The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-27

Dulles AND REGULATIONS OF TIL
IL State Board of Horticulture.

DULLES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
IL state Board of Horticulture.
Rule /. All agents, dealers, nurserymen or
persons selling or distributing nursery stock,
including all trees and plants shall, before dls
.tributing offering for sale, or di.posiug OF any
article as above mentioned. notify the commits
sioaer in whose district such trees or plants are
found, or the secretary or inspector oil this
board, who shall inspect or cause to be Inspected
said trees or plants, and II they appear free from
pests, shall Issue certificate to the over or per-
son in charge, stating said trees or plants ap-
pear free from any injurious insect pest.
Rule 2. All trees, plants or nursery stock IN
tested with any insects or fungi Tor their germs)
or any diseases that are known 10 be injurious
to fruit or fruit trees or plants and liable TO
sprcad contagion, are hereby required TO De dis"
infected before removal fo- dlstr button or
transportation before being offered for sale or
disposal
with any insect mentioned In BULL tins issued
by this board, or other knowE injurious insect.
shall have the same disinfeeted and cleanser OF
such insect before selling or disposng OF SAID
fruit All boxes or transportabie material
which has been shipped into fhis state. contain
ing fruit, shall be burned, or, before being
offered for sale disposal, Tor any use, be dis
infected by dipping il in boiling water contain
ing not less than one pound concentrated I've or
potash to every ten gallons water, suhmersins
said material not less than two minutes, or by
usiug other equally strong disinfecants.
Rule l. Nursery stock or any trees or plants
infested shall be disiniected by dipping IN
solution OF three pounds soap (whale oil or good
home made soap, three ponds sulphur. ono
can concentrated I've: boil hour III four
gallons of water, add one gallon Kerosene, toii
slowly twenty minutes anC auo '"eh4S-hse
gallons of water.
Rule s. Where injurious insects mentioned In
any OF the bulletins issued by this board, or any
other known injurious inse:ts iniest growing
trees or plants, spraying must be done, as re-
commended during growing season, the insects
can nj least he held in check until the stronger
washes for the dormant season; can DE hppliei
Where hop fields are infested with the mop touse
SPRAYING must be done as recommended n
bulletins issued by this board.
R,,e6 Horticultural societies. ere rec Ces'ed
To work in harmony with this board. and may,
without expense 10 the board, elect from their
number some person 10 act as local inspector,
or adviser. who shall report TO the commissioning
of the district in which such society II located,
or TO the secretary or inspector OF the state
hoard cases where trees or plants are infested
and the owner or person In charge who may re-
fuse 10 obey the directions of the society in car
ryiug ONT the rules of the boaId; also any other
matters of importance 20 the interests OF SAID
society.
Rule 7. ANY person or persons having IN
tested material. trees o. plants. ara wno re uses
IN take action to have the same dsiniected, or
rests exterminated, after cue notice has been
given, shall he deemed guilty OF mlsuemeanor
and shall be dealt with according 10 law.
These rules and regulation sre made IN com
pliapce with the law creating THIS poaro. bul-
fetins Will be sent 10 you, fee OF charge. Up n
appiication 70 the secretary, {. a. Ionneson,
Tacoma. Wash.