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California or Western Peach Tree Borer, "Sanninoidea pacifica" Riley, 

 and, 



Whereas, Several afFected trees have been shipped from said nur- 

 series into other counties of California within the past few days ; and, 



Whereas, Said insect is a serious enemy of all stone-fruit-trees, as 

 the borers girdle or seriously wound the crown of infested peach, plum, 

 apricot, prune, nectarine, cherry or almond-trees; and. 



Whereas, This caterpillar or borer is not known to be a pest in 

 other counties and its introduction would be a serious injury, and must be 

 resisted ; and. 



Whereas, The borer, when young or small will elude the keenest 

 inspection ; therefore, it is hereby 



Ordered, Directed and Declared: That a quarantine be and 



the same is hereby established in accordance with Section 2319b of the 



Political Code of the State of California, against the shipment of 



peach, plum, apricot, prune, nectarine, cherry and almond trees from any 



of the aforesaid counties." 



A. J. Cook, 



State Commissioner of Horticulture. 

 Sacramento, Cal. 



These are fair samples of the Quarantine Regulations that have 

 been enforced by the horticultural authorities of California. But they 

 were not satisfied with their own state law. A movement was set on 

 foot early in 1912 to bring pressure to bear upon the Federal Govern- 

 ment to pass a general quarantine Act covering the importation of 

 plants and plant products throughout the United States. This Act 

 was approved by the President of the United States, August 20th, 1912. 



The time allotted to me will not permit of reciting the provisions of 

 the entire Act. I will, therefore, content myself with giving you 

 quotations from the most important sections: 



Section 4: "That no person shall ship, or deliver for shipment 

 from one state or territory or district of the United States into any 

 other state or territory or district any such imported nursery stock, the 

 case, box, package, crate, bale, or bundle whereof is not plainly marked 

 so as to show the general nature and quantity of the contents, the name 

 and address of the consignee, the country and locality where such 

 stock was grown, unless and until such imported stock has been inspected 

 by the proper official of a state, territory, or district of the United 

 States." 



