The State Horticultural Law was enacted by the 1898 Session of
the Maryland Legislature (Laws of Maryland, 1898, Chapter 282). The
law creates the offices of the State Entomologist, State Pathologist and
State Horticulturist. The following articles under Section No. 1 of
said Act will explain briefly the duties of the officers and the scope of
the work of the Department:

That a State Horticultural Department be established for the
State of Maryland; that its purpose is to suppress and eradicate the
San Jose Scale, peach-yellow, pear-blight and other injuriously danger-
ous insect pests and plant diseases throughout the State of Maryland.

That the Professor of Entomology, the Professor of Vegetable
Pathology, and the Professor of Horticulture of the Maryland Agricul-
tural College and Experiment Station shall be the State Entomologist,
State Pathologist and State Horticulturalist, respectively.

That the said Horticultural Department shall be under the
control of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Agricultural College
and Experiment Station, to whom the officers created under this Act
shall be responsible.

That it shall be the duty of said State Entomologist and State
Pathologist, their assistants and employees, under the control of Trustees
of said College, to seek out and suppress all pernicious insect pests and
contagious diseases hereinbefore mentioned as destructive to horticultural
interests of this State, and conduct experiments when necessary to
accomplish that end."

The State Entomologist and State Pathologist are also required to
inspect all tree and plant nurseries in the State and issue certificates of
inspection to permit the distribution of such nursery stock.

All matters pertaining to orchard and nursery inspection as well as
cases of infestation or infection by injurious insects or plant diseases
attacking any crop in the State is taken care of so far as means will
permit by the members of this Department.

The work of the Department is closely associated with the Horticul-
tural extension work conducted by the Maryland Agricultural College
and Experiment Station.

The officers of the Department are as follows:
T. B. Symons. ............................. .State Entomologist
J. B. S. Norton................................ State Pathologist
H. Beckenstrater.....................................Pomologist
J. F. Monroe. .............................. .Vegetable Culturist
W. C. Travers. ...................................... .Inspector
Anna E. McCarthy. ...................................... .Clerk

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.

No. 16 West Saratoga Street, Baltimore.
Name.
Ex-officio Members:

Dr. John S. Fulton. ................................. .Secretary
Dr. Nathan R. Gorter. .................. .Commissioner of Health
Hon. Edgar Allan Poe.......................... Attorney General
Appointed by the Governor:

Nome. Postoffice. Term Expires.
Dr. William H. Welch. ........ .Baltimore. ................. .1918
Dr. William W. Ford. ......... .Baltimore. ................. .1918
Vacancy.
Vacancy—Engineer.