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INTRODUCTION. 
In January, 1895, a bulletin somewhat similar to this was published 
as Bulletin No. 33 of the Divisional Series. At that time the recently 
discovered occurrence of the San Jose scale in the East had already 
induced vigorous discussion at agricultural and horticultural societies 
and conventions on the desirability of State legislation in this direction. 
The bulletin in question was of such service as indicating the desirable 
provisions of such laws and their proper form that the edition soon 
became exhausted. The two years or more which have since elapsed 
have been noteworthy in the interest which has been shown, especially 
by horticulturists, in the question of legislation against injurious 
insects, and several States have enacted new laws, while others at the 
present time have similar legislation under advisement. There has 
been some trouble between the States on account of the provisions of 
certain of the laws, and dealers in nursery stock and living plants have 
suffered in some instances from the enforcement of these provisions, 
and especially at first from a lack of knowledge of the exact terms of 
such provisions. The possession of such a compilation of recent laws 
as that which follows would have been of considerable service to such 
persons and will still doubtless be of service. 
For a number of years national legislation has been agitated both as 
to the prevention of the importation of injurious insects from abroad 
and as to the regulation of interstate commerce in infested plants. At 
this date of writing no such national laws have been passed, but on 
account of its general interest the text of the so-called Barlow bill is 
given in full. The United States, it seems to the writer, needs protec- 
tion from abroad. Certain European countries have for a number of 
years insisted upon an inspection certificate of living plants on account 
of the supposed danger of introducing the grapevine Phylloxera. More 
recently the Government of Cape Colony has prohibited the importation 
of living plants from the United States, and at this moment the Ger- 
man Government has provided for the inspection of American fruit and 
the rejection of living plants coming from this country. 
In Bulletin No. 33 were published two sample foul brood laws, and in 
response to a demand there are printed in the present bulletin all, so 
far as I have been able to learn, of the State laws which aim to control 
this disastrous bee disease. 
L. O."E 
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