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by the Insectary Department, the bnildiug up of a complete and reliable 

 insect collection for identification purposes, and the publication of timely 

 articles, suggestions, and reports in the columns of the Monthly 

 Bulletin. 



This convention desires further to express appreciation of the spirit 

 of complete harmony existing between the office of the State Commission 

 of Horticulture, the County Horticulture Commissioners, the authority 

 of the College of Agriculture, and the fruit growers of the State of 

 California. 



Whereas, the fruit growing interests of California and other states 

 are continually menaced by the danger of the introduction of serious 

 pests and fungous diseases that are carried on plants in the parcel post ; 



Whereas, on a number of occasions infected plants have been taken 

 from the parcel post in California during the past year; therefore, be it 



Resolved, that California State Fruit Growers' Convention, assembled 

 in session at Davis, California, June 1st to June 6th, confer through the 

 State Horticultural Commission with the Postmaster General and the 

 Secretary of Agriculture with a view to determining Avhether regula- 

 tions may be adopted that would remove the danger to which the 

 horticultural interests of the State are now subjected. 



Whereas, the Federal Horticultural Board has recently determined 

 the distributions of certain serious plant diseases with enough definite- 

 ness to lead to the establishment of district (|uarantines; and 



Whereas, there are other dangerous plant diseases of which the 

 present distribution is not definitely known and which may be so carried 

 with seeds or plants as to be impossible of detection at point of delivery ; 



Resolved, that this convention declare itself in sympathy with the 

 actions of the Federal Horticultural Board already taken along this 

 line; and further 



Resolved, that we respectfully urge the completion of accurate 

 surveys as to the occurence and, distribution of plant diseases through- 

 out the nation with especial reference to those difficult of detection at 

 point of delivery ; and further 



Resolved, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Secretary 

 of Agriculture and the Federal Horticultural Board. 



Whereas, there is a considerable amount of inferior and adulterated 

 seed imported into California; and 



Whereas, much good may be accomplished through the enforcement 

 of a pure seed law ; 



Resolved, that this convention recommend that the committee on 

 legislation appointed at a previous meeting, consider the matter of pre- 

 senting to the next legislature a state pure seed bill ; 



Resolved, that this convention authorize the Commissioner of Horti- 

 culture acting as chairman to appoint a committee to investigate the 

 state freight rates on manure, and if the facts justify it, to present the 

 matter to the railroad authorities with a view to securing a readjustment 

 of the rates. 



Whereas, it is proposed that a celebration of the fortieth anniversary 

 of the establishment of the Washington naval orange industry shall be 

 held about the middle of April, 1915, at Riverside, California, where the 



