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honey branded as "honey," "liquid or extracted honey," 

 "strained honey" <>r " pure honey," which is qoI pun' honey. 



It also provides againsl the sale of any iriixture composed of 

 pure honey and oilier substances which shall be branded or 

 labeled as and for honey, but provides thai if such a compound 

 is sold there shall he branded on the package containing such 

 compound or mixture a statement giving the ingredients of which 

 it is made, and if honey is one of the ingredients, it shall be so 

 stated in the same size type as the other ingredients, but it shall 

 not be sold as honey or he branded with the word " honey." 



It also provides for the prevention of disease in trees, shrubs, 

 plants and vines and the extirpation of insect pests that infest 

 the same; provides that no person shall knowingly or wilfully 

 keep any plum trees or other trees affected -with the disease known 

 as yellows, little peach, black knot, San Jose scale or other insect 

 pest dangerously injurious to or destructive of the trees, shrubs 

 or other plants. Every such tree, shrub, plant or vine shall be a 

 public nuisance and shall be abated, no damage being' awarded 

 for entering premises upon which they may be and destroying 

 same when duly desired, as provided by the statute, making pro- 

 vision that all persons when they become aware of the existence 

 of such disease or insect pest affecting same shall forthwith report 

 same to the Commissioner of Agriculture at Albany, N". Y. The 

 commissioner shall take such action as the law provides, which 

 shall be either a remedial action or action by destruction for the 

 extirpation of the disease that may exist. It provides against 

 the importation of diseased stock or of the disease itself, provid- 

 ing that railroad companies shall report suspected stock coming 

 over their lines to any point within the state to the Commissioner 

 of Agriculture in order that he may examine same prior to plant- 

 ing. It provides that custom house brokers, bringing or causing 

 to be brought into this state any nursery stock, shall tile with 

 the Commissioner of Agriculture on or before October 1, each 

 year, the name of the person, firm, association or corporation 

 engaged in or intending to engage in such business, together with 

 the business address of such person, firm, association or corpora- 

 tion. All transportation companies, custom house brokers or 

 other persons importing or bringing nursery stock into this state 

 shall immediately, upon receiving such consignment, notify the 



