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diseases among fruits and fruit-trees, and for prevention, 

 treatment, cure and extirpation of fruit-pests, and the dis- 

 eases of fruits and fruit-trees and for the disinfection 

 of grafts, scions, or orchard debris, empty fruit-boxes or 

 packages, and other suspected n aterial or transportable 

 articles dangerous to orchards, fruits and fruit-trees, said board 

 may suggest regulations for the inspection and disinfection 

 thereof, which regulations shall be circulated in printed form, 

 by the board, among the fruit-growers and fruit-dealers of the 

 state, and shall be published at least ten days in two daily 

 papers of general circulation in the state, and which shall 

 be posted in three conspicious places in each county in the 

 state, one of which shall be at the county court-house thereof. 



"The said board shall elect from their own number, or ap- 

 point from without their number, to hold office at the pleasure 

 of the board, a competent person especially qualified by prac- 

 tical experience in horticulture, who shall be known as in- 

 spector of fruit-pests.' It shall be the duty of said inspector 

 to visit the horticultural districts of the State ; to see that all 

 fruitfaw! the regulations of said board to prevent the spread of fruit- 

 pests and diseases of trees and plants injurious to the horti- 

 cultural interests of the State, and for the disinfection of 

 fruits, trees, plants, grafts, scions, orchard debris, empty 

 fruit-boxes and packages and other material be made known 

 to the people of the State. He shall, whenever required, and 

 under the direction of the board, and may also upon his own 

 motion, and upon complaint of interested parties, inspect 

 orchards, nurseries and other places suspected or believed to 

 be infected with fruit-pests, or infected with contagious diseases 

 injurious to trees, plants or fruits, and he shall report the fact 

 to said board. The inspector shall, from time to time, and 

 whenever required by said board, report to it such informa- 

 tion as he may secure from observation, experience and oth- 

 erwise, as to the best method of diminishing and eradicating 

 fruit-pests and diseases from orchards, and also suggestions 

 in practical horticulture, the adaptation of produce to soil, 

 climate and markets, and such other facts and information as 

 shall be calculated to improve the horticultural interests of 

 the State. 



"Whenever a complaint is made to any member of the 

 board that any person has an orchard, trees or nursery of 



