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congress the fundamentals of this situation, and the necessity for 

 Federal action and support in all measures directed toward eradication 

 of this disease. A further fact of interest in this matter is that citrus 

 canker has not as yet been found in California. Whether or not this 

 fortunate state of affairs has resulted from following Compere's advice 

 offered in 1902 is, of course, open to question ; yet the coincidence is a 

 marked one, and the moral of the story is found in comparing the cost 

 of maintaining a horticultural ciuarantine service with the amount of 

 the appropriation to be asked for relief purposes in this instance. 



SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship and baggage inspection — 



Ships inspected 83 



Passengers ai-riving from fruit fly ports 4,658 



Horticultural imports — Parcels 



Passed as free from pests " 177,340 



Fumigated 3,964 



Refused admittance 119 



Contraband destroyed 55 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 181,478 



Pests Intercepted. 

 From China — 



Cylas formicarius in sweet potatoes. 

 Lepidopterous larvfE in garlic. 

 Coccid on pears (fruit). 

 Melanose on oranges and pomeloes. 



From Florida — 



Melanose on oranges. 



From Hawaii — 



Chionaspis dilatata on unknown plant. 



Coccus longuhis on betel leaves. 



Pseudococciis hromeUw and Diaspis hromeUcc on pineapples. 



Chrysomphalus aonidwn on green cocoanuts. 



Coleopterous larvse and Lepidopterous larvae in avocado seed. 



Lepidosaphes beckii and Chrysomphalus aonidum on Pandanus seed. 



From Japan — 



Fungus on pomeloes. 

 Coccid on plum cuttings. 

 Larvse of weevil in chestnuts. 



From Manila — 



DiasjJis sp. on plant. 



From Mexico — 



Larvse of Weevil in beans. 

 Lepidosaphes gloverii on limes. 

 Pseudococciis sp. on cues-tecomates. 



From Tahiti — 



Morganella maskelli on oranges. 



Coccid on green cocoanuts. 



Pseudococciis sp. on dry cocoanuts in husk. 



From Washington — 



Orthezia sp. on Taxus sp. 



LOS ANGELES STATION. 



Ships inspected 35 



Horticultural imports — p.^rceis 



Passed as free from pests 186,3011 



F\imigated — 2 



Refused admittance 7| 



Contraband destroyed 12 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 186,323 



