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 horticultural papers, botanical and other publications of a 

 similar nature. 



A. J. Cook, State Commissioner of Horticulture Censor 



E. J. VosLEB, 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. 



Uniform Horticultural Laws. — Assembly Bill 1211, which will be- 

 come a law on August 8tli, reads as follows: 



An Act to amend Section 2319c of the Political Code of the State of California in 

 relation to the establish ment of quarantine against infectious plant diseases. 



The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 



Section 1. Section 2319c of the Political Code of the State of California is 

 iieroby amended to read as follows : 



Sec. 2319c. Upon information received by such commissioner of the existence 

 of any infections disease, insect or pest, dangerous to any article, or to the interests 

 of horticulture within this state, or that there is a probal)ility of the introduction of 

 any such infectious disease, insect or pest into this state or across the boundaries 

 thereof, he shall proceed to thoroushly investigate the same and may establish, main- 

 tain and enforce quarantine as hereinbefore provided, with such regulations as ma.v 

 be necessary to circumscribe and exterminate or eradicate such infectious disea.ses, 

 insects or pests, and prevent the extension thereof, and is hereby authorized to enter 

 upon any ground or premises, nnd inspect any stock, tree, shrub, plant, vine, cutting, 

 graft, scion, bud. fruit-pit, fruit, seed, vegetable or other article of horticulture or 

 iini)lenient thereof or box or package pertaining thereto, or connected therewith or 

 that has been used in packing, shipping or handling the same, and to open any such 

 package, and generally to do, with the least injury possible under the conditions to 

 property or business, all acts and things necessary to carry out the provisions of 

 this chapter; and provided, further, that no quarantine shall be established, main- 

 tained or enforced for the protection of nurseries, trees, shrubs, plants, vines, cuttings, 

 trrafts, scions, buds, fruit-pits, fruit, seeds, vegetables or other articles of horticulture, 

 against contagion or infection by injurious diseases, insects or pests, except by such 

 commissioner and in the manner in this section provided. 



Pursuant to this enactment the State Commissioner of Horticulture 

 has prepared the follnwinp: order Avhich has been thoroughly considered 

 by the cabinet of tlic ("ommission, by two committees from the cormt^' 



