38 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



THE MONTHLY BULLETIN 



CALIFORNIA STATE COMMISSION OF HORTICULTURE. 



DEVOTED TO HORTICULTURE IN ITS BROADEST SENSE, WITH SPECIAL 



REFERENCE TO PLANT DISEASES, INSECT PESTS, AND 



THEIR CONTROL. 



Sent free to all citizens of the State of California. Offered in exchange for bulletins 

 of the Federal Government and experiment stations, entomological and mycological 

 journals, agricultural and horticultui'al papers, botanical and other publications of a 

 similar nature. 



A. J. Cook, State Commissioner of Horticulture Censor 



E. J. VosLBR, Secretary State Commission of Horticulture Editor 



ASSOCIATE EDITORS. 



Geo. p. Weldon ; Chief Deputy Commissioner 



Harry S. Smith Superintendent State Insectary 



Frederick Maskew Chief Deputy Quarantine Officer 



Entered as second class matter December 29, 1911, at the post office at Sacramento, 

 California, under the act of July 16, 1894. 



Horticultural Organization.— For some time there has been more or 

 less discussion by tlie fruit growers of the state looking toward the 

 formation of a state horticultural society much like that now existing 

 in most states of the country. This resulted in a resolution passed at 

 the Forty-fifth State Fruit Growers' Convention at Los Angeles pro- 

 viding for a committee of seven persons to be appointed by the State 

 Commissioner of Horticulture, of which he should be a member, to 

 carefully consider the matter of organization and report the results of 

 their conferences with suggestions at the summer meeting of the State 

 Fruit Growers' Convention at Stanford University in July, 1915. The 

 following gentlemen compose the committee : Messrs. H. J. Webber, 

 .C. B. Messenger, B. F. Rush, F. B. McKevitt, G. H. Hecke, H. E. 

 Van Norman and A. J. Cook. 



STATE FRUIT GROWERS' CONVENTIONS. 



Since 1881 there have been held annually, often semi-annually, State 

 Fruit Growers' conventions under the control and leadership of first, 

 the State Board of Horticulture, and, later, the State Commissioner of 

 Horticulture. The proceedings of these conventions have been pub- 

 lished by the state for free distribution with the exception of four 

 meetings. These conventions have had a part in developing our state 

 horticultural laws, which are without doubt the most perfect and most 

 efficient in aiding and protecting the fruit growers of any in the 

 country, or possibly in the entire world. For interest, excellence of 

 papers read, discussions and attendance they have been exceptionally 

 admirable. The fact that they are held under the auspices of the 

 state gives to them added influence and aids in increasing the atten- 

 dance. The criticism of this plan is that it is not compact in its organi- 

 zation, and is not thought to guard and influence in such matters as 

 legislation, marketing, etc. "We have had, however, standing com- 

 mittees as well as temporary committees, and they have often done 

 effective service. 



