No. 5. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



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come of the growers in this State. Through making use of the 

 trained orchard inspectors in the different districts of the State the 

 expense of this important service is greatly reduced. A detailed re- 

 port of the inspection of importations is as follows: 



INSECT PESTS AND DISEASES FOUND ON PLANTS IMPORTED DURING 



THE YEAR 1914 



Country In Which Plants 

 Were Grown. 



HOLLAND: 

 (697,621 plants) 



BELGIUM: 



(113,436 plants) 



FRANCE: 

 (1,744.991 plants), . 



GRAND DUCHY OF 

 LUXEMBURG: 



(198 plants) 



GERMANY: 

 (27,324 plants) 



Insects and Diseases Found. 



Oyster shell scale, 

 Caterpillars (sp7). 



Mite eggs, 

 Chermes sp. 



Ejfgs of lace-bugs. 



White fly 



Soft scale 



Bagworm (sp?), , 

 Aphlds (sp. ?), .., 



Lecanlum scale 



Mites, 



Armored scale (sp. ?), .. 

 LepidoterouB puse (sp. ?), 



Woolly aphlds 



Juniper scale 



Diseases: 



Fungus leaf-spot, 

 Pestalozzia sp., . 

 Canker 



White fly 



Aspidiotus hederae (?), 



Eggs of lace-bugs, 



Mealy bugs 



Spider eggs 



Soft scale (sp. 7) 



Red aphids (sp. 7) 



Scale Insects (Aspidiotus sp. 7), 



Leeanium (sp. ?) 



Red spider 



Aspidiotus (sp. 7), 



Mites 



Small red mite 



Egg-cases of spiders 



Diseases : 



Pestalozzia sp 



CoUetotrichum omniverum. 



Woolly aphis 



Eggs of rusty tussock moth. 



Oy ster-8 hell scale 



Scurfy scale 



Caterpillars and cocoons, ... 



Diseases: 

 Root gall and hairy root, 



None. 



Soft scale , 



Aphis eggs 



Small beetles (sp.?). 



Host Plants. 



Pinne 



Boxwood (20 shipments). 

 Rhododendron (3), Norway 



maple. 

 Juniperus (2) and Abies (2). 

 Nordman's Fir (2), 



mughus. 

 Rhododendron (3). 

 Azelea. 

 Palms. 

 Boxwood. 

 Norway spruce, Japanese maple, 



Norway maple. 

 Boxwood. 



Juniper (2), Scotch elms. 

 Boxwood. 

 Boxwood. 

 Beech. 

 Juniper. 



Rhododendron (5). 

 Rhododendron (26). 

 Rose linden. 



Azalea (17 shipments). 

 Kentia, palms. 

 Rhododendron. 

 Auracaria (2), palms (2). 

 Rhododendron. 



Bay trees (5), palms (7), Ken- 

 tia, Metroslderos. 

 Palms. 

 Palms. 



Bay trees (4), palms. 

 Palms. 

 Kentia. 



Vignes depleine terre. 

 Oriental spruce. 

 Thuja. (Arbor Vitse). 



Rhododendron. 

 Aspedistra. 



Apple seedlings. 

 Apple seedlings. 

 Lilac. 

 Crab. 



Apple and quince stocks, bar- 

 berries. 



Apple seedlings. 



Camellia. 

 Camellia. 

 Coniferous trees. 



