The Florida agriculturist., 1907-06-26

tur1St publishes Bulletins No. y eHu
7 of the Florida Experiment Station,
at the request of Prof. f. w. Berger,
State Entomologist, who desires to
follow with a paper OF his own on the
same subject Below is Bulletin NO.
7, by Prof. H. A. Gossard, formerly
State Entomologlst:
5. 1t appeared upon a comparison
of the laws and practices OF different
states, that ornamental trees, SHRUBS,
and vines, were generally included IN
the inspection, if grown tor sale, and
that strawberry plants were also IN
spected, if held for sale, in New York, |
Chigan, but not in Indiana and Illinois.
In States having considerable busi-
ness in the sale Of cuttings, it was
deemed necessary that vineyards from
which such cuttings were sold should
be inspected and certified as nurseries.
6. It was generally agreed with re-
spect to the woody aphis that gradual
ly increasing pressure should be
brought to bear for the reduction OF
this insect in nurseries, but that no
uniform practice could be established
because of wide differences in it's abun-
dance in different states. The New
York practice Of requiring the rejec-
ton of trees sufficiently injected to
show knots on the roots was COM
monty approved. 1t was also thought
we'll to require inSectlcide treatment,
with kerosene emulsiOns, Of roots OF
nursery trees Whitened by this insect.
A similar policy Of gradually 1ncreas-
ing pressure OF requirement was also
recommended with respect to the
scurfy scale, particularly in those states
where it is not now generally and
uniformly distributed. 1t was held at
present to be unWise to require the
destruction Of trees exposed to IN
lection with crown gall but not visibly
so infected. Trees actually bearing
this gall either at the crown or on
the roots we're regarded as unmer-
chantable
7. After full discussion it was voted
unanimously to organize as society
of official horticultural inspectors,
membership to be open to those Of
hcially connected with the work Of
horticultural inspection in the various
states of the Union and in Canada.
Prof. S. A. Forbes, Of Illinois, was
elected president for one year and
until the next regular meeting there
after. 1t was further voted that the
first meeting Of the new society should
be held in connection with the annual
convention of the Association Of COL
leges and Experiment Stations, to
which time the society adjourned.
S. A. Forbes, Chairman.
It should be remembered that there
is no law providing for the inspection
Of Florida nurseries, and only such
as request inspection, agreeing to pay
all travelling expenses Of the inspector
to and from the nursery, together with
an examination fee of S., are inspect
ed at all. | am usually unable to give
any information concerning nurseries
that | have not officially inspected.
If upon inspection, a nursery is founC
in good condition in every respect
certificate, similar to the following
is issued: "This is to certify that
have, on this - day of - 1901
personally inspected the nursery stool
Of the - nurseries, owned and op
Grated by -, of Florida, and fine
the same to be apparently free from
all pests, scheduled and designated a.
Entomology, and seemingly healthy ii
every respect.
'This certificate may be used will
stock not grown in the nurseries o
the aforesaid only by compliance will
the requirements of the American So
ciety Of Official Horticultural Inspect
ors. (Signed) H. A. Gossard,
"Ento. Fla Agr'l Exp. Station
If the stock should not all b.
healthy, for instance, if an acre o