300 



Egyptian corn and Job's tears. If introduced here this disease 

 would cause considerable loss to the farmer. The countries in 

 which these diseases are known to exist are Southeastern Asia, 

 Malayan Archipelago, Australia, New Zealand, Oceanica, Philip- 

 pine Islands, Formosa, Japan and adjacent islands. Hereafter all 

 corn shipments from these countries, whether as freight or small 

 packages by mail, will be either destroyed or returned to shipper. 



Pests Intercepted. 



Approximately 1,840 pieces of foreign baggage were exam- 

 ined during the month, principally at the U. S. Immigration sta- 

 tion, and 15 packages of fruit and one package of A'egetables were 

 found, seized and destroyed by burning. 



Five pine trees and 4 ornamental plants were refused a landing 

 from a Japanese freighter calling at this port. A package of 

 Gladiolus bulbs was fumigated on account of the bulbs being in- 

 fested with the bulb aphis. Two packages of palm seeds in the 

 mail from India were treated with carbon bisulphide before de- 

 livery. One package containing 6 pineapple plants arrived by 

 mail from Queensland for the Hawaii Experiment Station. 

 These were carefully examined by Dr. Lyon and myself and were 

 fumigated on account of the common mealybug (Pseudococcus 

 bromeliae). The pineapple plants are held in quarantine under 

 our supervision at the Haw^aii Experiment Station, isolated from 

 other plants and will remain so until we are satisfied that no dis- 

 ease w^ill develop on them. 



A box of Orchids from New Jersey with a few plants infested 

 with scale (Aspidiotus cyanophylli), 1 fern in the mail from Ohio 

 infested with scale (Heinichionaspis aspidistrae) and (Saissetia 

 hlmisphaerica) were fumigated before delivery. One package of 

 dried peas in the mail infested with the pea weevil (Bnichus 

 pisorum) and 2 packages of rice seeds from Japan were fumi- 

 gated with carbon bisulphide before delivery. One package of 

 tree seeds from India for the Hawaii Experiment Station, which 

 was infested with weevils, was fumigated before delivery. One 

 package of tree seeds and 1 package of mango seeds from Manila 

 as well as 1 package of tree seeds from Japan were returned by 

 the U. S. Post Office as unmailable under ruling of the Federal 

 Horticultural Board. 



HiLO Inspection. 



Brother Matthias Newell reports the arrival of 7 steamers dur- 

 ing: the month, of which 4 brought vegetable matter consisting of 

 176 lots and 2,338 packages, all of which was found free from 

 pests and was passed for delivery. 



Owing to the usual vacation granted to Brother Newell each 



