6 STATE COMMISSION OF HORTICULTURE. 



appears upon the records for the purpose of clearness. The order is as 

 follows : 



QUARANTINE ORDER NO. 1. 

 Citrus White Fly. 



(Issued October 3, 1905.) 



WHEREAS. Information has been received by this commission to the effect that the 

 White Fly (Aleyrodes citri) is prevalent in the orange sections of Florida, and that 

 oranges, lemons, and citrus nursery stock in that state are injuriously affected by said 

 White Fly (Aleyrodes citri) ; and 



WHEREAS, Said Aleyrodes citri does not exist, nor ever has existed, upon the citrus 

 fruits or citrus stock of this State ; and 



WHEREAS, There is danger to be apprehended from the importation of such citrus 

 fruits and citrus nursery stock into this State ; therefore, 



It is declared. That a horticultural quarantine be, and it is hereby, established against 

 all citrus fruits and citrus nursery stock being imported from the^state of Florida into 

 the State of California, and all horticultural commissioners and local inspectors are 

 hereby instructed to hold any and all such citrus fruits or citrus nursery stock subject 

 to the shippers thereof, for exportation out of the State, and to take every necessary 

 precaution for the prevention of the introduction of the said White Fly (Aleyrodes 

 citri) into their districts. 



(Signed) ELLWOOD COOPER, 



State Commissioner of Horticulture. 

 Approved by : 



(Signed) GEO. C. PARDEE, 



Governor of the State of California. 



Soon after the above order was issued. Commissioner Cooper received 

 a request from the horticultural commission of Los Angeles County 

 that the order be amended to inhibit all Florida stock, and the new order 

 was issued the following spring as follows: 



QUARANTINE ORDER NO. 1. 

 Citrus White Fly. 



(Amended March 2, 1906.) 



WHEREAS. Information has been received by this commission to the effect that the 

 White Fly (Aleyrodes citri) is prevalent in the states of Florida and Louisiana, and 

 that it is found upon a wide range of plants and trees in those states, where it is a 

 serious, costly, and uncontrollable pest, and that oranges, lemons, citrus and other 

 nursery stock, as well as herbaceous and other plants, are infested with said White 

 Fly (Aleyrodes citri) ; and 



WHEREAS Said Aleyrodes citri does not exist, nor ever has existed, upon any fruit, 

 trees, or plants in the State of California; and 



WHEREAS There is great danger to be apprehended to the fruit industry of this 

 State from the importation of nursery stock, trees, fruit, or plants from infested sec- 

 tions in Florida and Louisiana ; therefore, 



It is declared. That a horticultural quarantine be, and it is hereby, established 

 against all fruit and nursery stock and plants imported from the states of Florida 

 and Louisiana into the State of California, and all horticultural commissioners and 

 local inspectors are hereby instructed to hold any and all such plants, fruit or nursery 

 stock subject to the shippers thereof, for exportation out of the State, and to takt- 

 every necessary precaution for the prevention of the introduction of the said White 

 Klv ' Aleyrodes citri) into their districts. 



(Signed) ELLWOOD COOPER, 



State Horticultural Commissioner. 

 Approved by : 



GEORGE C. PARDEE, 



Governor of the State of California. 



In March. 1910, a petition was received by the State Horticultural 

 Commissioner, stating that there existed a strong demand in California 

 for the seed of the Florida sour orange; that the enforcement of the 

 above order prevented the importation of this seed, and asking for a 

 modification of the order. The Commissioner called a meeting of the 

 fruit growers and seedsmen and the conference was held in Los Angeles, 

 attended by a large number of those interested in the importation of 

 orange seed. The Commissioner presented a draft of the following 

 order, all agreeing to abide by its provisions. Very little seed was 

 bmnu-lit in that year, but 1he report of Quarantine Deputy Woods shows 

 that from June' 1st to April 15. 1911. he inspected and fumigated 62 



