could 

 not be made with dealers in seeds. 



Mr. Weed remarked that it appeared to him that a little pressure 

 might be brought on the seedsmen by having each official entomolo- 

 gist write to the seed growers in his State and ask if the peas being- 

 sold by him had been properly fumigated. It was his idea that a list 

 of seedsmen should be published, indicating those who fumigated and 

 those who did not. 



Mr. Felt read a notice from Dr. Howard to the effect that ento- 

 mologists who wished to visit the National Museum collections during: 

 Sunday would be admitted on presentation of Dr. Howard's card. 

 This courtesy had been extended by Director Rathbun. 



Mr. Marlatt announced that the Entomological Society of Washing- 

 ton, through the courtesy of Mr. W. H. Ashmead, would entertain the 

 visiting entomologists that evening, and extended a warm invitation 

 to all to meet the society at Mr. Ashmead's residence at S o'clock p. m. 



The meeting then adjourned, to reassemble at '2 p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1902. 



The meeting was called to order by the president. 



Mr. Schwarz announced that there were still a few sets of the pub- 

 lications of the late Dr. Riley which Mrs. Riley had kindly placed at 

 the disposal of the members of the association free of charge. He 

 invited anyone desirous of securing sets of these separates to make 

 this fact known to him. 



Mr. Ashmead moved that Mr. Nawa, of whom Mr. Marlatt had 

 spoken during his address in the morning, be made a foreign member 

 of the association. He thought that Mr. Nawa had been doing a good 

 deal for economic entomology in Japan, and that the Association 

 should recognize him for this work. This motion was duly seconded 

 and, at the suggestion of the president, his name was referred to the 

 committee on membership. 



The report of the committee on membership was next called for and 

 is as follows: 



The committee on membership recommends for active membership: 

 F. C. Pratt, Washington, D. C; J. Kotinsky, Washington, D. C; 

 Otto Heideman, Washington, D. C; W. E. Hinds, Washington, D. C, 

 and H. G. Dyar, Washington, D. C. 



For associate members: H. S. Barber, Washington, D. C. ; R. P. 

 Currie, Washington, D. C. ; G. H. Harris, Washington, D. C. ; W. E. 



