The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-29
HORTICULTURAL BOARD RULES.
Fruit Growers. Dealers and Nurserymen
Must Disinfect Fruits. Plants. Trees

Fruit Growers. Dealers and Nurserym.n
Must Disinfect Fruits. Plants, Trees.
TACOMA. April 2s.-[Special. The state
board of horticulture will issue the follow
ing announcement to the public, and espe-
cially the horticultursts, nurserymen and
dealers in fruit and fruit trees of the state,
In connection with bulletin No. 3, which
will be turned over to the board by the
state printer in day or two:
Rule I. All agents, dealers, nurserymen or
peisons selling or distributing nursery stock,
including all trees and plants, shall. before
distributing. offering for sale or disposinx of any
article as above mentioned, notify the commits
sioner in whose district such trees or plants are
found, or the secretary inspector of this
board who shall inspect or cause to be inspect
ed, said trees or plants. and If they appear free
fr m pests, shall issue certificate to the owner
or person In charge, stating said trees or plants
appear free from any injurious insect pest
Rules All trees, plants or nursery stock. in
tested with any insect or fungi tor other germs),
or any diseases that are known to be- Injurious
TO fruit or fruit trees or plants, and liable to
spread contagion, are hereby required to be dis
injected before removal or distribution, or
transportation, or before being offered for sale
or disposal
Rules All persons dealing in fruit infested
with any insect mentioned in bulletins issued
by this board, or other known injurious insect.
shall have the same disinfected and cleaused OF
such insect before selling or disposing of said
fruit. All boxes or transportable material
which has been shipped into this state. con-
tanning fruit, shall be burned, or before being
offered for sale. or disposal, for any use be dis.
Injected by dipping into one pound concen-
trated lye, or potash, to every ten gallons water
submerging said material not less than two
minutes or by using other equally strong disin-
fectants.
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infested, shall be disinfected by dipping in a So
luton OF three pounds OF soap (whale oil or
s""d homemade soap), three pounds sulphur.
one can concentrated lye; boil one hour in four
gallons OF water. add one gallon kerosene boil
slowly twenty minutes and add twenty-five gal
Ions of water.
Rule Where injurious insects mentioned in
any OF the bulletins issued by this board, or any
other known injurious insects, infest trees or
plants, spraying must be done, as recommended,
during growing season the insects can at least
be held in check, until the stronger washes for
the dormant season, can be applied. Where hon
fields are infested with the hop louse spraying
must be done as recommended in bulletins is
sued by this board
Rule s. Horticultural societies are requested
to work in harmony with this board, and NAV
without expense 10 the board, elect from their
number some person to act as local inspector.
or advisor, who shall report to the commissioner
oil the district in which such society is located,
or TO the secretary or inspector of the state
board, cases where trees or plants are infested,
and the owner or person in charge refuses to
obey the directions OF the society in carrying
out the rules of the board; also, any other
matters OF importance to the interests of said
society.
RUlez Any person or persons having infested
material. trees or plants, and who refuses to
take action to have the same disinfected. or
pests exterminated. after due notice has been
given, shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and shall be dealt with according to
law.