THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 121 



QUARANTINE h2 ;»: S DIVISION 



Report for the Month of January, 1916. 



By Frederick Maskew. 



Contimied concentration of the mind on the pursuit of any particular 

 uiidorlaking has, beyond question, a tendency to unduly exalt the 

 importance of the same in the opinion of those entrusted with the 

 management and direction of its details; yet we believe that a careful 

 analysis and digestion of the statistics which appear in this simple 

 record of the findings of the Quarantine Division of the State Com- 

 mission of Horticulture on imports of plant material during the month 

 of January, will bring out in strong relief items of real importance, 

 and add a measure of value to the protective purpose of the service. 

 The pertinence of these statements and a proper sense of proportions 

 of the value of the findings as enumerated, can easily be obtained by 

 comparing the same with the sums of money which the present con- 

 gress is being asked to appropriate for further attempts to control 

 insect pests and plant diseases that have gained an entrance and are 

 ravaging the crops in other states of the United States, and which so 

 far have been kept from entering and becoming established in the 

 State of California. 



SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship and baggage inspection — 



Ships inspected 64 



Passengers arriving from fruit fly ports 2,247 



Horticultural imports — 



Parcels. 



Passed as free from pests 155,195 



Fumigated 1,949 



Refused admittance 185 



Contraband destroyed 24 



Total parcels liorticultural imports for the month 157,353 



Pests Intercepted. 

 From China (Hongkong) — 



Fungus on pomeloes. 



From Cuba — 



Howardta biclavis on gardenia. 



From Florida — 



Phoiiiopsis citri on grapefruit. 



From Hawaii — 



Pseudococcus hormeUw and Diaspis bromelifr on pineapples. 



Coccus lonpidus on betel leaves. 



Chrysomphahis aonidum and Hetnichionaspis minor on palm. 



