10 BIENNIAL REPORT 



dition and progress of horticulture in this state and elsewhere; to corre- 

 spond with agricultural and horticultural societies, colleges and schools of 

 agriculture and horticulture, and other persons and bodies as may be di- 

 rected by the board, and prepare, as required by the board, reports for pub- 

 lication; he shall also act as assistant to, and obey the directions of the 

 inspectors of fruit pests, under the directions of the boai-d. 



Section 18. The board shall, biennially, in the month of Januaiy, re- 

 port to the Legislature a sta(tement of its doings and abstracts of the re- 

 ports of the inspectors of fruit pests, and of the secretary. 



Section 19. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Statt 

 Board of Horticulture, as set forth in this Act, out of the moneys in the 

 state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of three thousand dol- 

 lars ($3,000), or as much thereof as may be necessary for the year com- 

 mencing March 1, 1899, three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600), or as 

 much thereof as may be necessary, for the year commencing March 1, 1900. 



Section 20. All sums of money collected as fines for violations of any 

 of the provisions of this Act shall be turned into the state treasury for use 

 in defraying the expenses of the board hereby created, and the appropria- 

 tions hereby made shall be paid out of the fund to the extent of the money 

 therein contained. 



NURSERY STOCK, 



The term nursery stock, under the law, is construed to mean and in- 

 clude fruit, shade, and ornamental trees (deciduous or evergreen), shrubs, 

 vines, plants, roots, bulbs, buds, scions, cuttings, or other portions of 

 plants, shrubs or trees designed to be replanted in Montana for home or 

 commercial use. 



Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Horticulture. 



For the purpose of preventing the importation and spread of conta- 

 gious diseases among fruits, fruit trees and nursery stock and for the 

 treatment, cure and extirpation of fruit pests, the Montana State Board of 

 Horticulture, establish (in accordance with an Act to create the Montana 

 State Board of Horticulture, to prescribe its powers and duties, approved 

 Februai-y, 1899), the following rules and regulations and ask the earnest 

 co-operation of all fruit growers, dealers and all persons interested in main- 

 taining the present high gralde of Montana fruit, in carrying out the im- 

 portant work. 



Rule 1. The Inspector at Large for the State of Montana shall inspect 

 and fumigate, or cause to be inspected and fumigated, all nursery stock, 

 trees, plants, vines and cuttings grown or growing within the State of 

 Montana, and shall have authority to order all nursery stock, trees, plants, 

 vines and cuttings used for filling orders, to be disinfected by fumigation 

 or other method, when, In his judgment such is necessary. After such 

 inspection, if It be found that said nursery stock, trees, plants, vines and cut- 



