ally employed in the work, no profit being allowed to anyone. We 

 find this plan more satisfactory even if no great saving is made, 

 as each tree owner sees just what he is paying for. 



We earnestly solicit the patient forbearance of our tree owners 

 for our mistakes, for we shall make some, and their co-operation 

 in the work, attempted entirely for their benefit, and from which 

 we shall exclude in every way possible, any suspicion of contrib- 

 uting to private gain at the expense of public good. 



We are trying to keep a very close watch on all incoming trans- 

 fers of trees and plants which might, by infestation or disease, tend 

 to make worse the condition of those of any district, and owing 

 to the size of the County and diversity of plant troubles in differ- 

 ent parts, we have deemed it best to supervise plant movement even 

 within the County, and inspect the goods carefully in every case. 

 This work faithfully done, in connection with the careful inspection 

 by the State Quarantine Officers, of all nursery stock coming into 

 the State, should give us the best possible security from the intro- 

 duction of new troubles for the grower. 



In considering the best way to arrange the things we wish to 

 say in the following pages, we have decided to divide them into 

 three parts, viz : 



First : Treatment of the more successfully grown fruit and orna- 

 mental trees and plants of our County, and the insect pests and 

 diseases usually found troubling them. 



Second : These pests and diseases, and how best treated. 

 Third : How to prepare the materials and carry on the work 

 of extermination and cure. 



Many things we shall say are well known to our older country 

 residents, but the "new comer" and the town dweller should also 

 be considered, and some one will find in each statement just the 

 thing he wanted to know. 



