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was endorsed unanimously. C. M. Hooker, who was a mem¬ 
ber of the Washington convention’s legislative committee that 
drafted the objectionable bill was present at the meeting of 
the Eastern association at which that unanimous action was 
taken. The Eastern association’s bill was directly opposite to 
the Washington bill in the main particulars. When this bill 
was read at the St. Louis conference, Professor Alwood said 
he did not think it was necessary to inspect all nursery stock 
regardless of suspicion regarding it, and he thought the inspec¬ 
tion when performed in any case should be under the supervi¬ 
sion of the Secretary of Agriculture or other equally good 
authority. These two points constituted his criticism of the 
Eastern association’s proposed bill. 
Finally Mr. Watrous said : “ I think perhaps Professor 
Alwood has shown us that the Eastern association’s bill is not 
just what we want for our own interests and I am very sure we 
have shown him the injustice of his bill. Now had we all not 
better cross lots and agree upon a substitute ?” 
Prof. Alwood—“Well, I am ready to help you in any way I 
can to secure a satisfactory bill. The Washington bill does 
not suit me either.’’ 
GETTING TOGETHER. 
On the eve of the convention Mr. Rouse had a long talk 
with Professor Alwood, during which the latter promised to 
endorse a bill upon lines proposed by the nurserymen and to 
discard entirely the Washington convention bill to which the 
National Nurseryman first called attention and vigorously 
opposed. 
On Wednesday, June loth. Professor Alwood reviewed the 
history of the San Jose scale as has been repeatedly done in 
the National Nurseryman and as is contained in the bulle¬ 
tins of the Department of Agriculture, the State Experiment 
Station bulletins, the works of Professors Smith and Comstock 
who discovered it in the East, and as described also in the 
horticultural publications repeatedly throughout the country. 
On Thursday morning he detailed the gas method of treat¬ 
ment of the scale which was described in the June issue of the 
National Nurseryman. 
On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Watrous, chairman of the 
legislative committee presented a report in which he said : 
“ We have spent considerable time on this subject. Yesterday 
afternoon we had a conference at which we condemned the 
bill prepared at the Washington convention, and decided that 
the bill prepared by the Eastern Nurserymen’s Association was 
not just what we wanted. In the evening we prepared a bill 
which meets the approval of the committee and has the en¬ 
dorsement of Professor Alwood.’’ 
THIS BILL ENDORSED. 
N. H Albaugh then stated briefly the provisions of the bill, 
which in full is as follows : 
AN ACT. 
To provide rules and regulations for the inspection of trees, 
plants, shrubs, vines, grafts, cuttings and buds commonly 
known as nursery stock, imported into the United States. 
And for rules and regulations for the inspection of trees, 
plants, shrubs, vines, grafts, cuttings and buds commonly 
known as nursery stock, grown within the United States, which 
become subjects of interstate commerce. 
Section i. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress 
assembled : That all trees, plants, shrubs, vines, grafts, cuttings 
and buds commonly known as nursery stock, imported into the 
United States from fortign countries, shall be subject to in¬ 
spection in the hands of the owner, and before reshipment, 
sale or planting out, according to rules and regulations 
jirescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, and when so in¬ 
spected and found apparently free from dangerously injurious 
insects or diseases the certificate of the officer making such 
examination and finding shall be issued to the owner or owners 
of such nursery stock. A copy of this certificate shall be 
attached to and accompany each carload, box, bale or pack¬ 
age, and when so attached and accompanying shall operate to 
release all such nursery stock from further inspection, quaran¬ 
tine or restrictions in interstate commerce. 
Section 2. Whenever it shall appear to the Secretary of 
Agriculture that any foreign country shall have provided 
proper and competent inspection for nursery stock about to be 
imported into this country, he may by proclamation or other¬ 
wise accept such inspection and certification in lieu of the in¬ 
spection as provided for in Section i of this act. This accep¬ 
tation by the Secretary of Agriculture shall operate to relieve 
all such nursery stock when accompanied by a copy of the 
certificate of inspection from further restrictions in interstate 
commerce. 
Section 3. All trees, plants, shrubs, vines and buds com¬ 
monly known as nursery stock grown within the United States, 
may become subjects of interstate commerce, under the rules 
and regulations as hereinafter provided. The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall cause to be inspected all trees, plants, shrubs, 
vines and buds known as nursery stock, which are subjects of 
interstate commerce and which are about to be transported 
from one state or territory or the District of Columbia into 
another state or territory or the District of Columbia. This 
examination shall be made prior to September ist of each year 
in the manner provided for, and prescribed by the Secretary 
of Agriculture, and if such nursery stock is found to be appar¬ 
ently free from dangerously injurious insects or diseases, the 
certificate of the officer making such examination and finding, 
shall be issued to the owner or owners of such nursery stock, 
a copy of which certificate shall be attached to, and accom¬ 
pany each carload, box, bale or package, and when so attached 
and accompanying shall operate to release all such nursery 
stock from further inspection, quarantine or restriction in 
interstate commerce. 
Section 4. That it shall be unlawful for any person, persons, 
or corporation to deliver to any other person, persons or cor¬ 
poration or to the postal service of the United States, (except 
for scientific purposes or by permission of the Secretary of 
Agriculture) for transportation from one state or territory or 
the District of Columbia, to any other state or territory or the 
District of Columbia, any trees, plants, shrubs, vines or other 
nursery stock which have not been examined in accordance 
with the provision of Section 3 of this act, or which on said 
examination have been declared by the inspector to be dan¬ 
gerously infested with injurious insects or diseases. Any per¬ 
son, persons, firm or corporation who shall forge, counterfeit, 
or knowingly alter, deface or destroy any certificate or copy 
thereof as provided for in this act, and in the regulations of 
the Secretary of Agriculture, or shall in any way violate the 
provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor 
and on a conviction thereof, shall be punished, by a fine not 
