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. 



G. H. Hecke, State Commissioner of Horticulture Censor 



Geo. P. Weldon, Chief Deputy Commissioner Editor 



Associate Editors. 



H. S. Maddox Secretary State Commission of Horticulture 



Harry S. Smith Superintendent State Insectary 



Frederick Maskew Chief Deputy Quarantine Officer 



O. W. Newman Assistant Secretary State Commission of Horticulture 



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

 California, under the act of June 6. 1900. 



Finis rationem excusat. 



The staff of the Monthly Bulletin has had to overcome many obstacles (luring the 

 past year, the greatest one being insufficiency of funds. The shrinking of the state 

 appropriation under the constantly increasing cost made necessary some economic 

 measures that otherwise would not have been contemplated. The Monthly Bulletin 

 has from the beginning of its existence been regarded as a high-class publication, 

 containing the technical and practical in horticulture, and the staff is sincerely 

 desirous of offering useful information to the readers interested in horticultural 

 advancement. The contributions to our pages are voluntary, and we are proud to 

 point to articles by the pens of the best talent that can be secured not only in Cali- 

 fornia, but from all parts of the United States. To improve the quality of the 

 publication the staff will spare no efforts or labor, and in order to obtain the best 

 results we shall always welcome suggestions from any of our numerous readers. 



The State Commission of Horticulture has recently published a carefully compiled 

 map showing the areas of the United States under plant quarantine, also the quaran- 

 tine orders in force, and now for the purpose of supplementing this map we are 

 issuing this special quarantine bulletin, containing articles on plant pests against 

 which we quarantine. You will note they have been written by authorities. The 

 map and this particular issue of the Monthly Bulletin presents condensed and valu- 

 able information to the large staff of county horticultural commissioners and their 

 numerous inspectors. We are sure that these two publications will help to make 

 their task easier. Since Governor Stephens has now signed the horticultural bills in 

 which we have all been so much interested, the state commission will issue, at the 

 earliest possible date, a compilation of horticultural acts and quarantine measures 

 to supersede the "Horticultural Statutes with Court Decisions," issued February 1, 

 1912. 6. H. H. 



Standardization of fruit packing under Assembly Bill 212, 1917. 



The Ashley fruit standardization bill has been signed by the Governor and. while 

 the provisions will not apply to the early packed fruit this season, they will apply 

 to pears and other fruits that may be packed after August 1. 



The experience of California fruit growers, shippers, and packers has been such, 

 under the provisions of the act of 1915, that the sentiment in favor of standardiza- 

 tion in general is practically unanimous, and it is only those few who are expecting 

 too much in a short space of time that are disappointed. We can not expect to 

 revolutionize the business of packing fruit in one season or ten seasons, but we can, 

 through a process of gradual evolution, with the aid of good laws, improve from year 



