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place in which the invited people might show to each other what they 

 have accomplished in the work of the world, history — not the current 

 press — must be the judge of the wisdom or not of the actions and 

 rulings of those whose misfortune at this time made them arbiters of 

 the line of demarcation between the gracious spirit of hospitality and 

 the ever present specter of imposed official obligations. One of the 

 least comprehended, certainly less heralded, yet important features of 

 the Exposition has been the humble but diligent efforts of the horti- 

 cultural quarantine service to prevent the introduction through the 

 medium of exhibits of exotic insect pests and plant diseases. 



Fig 74. — Palace of Horticulture in the grounds of the Panama-Pacific International 

 Exposition. (Courtesy of Mr. G. A. Dennison.) 



The Exposition brought a problem to the Quarantine Division of 

 the State Commission of Horticulture — how best to handle the pro- 

 posed horticultural exhibit with safety to California's industries and 

 satisfaction to each exhibitor. ''California invites the world!" This 

 assertion was sent broadcast through all available avenues of publicity 

 and in such a manner as to warrant a general belief and faith in the 

 genuineness of the offer. From our viewpoint this edict of all the 

 people in our State virtually annulled all plant quarantine orders in 

 ■so far as the exhibition specimens of our guests were concerned, and 

 strange as it may seem this proclamation of invitation and its naturally 

 implied exemption from all official restrictions, while it increased the 

 responsibilities of the quarantine officers, con.stituted in our opinion the 



