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of nearly 200 issued. Tliese passes were made out from lists of those 
entitled to them, furnished by the presidents of the societies. 
President H. M. Comer of the Central, in speaking of the report that 
the road would not give the delegates passes this year, said that such 
a departure from the custom that has prevailed for years had not even 
been contemplated, lie regarded the work of the societies as of great 
benefit to the state, and for that reason considers that the railroads 
should withhold no assistance that may tend to render this work less 
effective. The results of the work of the societies may readily be dis¬ 
cerned through a comparison of the conditions of agriculuure and 
horticulture in this state with those in which similar organizations 
do not exist. 
CERTIFICATES FOR DEALERS. 
The question of certificates for dealers who wish to ship 
stock into states that have adopted restrictive laws regarding 
the San Jose scale has caused much inquiry. One method 
would be to ask wholesalers to give dealers duplicate certi¬ 
ficates bearing the dealer’s name, so that the dealer could 
attach these certificates to stock re-shipped by him, inasmuch 
as the stock would have been inspected at the expense of the 
wholesaler. Unless this is done the dealer must go to the 
trouble and expense of re-inspection of the same stock. 
Dealers in New York state who grow some stock have been 
having their stock inspected by E. P. Felt, assistant to State 
Entomologist J. A. Lintner of Albany. Original certificates 
are furnished for filing in the office of the dealer and grower, 
and duplicates may be printed, bearing the entomologist’s 
name printed, the duplicates to be marked, “Duplicate Copy’’ 
in brackets at the top. This has been the practice, too in 
other states. 
It is probable that in each case in which a certificate is issued 
an affidavit will be exacted to the effect that the certificate or 
duplicates thereof will be used only upon inspected stock. 
NEW YORK STATE FAIR. 
There was lively competition at the New York State fair this 
year in the matter of fruit exhibits. The season was two 
weeks late and the fair was held one week earlier than usual, 
therefore the fruit was not in the best of condition. But Hor¬ 
ticultural hall never contained a more superb collection of 
plums, for every one of the 160 varieties in fruit in the state 
was represented, including all the newer sorts as well as many 
Japans. S. D. Willard showed 120 varieties and Ellwanger & 
Barry 60. The three especially instructive exhibits were those 
of the New York Experiment Station at Geneva, the Western 
Horticultural Society and the Central New York Horticultural 
Society, but such magnificent collections of fruit as were shown 
by Ellwanger & Barry were of great value and beauty. This 
firm also showed 147 varieties of pears. 
The Western New York society showed 1,115 plates of fruit 
in 160 varieties, the Central New York Society 940 plates and 
120 varieties— 15 species of fruit. The newly formed Eastern 
New York Horticultural Society was expected to exhibit, but 
at the last moment found it impossible. Some of the novelties 
shown included the President Wilder currant, the Dykeman 
cherry. Red June plum and a new seedling grape by B. J. 
Heddon. 
FOR SHIPPERS TO MARYLAND. 
The following has been prepared for nurserymen outside of 
Maryland: 
College Park, Md., September 20, 1897. 
As the shipping season is near at hand I desire to call your 
attention to that part of our “ Trees and Nursery Stock Law ” 
relative to stock coming from other states, which is as follows: 
(Laws of Maryland, 1896, Chapter 290, Section 58). When¬ 
ever any trees, plants or vines are shipped into this state, 
from another state, every package thereof shall be plainly 
labeled on the outside with the name of the consignor, the 
name of the consignee, the contents, and a certificate showing 
that the contents have been inspected by a state or government 
officer, and that the trees, plants or vines therein contained 
are apparantly free from all San Jose scale. Yellows, Rosette 
or other injurious insect or disease. Whenever any trees, 
plants, or vines are shipped into this state without such a cer¬ 
tificate plainly fixed on the outside of such package, the fact 
may be reported to any justice of the peace of this state, and 
said justice shall issue a summons for the consignee of such 
package, and the agent of the consignor, if he be known, to 
appear before him on a certain day, to be therein named, to 
show cause why such trees, plants or vines should not be 
seized as being in violation of the provision of this act, and on 
trial thereof, if said justice be satisfied that the provisions 
of this act have been violated, said justice shall order said 
agent or consignee to return said package of trees, plants or 
vines immediately to the shipper or consignor; unless said 
consignee or agent shall forthwith have said trees, plants and 
vines examined by the state entomologist of this state, and he 
certify to such justice of the peace that the said trees, plants 
or vines are apparently free from all insects or disease, and if 
such agent or consignee shall fail to have such nursery stock 
examined by the state entomologist, or fail to return such 
packages to consignee thereof, then said justice of the peace 
shall order and direct the constable or sheriff to burn and 
destroy all such trees, plants and vines as have been shipped 
into this state in violation of law. 
It is not our purpose to inforce this section for any selfish 
motive; but experience has taught us it is necessary for the 
protection of our nursery and horticultural interests. Our 
own nurserymen have had their stock critically inspected, and 
it is due them and their interests that they should be protected. 
We therefore respectfully request that outside nurserymen who 
have stock to deliver in this state this fall or next spring send 
us a copy of their certificate of inspection, to avoid any 
unnecessary delay in the delivery of any trees, etc., that may 
be shipped into this state. 
Willis G. Johnson, State Entomologist. 
SOUTHERN PEACH LANDS. 
Fort Valley, Ga., to-day presents an unbroken scene of 
peach plantations. Within a radius of ten miles, including 
Marshallville, Perry, Myrtle, Powersville, Everett, and Lee 
Pope, there are 12,295 acres of land devoted to the culture of 
fruit, on which there are 1,221,000 peach trees, 18,000 pears, 
49,000 grape vines, 5,000 plums, and 900 apples. 
