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' CONTENTS 



FROST PROTECTION IN THE LIMONEIRA LEMON ORCHARD 



J. D. CtTLBEKTSON 1 



THE HOME OF THE FARDH DATE Paul B. Popenoe 9 



ESSENTIALS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CALIFORNIA SOILS 



: Chas. B. Lipman 19 



MEALY BUG PARASITES IN THE FAR EAST Hakry S. Smith 26 



THE WHITE GRUBS A. J. Cook 2S 



THE CHERRY FRUIT SAW FLY E. O. EssiG 31 



GENERAL NOTES— 



Repokt of the Resolutions Committee 36 



Report of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Committee 38 



Date Growing in the Old and New Worlds E. O. Essig 39 



The Cherry and Pear Slug A. J. Cook 40 



Reports of the State Fruit Growers' Convention E. O. Essig 41 



Insect Larv^__ A. J. Cook 41 



Does Bordeaux Paste Cause Injury When Followed by Fumiga- 

 tion H. 8. Fawsett 42 



CALENDER OF INSECT PESTS AND PLANT DISEASES E. J. Vosler 44 



INSECT NOTES 47 



NOTES FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Geo. P. Weldon 48 



REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURAL EXAMINERS 49 

 QUARANTINE DIVISION— 



Report for the Month of November ^ Frederick Maskew 51 



