February, '24] 
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at Seattle, Washington, where he will assist Mr. Webb in carrying on the work of the 
Federal Horticultural Board. He will reach Seattle about January 24. 
Mr. H. Meerscheidt, a graduate of the New Mexico A. & M. College, has been 
appointed by the Federal Horticultural Board with assignment at Nogales, Arizona, 
where he will assist in the fumigation of all cars requiring such treatment as a con¬ 
dition on entry. 
Mr. O. A. Pratt attended the convention of the California Fruit Growers and 
Farmers held at Santa Ana, California, on December 6 and 7. Mr. Pratt has for 
some time been in charge of the work of the Federal Horticultural Board at Calexico, 
California. 
Mr. A. A. Stalmach, who for the past three years has been stationed at Nogales, 
Arizona, was recently transferred to Laredo, Texas, to assist in the inspection, 
certification, and fumigation of railway cars, in accordance with the rules and 
regulations of the Federal Horticultural Board. 
Dr. C. L. Marlatt attended a combined meeting of the Chestnut Hill Garden 
Society and other similar organizations from nearby points at Chestnut Hill, Massa¬ 
chusetts, on November 8. He gave an address on the subject of Federal Plant 
Quarantines, with special reference to Quarantine No. 37. 
The officials and employees of the Federal Horticultural Board who attended the 
meetings of various organizations connected with the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science in Cincinnati were Drs. C. L. Marlatt and W. A. Orton; 
and Messrs. E. R. Sasscer, R. K. Beattie, and L. A. Strong. 
Mr. H. Y. Gouldman, an inspector of the Federal Horticultural Board stationed in 
Washington, spent several days during the latter part of November and the first 
part of December in New York and Philadelphia, assisting in the inspection of 
shipments of grapes coming to this country from Almeria, Spain. 
Dr. James R. Weir of the office of Forest Pathology, who is traveling in South 
America and the West Indies for the Bureau of Plant Industry, has been authorized 
to make an investigation of the diseases in these countries, which might become 
serious if introduced into the United States. 
Dr. William M. Mann of the Bureau of Entomology, is making an investigation 
for the Federal Horticultural Board, of the fruit flies and other injurious insects 
attacking fruits and vegetables in Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. Dr. 
Mann left Washington about September 17, and will probably not return for several 
weeks. 
The Satin Moth Quarantine has been amended effective November 15th to include 
a slightly larger area in Massacusetts and New Hampshire than that covered by the 
original Quarantine Order, which went into effect on January 1, 1922. The spread 
of the insect which made such action necessary is regarded by the officials of the 
Board as being “fairly inconsiderable.” 
Mr. Lee A. Strong, who for several years has served in the capacity of Chief of the 
Bureau of Plant Qurantine in California, has resigned his position to accept an 
appointment with the Federal Horticultural Board with headquarters at Washington. 
Mr. Strong, because of his experience in quarantine matters, is well fitted to conduct 
the work which has been assigned to him by the Board. 
Hearings were held in Washington on January 4th relative to the extension of the 
