Tenth Annual Meeting 



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10,000 trees was fumigated successfully. Up to this time this 

 method has not been tested very practically in the east. While 

 it had been used in California, and some of the other Pacific 

 states, but especially in California for this and for other species 



Fig. 14. — Method of removing a tent. Photographed November 6. 1S97. 

 by \V. G. Johnson. 



of this scale which infest the orange trees, it had not been 

 very generally used in other sections until comparatively recent- 

 ly. In California they find it necessary to fumigate in this 

 manner. By the use of enormous tents, they keep their or- 

 chards in bearing condition, and as a consequence, are shipping 



