LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology, 



Washington, D. (7., June 19, 1896. 

 Sir : I have the honor to submit herewith a bulletin, by Dr. Erwin F. 

 Smith, in which is compiled the laws of this country and Canada for 

 restricting plant diseases. It is believed that this bulletin will serve 

 a useful purpose in furnishing information to organizations and individ- 

 uals interested in the efforts made to restrict the spread of fungous 

 diseases by legal enactments. 



Respectfully, B. T. Galloway, 



Chief of Division, 

 Hon. J. Sterling Morton, 



Secretary of Agriculture, 



