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horticultural plants delivered within this 
state, or shipped from a point within or 
without this state for delivery within this 
state, by reason of such stock, fruit trees 
or plants being infected with any disease 
or pest injurious to the same, or by rea- 
son of the destruction of such stock, 
trees or plants after inspection thereof as 
herein provided, shall have a recourse 
upon the bond of the tree dealer or nur- 
seryman furnishing such stock, which 
damages may be recovered in any court 
of competent jurisdiction of this state, at 
the suit of such injured party: Providing, 
No damages shall be recovered on account 
of infection of stock after the same has 
been inspected and passed. (Sec. 3109, 
R. & B.) 
“Infection” Defined 
Section 157. The term “infection” as 
used in this chapter shall mean the find- 
ing of any nursery stock, fruit trees, or 
horticultural products or supplies used in 
connection with horticultural products, to 
be affected by any one of the species of 
infection and disease or pest specified 
and described by the State Commissioner 
of Horticulture, as provided in section 
3092. (Sec. 3110, R. & B.) 
Inspectors—Qualifications for Service 
Section 158. Every candidate for ap- 
pointment to any position in the service 
of the Department of the Commissioner of 
Horticulture, unless he be a graduate of 
an agricultural college or similar insti- 
tution in a department of agriculture and 
horticulture, shall be required to pass as 
(an) examination satisfactory to the 
Commissioner of Horticulture. (Sec. 
3113, R. & B.) 
Trees Sprayed Annually 
Section 159. All fruit trees one year 
old or over shall be sprayed annually 
during the dormant season, in a careful 
and thorough manner by the owner 
thereof, or the lessee in charge of the 
property, with a lime and sulphur solu- 
tion of the formula as prescribed by the 
State Commissioner of Horticulture: 
Provided, They are infected. (Sec. 3115, 
R. & B.) 
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
Shipments Labeled 
Section 160. Any fruit grown in the 
state of Washington and offered for sale 
or shipment in closed packages, shall be 
marked on the outside on the box or 
package with the name of the variety, or 
if the variety is unknown, shall be 
marked “variety unknown” and show the 
location where grown and the name of 
the grower or owner, and all boxes or 
packages of apples, pears and peaches 
shall be marked with the number in each 
package or the tiers packed; and the 
name of no other place or locality shall 
appear on any box or package of such 
fruit, except the address of the place to 
which it is shipped, in case of shipment. 
(Sec. 3116, R. & B.) 
Proceedings of State Horticultural 
Association 
Section 161. The secretary of the State 
Horticultural Association shall within 
thirty days after the regular annual ses- 
sion of the association deliver the minutes 
and proceedings of said session to the 
State Commissioner of Horticulture, who 
shall edit and cause the same to be pub- 
lished in connection with such official 
information as may be available for their 
purpose in the office of the Commissioner 
of Horticulture. An appropriation shall 
be made by the Legislature to cover the 
cost of such publication and the public 
distribution of the same. (Sec. 3117, 
R. & B.) 
District Inspectors May Be Transferred 
Section 162. The State Commissioner 
of Horticulture shall have the power to 
temporarily transfer district horticulture 
inspectors or their assistants from one 
district to another, as he may deem nec- 
essary to the performance of his duties. 
(Last paragraph Sec. 3, Chap. 112, LZ. 
1911, page 515.) 
Records Open to Public 
Section 163. All records, reports, data 
and information kept and compiled by 
the State Commissioner of Horticulture 
shall be kept in his office and shall be 
a public record, open to the inspection 
of any person interested, during the reg- 
