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 mycologieal 

 journals, agricultural and horticultural papers, botanical and other publications of a 

 similar nature. 



A. J. Cook, State Commissioner of Horticulture Censor 



E. J. VosLER, 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 tlie act of July 16, 1894. 



The Law Governing the Shipment of Plants and Plant Products by 

 Parcel Post. — T-vvo of the county horticultural connnissioners have 

 informed us that postnia.sters in their counties are not vigilant in obey- 

 ing the law governing the shipment of plants and plant products by 

 parcel post in forwarding such parcels to in.spection centers, as the law 

 directs. This new law adds three important functions to the duties of 

 the county horticultural commissioner. It is necessary for him to 

 inspect all of these shipments, and he may well act to acquainf the post- 

 masters that all plants and plant products are to be inspected, and if 

 the shipment arrives at a point that has not been designated an inspec- 

 tion center, it must then be sent to the nearest point where an inspector 

 is located. All the postmasters have been informed regarding the 

 inspection centers. Again, in case any postmaster is known to be 

 remiss in his duty, the county horticultural commissioner, indeed, any 

 person, will be doing the fruit growers and the State a signal service if 

 such information is sent to Mr. A. M. Dockery, Third Assistant Post- 

 master General, Washington, D. C. — A. J. C. 



Special Potato Convention, Placerville. — The first of the ten special 

 potato conventions to be held this present winter occurred at Placerville 

 December 29th. Messrs. Eugene Grugg, author and expert in potato 

 culture, E. H. Phreaner and A. J. Cook, State Commissioner of Horti- 

 culture, addressed the meeting. The attendance was large, and the 

 interest manifested was most encouraging. It was fortunate that the 

 first meeting was held in El Dorado County, the home of Mr. Phreaner, 

 who took the sweep.stakes at the great exposition on his potatoes and 

 the first prize of $100.00 for the most and best potatoes grown on one 

 acre this past season. Mr. Phreaner is also one of the four or five 

 potato growers in the State who have produced certified seed under the 



