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SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 
to the stock upon which we have grafted the horse chestnut, 
the American horse chestnut will grow upon the chincopin, 
but I think the horse chestnut is most generally used as a 
stock when the chestnuts are grafted, but any chestnut can be 
used as a stock. As to whether Mr. Brown’s trees are grafted 
or seedlings, I do not know that that w ould make any differ¬ 
ence. If the trees were grafted it would depend on the kind 
of trees from which they were grafted. I have some seed¬ 
lings that have produced well. For the first year or two 
there were a good many nuts, like Mr. Brown mentions. 
There was no kernel in the nut. For the last few years we 
have had good fruit. 
Mr. Brown —Did they not form a perfect shell ? 
Mr. Taber —They did. 
J. T. Stubbs— I would like to make a motion for the ap¬ 
pointment of a committee on legislation. I would ask that a, 
-committee be appointed to look into the legislation against 
the importation of vegetable insects. This morning we have 
heard a good deal about trouble with diseases and insects, 
a,nd the evidence is that most of them have been imported into 
the United States. Some states have a quarantine law against 
the importation of these insects. It may be necessary that 
we have legislation on that subject to make us safer. I would 
ask that a committee on legislation be appointed. 
Mr. Healy —If I understand you, it is a committee to in¬ 
vestigate and report upon legislation for the purpose of re¬ 
stricting the importation of diseases and insects. 
Mr. Stubbs —Yes, sir. 
Mr. Mellish—W ould it not be well to limit the duties of 
that committee ? 
Mr. Stubbs —Their duties would be limited, being confined 
to the investigation of legislation on the importation of dis¬ 
ease and insects. 
Prof. Rolfs —In the paper that I presented to the society 
I mentioned the fact that we have a number of states in this 
country that have passed such laws. Some of those laws are 
good and some are not good. The idea I had in mind in pre¬ 
senting this report was that we might appoint a committ e to 
ascertain what laws on this subject are in force elsewhere and 
what effect they had; to consider the advisability of the adop¬ 
tion of restrictive laws in this state; possibly to recommend 
something of this kind in this state; at least to bring the sub¬ 
ject belore the society in shape to be discussed intelligently. 
Motion carried. 
