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a general bill which put into the hands of 
authorities already in control, the power 
to make regulations by which the nursery 
men should be governed. All it did was 
to provide that the machinery of the 
Board of Control should be put behind 
these nursery inspections, and legalize 
them so that the nursery product can be 
sold in any of the States where they have 
inspection laws. 
Mr.-: I do not see how we can 
intelligently vote upon this bill. I don’t 
know anything about it except what I 
have heard tonight, and it looks to me 
as though the nurserymen’s bill does not 
cover what we ought to have in this state. 
It seems to be simply a provision for the 
nurserymen to sell their stock. The or¬ 
ange grower is going to be left out; he 
will have no protection except through the 
courtesy of the officials, as spoken of to¬ 
night. The bill we are interested in is 
the bill given to the executive committee. 
From what we have heard tonight, we are 
led to believe that it would interfere with 
the grower; that it will leave the power 
to chop down his trees and destroy them, 
and charge the cost up to him, etc. Are 
we going to vote for a bill to put the 
power in the hands of some individual to 
come and destroy our groves? I cannot 
vote for a bill of that kind, but I would 
like to know very much what that bill 
provides for. I don’t see how we can 
vote tonight on that bill, at all. 
Prof. Hume: Are you ready for the 
question? Those in favor of appointing 
a committee to represent both interests, 
the nursery and the grower to act on it, 
please certify by saying “aye.” Cont- 
trary “no.” 
Amendment carried. 
Prof. Hume: Now, we come back to 
the vote on the original motion. Those 
in favor of appointing a committee to 
consider this bill, signify by saying “aye.” 
Contrary “no.” 
Carried. 
By general consent the committee was 
appointed by nomination from, the floor. 
Committee appointed (to consider the 
bill presented by the Legislative Commit¬ 
tee appointed last year.) 
Messrs. M. E. Gillette, George L. Ta¬ 
bor, I. A. Stewart, E. O. Painter, O. W. 
Connor, Mr. Felt, 
FLORIDA HORTICULTURAL LAW. 
(Referred to in foregoing discussion as Temple-Barton Bill.) 
An Act to be Entitled: 
The Prevention of Infectious Diseases 
Among Trees, Plants and Fruits; Appointing 
Officers to Enforce the Same, and Prescribing 
Penalties for the Violation Thereof; and ap¬ 
propriating the Necessary Funds to Enforce 
the Same: 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLA¬ 
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: 
Section i. The office of ,State Commission* 
er of Horticulture is hereby created, which 
office shall be filled by appointment by the 
Governor of the State of Florida. 
Section 2. The State Commissioner of Hor¬ 
ticulture shall be a skilled horticulturist. He 
