THE SCALE-INSECTS OF THE ORANGE IN CALIFORNIA, AND PAR- 
TICULARLY THE ICERYA OR FLITTED SCALE, alias WHITE 
SCALE, ALIAS COTTONY CUSHION-SCALE, ETC. 
[Address by Prof. C. V. Riley before tbe California State Board of Horticulture, at 
its semi-annual session at Riverside, Cal., April 12, 1837, as reported in the Pa- 
cific Rural Press, April 23, 1887.] 
Afternoon session. 
The convention met in the afternoon at the Pavilion. It being cus- 
tomary to appoint from the fruit-growers at large two honorary vice- 
presidents at each meeting, L. M. Holt, of the Eiverside Daily Press, 
and S. O. Evans, of Eiverside, were elected to fill those positions. Mr. 
B. M. LeLong, of Los Angeles, was invited to act as assistant secretary. 
The organization having been fully effected, Mr. Cooper, the presi- 
dent, gave a brief statement of the work of the board since its organ - 
ization. He referred to its previous sessions, aud stated that it was the 
expressed wish of prominent fruit-growers of Los Angeles that its next 
session be held either in San Diego, Santa Barbara, or Eiverside. He 
had accordingly, in the hope that the well-known interests of the people 
of this section in horticulture would lead to a better attendance than 
was sometimes obtained, arranged for the meeting here. The previous 
session had brought out valuable information, which was being printed, 
and would be distributed. It was necessary that the mass of new- 
comers to this portion of the State should be furnished facts which might 
save them from making expensive blunders. The insect pests are not 
being overcome as could be wished. He referred to the presence of 
Professor Eiley, one of the most prominent entomologists in the coun- 
try, and stated that he would give us some valuable information at a 
subsequent session. He urged co-operation among fruit-growers, and 
hoped an effort would be made to modify the effect of the interstate 
commerce bill. 
The president then introduced Mr. H. J. Eudisill, a prominent hor- 
ticulturist of Eiverside, who gave an eloquent and very appropriate 
address of welcome. 
At the conclusion of this address the secretary read a well-written 
and valuable essay prepared by Mrs. H. H. Berger, of San Francisco, 
on Japanese fruits. 
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