The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-28

DULLES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
II state Board of Horticulture.
Rule /. All agents, dealers, nurserymen or
persons selling distributing nursery stock,
including Gil trees and plants, shall, before dis
tributing, offering for sale, or disposiug of any
article as above mentioned. notify the commits
sioner in whose district such trees or plants are
found, or the secretary or inspector OF this
board. who shall inspect or cause to be inspected
said trees or plants, and II they appear free from
PESTS shall Issue a 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
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
infected before removal for DIST. button or
disposal.
Rule g. All persons dealing IN fruit infested
with any insect mentioned In bullstins issued
by this board, or other known injurious insect:
shall have the same disinfected and cleanset OF
such insect before selling or disposing of said
fruit All boxes or transportable material
which has been shipped into this state, contain
ing fruit, shall be burned, or, before being
offered for sale or disposal for any use, be dis
infected by dipping 1t In boiling water contain
ing not less than one pound concentrated I've or
potash to every ten gallons water, submerging
said material not less than two minutes, or BY
using other equally strong disinfectants.
Rifle T. Nursery stock any trees or plants
infested shall be disinfected by dipping in
solution of three pounds soap (whale oil or good
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
gallons OF water.
Rule s. Where injurious insects mentioned In
any of the bulletins issued by this board, or any
other known injurious insects fnfest growing
trees or plants, spraying must be done, as re-
commended, during growing season, the insects
ran at least be held in check until the stronger
washes, for the dormant season; can be applied
Where hop fields are infested with the hop louise,
bulletins issued by this board.
Rule 6 Horticultural societies are requested
70 work in harmony with this board, and may,
without expense TO the board, elect from their
number some person to act AZ local inspector,
or adviser, who shall report to the commissioner
oil the district in which such society is located,
" to the secretary or Inspector of the state
board, cases where trees or plants are infested,
and the owner or person in charge who may re-
irse to obey the directions of the society in
ying out the rules of tho board; also any other
matters OF importance to the interests OF said
society.
Rnle 7. Any person or persons having in
tested material. trees or plants, and who refuses
70 take action to have the same disinfected, or
PESTS exterminated, after Cue notice has been
given, shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor
and shall be dealt with according to law.
These rules and regulation are made in COM
piance with the law creating this board. Bull
letins will be sent 10 you, free of charge. upon
application to the secretary, c. A. Tonneson,
Tacoma Wash