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our various pests. In my estimation it is a very paltry sum for the 

 industry which we represent; but as long as the farmer and fruit- 

 grower, who really are the interested parties, will not take hold of these 

 vital questions, we shall have to continue our search in a small way. 



If the grower who pays taxes for every tree and vine he plants will 

 only realize that it is he who is helping to build up the State, and that 

 it is he who is bringing the revenue to his county and indirectly to the 

 State treasury, by converting barren wastes into groves of luscious 

 fruits, it ought to dawn upon him that he is entitled to some con- 

 sideration at least, and I think if he will make his demands known, 

 especially through cooperative movements, whether by the formation of 

 farmers' clubs, protective leagues, granges, fruit-growers' associations 

 and the like, or by other means, these important matters will be brought 

 to a focus. I believe the day will soon be at hand when the farmer and 

 fruit-grower can get all necessary things vital to the upbuilding of 

 the fruit industry, including the search for and propagation of para- 

 sites on a much larger scale than we have to-day. 



Mr. A. N. Judd in the chair. 



MR. MILLS. I move you that this paper which Mr. Ehrhorn has 

 just read be referred to the Committee on Resolutions, with instructions 

 to present a resolution this evening to a fuller house, touching the 

 necessity of appropriations for securing parasites. 



The motion was duly seconded and carried. 



THE CHAIRMAN. We will now listen to Mr. CundhTs paper. 



MR. CUNDIFF. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: I regret 

 very much that the party to whom this subject was originally assigned 

 is not able to be with you and was not able to prepare the paper, 

 because I am quite sure that he could have done greater justice to it 

 than I ; but at the last moment, almost, before leaving I was requested 

 to present something on the quarantine aspect of our fruit interests, and 

 I hope to be able to get it before the meeting in a very brief way. 



QUARANTINE LAWS AND THEIR RELATION TO OUR HORTI- 

 CULTURAL INTERESTS. 



By R. P. CUNDIFF, or Rivebside. 



The enactment of laws for the protection of our horticultural interests 

 against insect pests and plant diseases had its inception in California. 

 The first legislation of this kind was enacted by our State Legislature 

 in 1881. Prior to this time, little attention had been given to the 

 enemies of fruit culture, partly from the fact that horticulture in our 

 State was practically in its infancy, but mainly due to a lack of scientific 

 knowledge of the enemies of horticulture. As a result, it is not sur- 



