THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF 
HORTICULTURAL INSPECTORS 
Atlanta, Georgia, January 1st, 1914 
The Miiiiiial meeting of the Association of Horticul 
tnral lnsi)ectors was held in the Atlanta iMedical CV)1- 
lege, Atlanta, (Jeorgia, on Thursday afternoon, dan- 
nai-y 1st. Ih-of. E. L. AVorsliam, (leorgia, was Cliair- 
nian of the meeting and Prof. d. G. Sanders, AViscon- 
sin. Secretary. The meeting was largely attended 
by Nursery Inspectors from all ])arts of the United 
States and the many ])a])ers I'ead, which were so 
thoroughly discussed, was evidence of the earnest¬ 
ness of their ])iir])ose. 
The Federal llorticnltnral Board was represented 
hy Dr. U. L. Alarlatt, W. A. Orton and A. F. Burgess. 
Dr. L. (I Howard, Chief of the Bureau of Entomology 
also attended the meeting. 
Chairman AVorsham did not occn])y many minntes 
with his address hut started right in with the regular 
j)rogTam ])reviously arranged as follows:— 
“Nursery and Orchard Inspection Work in iMissouri,” by Leon¬ 
ard Haseman, Columbia, Mo. A Discussion of the history of nur¬ 
sery inspection and inspection laws in Missouri and plans for car¬ 
rying out the recently enacted state law. 
“Some Problems Arising from the Administration of the .Min¬ 
nesota Inspection Law,” by F. L. Washburn and A. .T. Spangler, 
St. Anthony Park, Minn. 
“Notes on Entomological Inspection in the District of Colum¬ 
bia,” by E. R. Sasscer, Washington, D. C. 
“The Gipsy Moth and Brown-Tail Moth Quarantine in New Eng¬ 
land,” by D. M. Rogers, Boston, IMass. 
“The Control of the Boll Weevil by Quarantine,” by W. D. 
Hunter, Washington, D. C. 
“Problems of Plant Quarantine,” by W. A. Orton, Washington, 
T). C. 
“Inspection of Plant Diseases,” by Perley Spaulding, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. 
“The Workings of the Federal Plant Quarantine Act,” by C. L. 
Marlatt, Washington, D. C. 
“Uniform State Inspection Laws.” Being in part a report of 
the Committee on Uniform Legislation. Prof. .1. G. Sanders, 
University of Wisconsin, iMadison. 
“Uniform Regulations,” by A. F. Conradi, Clemson College, 
S. C. 
“The Essential Provisions of State Inspection Laws,” by Sam 
H. Dixon, Houston, Texas. 
“Some Potent Facmrs in the Enforcement of the Horticultural 
Law,” by J. E. Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah. 
General discussion of horticultural inspection problems. 
At the hist annual meeting of the Association a 
Gommittee was ai)])ointed on Uniform State Legisla¬ 
tion, the idea being to frame an Ins])ection Bill which 
might lie introduced into the several state legisla¬ 
tures and bring about more uniformity. As it is at 
])reseut, nearly every state has a law almost entirely 
differenit from that of any other state, causing great 
inconvenience and friction. 
Two of the members of the committee being unable 
to attend to any ]iart of the work, on account of pres¬ 
sure of oilier matters, the entire work devolved upon 
the third member of the Committee, Prof. el. G. San¬ 
ders, of the University of Wisconsin, and great credit 
is due him for the thorough and painstaking manner 
in which he conpiiled ithe various existing state laws 
and from them built u]) the jiroposed new law. 
It will be recalled that al the Portland CAinvention 
of the American Association of Nurserymen, a Com¬ 
mittee was ap])ointed with this same object in view 
and a large fund was subscribed by nurserymen for 
the i)ur})ose of carrying onit the idea. Air. AVm. Pit¬ 
kin, Cdiairnian of the Nurserymen’s Committee, Air. 
Peter A'oungers and other members of the committee, 
by invitation, attended the meeting of the Horticul¬ 
tural Inspectors at Atlanta and at the recpiest of 
Prof. Sanders, read over the proposed bill before if 
was called up in meeting and offered several sugges¬ 
tions which it was believed would make the bill 
stronger and more accejitable. Alany of these sug¬ 
gestions were ado])ted. 
Following is the itext of the proposed bill as drawn 
by Prof. Sanders, and the suggestions offered by the 
Nurserymen’s Committee. 
A HORTICULTURAL INSPECTION LAW 
NOTE.—The parenthetical words and phrases are to be under¬ 
stood as options suitable to local state conditions and usage. 
[Bill No.—,—Approved-19. .. Chap, or Sec. —, Laws of-]. 
Be it enacted by the (Legislature) (peo])le) of the state of 
--(represented in) (General Assembly) (Senate and 
Assembly) that,— 
APPOINTMENT 
1.—The Governor shall appoint the (State Entomologist) (State 
Commissioner of Horticulture) (Entomologist of the Agricultural 
Experiment Station) (some person qualified by scientific training 
and practical experience) to be state nursery (and orchard) in¬ 
spector, who shall strictly enforce the provisions of (this act) 
(sections-to-inclusive as a portion of the police 
regulations of the state (commonwealth). 
Suggestion. That the operation of the law should be vested in 
a Board of Control consisting of three or five members, one of 
whom should be an active grower of nursery stock. The State 
Inspector to be an employee of the Board and subject to the di¬ 
rections and instructions of the Board. The Board to have the 
imwer to formulate all rules and regulations pertaining to its 
work. 
ALTERNATIVES (BY LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT). 
1. —The (State Entomologist) (Entomologist of the Agricul¬ 
tural Experiment Station) (Commissioner of Agriculture) (State 
Commissioner of Horticulture) (State Horticulturist) is hereby 
declared state nursery (and orchard) inspector, who shall, etc. 
INSPECTOR’S DUTIES AND POWERS. 
2. —The state inspector or his deputies, hereinafter provided, 
shall inspect at least annually all nurseries or premises in the 
state where nursery stock is grown. For this purpose the state 
inspector or his deputies shall have free access, within reason¬ 
able hours, to any field, orchard, garden, packing ground, build¬ 
ing, cellar, or other place, where his duties in carrying out pro¬ 
visions of this act may call him. Any person atteinjiting to hin¬ 
der, thwart or defeat such inspection by misrepresentation or 
concealment of facts or conditions, or otherwise, shall be liable 
to the payment of penalty or forfeiture as hereinafter provided. 
3. —The state inspector or his deputies shall have the authority 
