The record-union., 1894-10-31
MISCELLANEOUS.
HORTICULTURAL
Quarantine Regulations !

At A MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD
N of Horticulture, held i'll San francisco
August 10, 1894, the following regulations
were adopted in accordance with the laws
regulating such matters, aad are therefore
Dlndlng upon ali persons
REGULATIONS.
Amending all existing Equations hitherto
passed, and TO take effect 1d he in force from
and after August 10, 1895.
hule I.-Al conSigneeS, 10 ents or otner per-
son or persons, SHALL, ithn twsnty-iour
(24) hours, notify the Quarantine Officer OF
the State Board OF Horticulture. or duly
commissioned Quarantine Guardian, OF Ire
arrival OF any trees, plants, buds or cions ~
any point OF debarkation III the State OF CALI
tOrnia.
Rule II-AII trees. plants. cuttings. gratis,
buds or cions in ported or brought INTO the
Statefroln any foreign country, or from any OF
the United states or Territories, are hereby re-
CURED 10 be disiniected, as hereinafter pro-
Nided, upon arrival at any pout where they
are 10 be unloaded and furthermore if any
OF sald lrees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds or
cions are found infested with insects o. with
any fungi blight or other disease INJURIOUS to
fruit or 10 fruit trees, or to other trees or
plants, they SHALL remain III quarantine
fourteen t14) days, or 3ntll the Quarantine
Ohicer OF the State Board of HORTICULTURE or
duly commissioned Quarantine Guardian
can determine whether the said trees ;inuts
cuttings, gratis, buds or clons are free from
live Injurious insect pests or their eggs larYge
or pupie, BEFORE they can be offered Ior sale,
Rule lII.-All trees, plants, cuttings, gratis
buds or cions infested with any insects
fungi, blight or other diseases known to be
injurious 10 fruit or to iruit trees or 10 other
trees or plants. and liable to spread contagion,
ARE hereby required TO be disinfected befor5
being offered for sale, gift, removal, distribu~
ton or transportation.
Rule IN.-All peach, nectarine apricot,
plum or almond trees and all other trees
ouddcd or grated upon peach stocks or roots,
all peach or other pits and all peach nectar
or clons raised or grown in district where
the peach yelIows" or the peach rosetle'
arc known to exist arc hereby prohibited
from being planted or offered tor sale gift OF
distribution within the State OF California
hu!e N.-Ali trees, plants, cuttings, CRAFTS,
buds cions, SEEDS or pits arriving from any
foreign country, found infested with insect
tests or their eggs, larVie or pupae or with
iungi or other disease or diseases hitherto un-
from landing.
Rule VI.-Fruit of any kind grown in any
IorelSh country or in any OF the United States
or territories, found infested with any insect
or insects or with any fungi, blight or other
disease or diseases injurious TO fruit or to
iru1t trees or TO other trees OF plants, is
hereby prohibited from being offered for sale
gift or distribution within the State.
Rule NIl.-Iransportablem material Of any
klnu, infested by any insect or insects or
tnelr eggs, larvae or pupR, or by any fungi
blight or other disease or diseases known 10
be injurious to fruit or to fruit trees or 10
other trees or plants, and liable To spread con-
ohered Tor sale, gilt, distribution or trans
portation until said material has been disin-
Iected by dipping IL in boiling water and al
lowing IL 10 remain in said boiling water not
less than two minutes such boiling water
used as such disinIectant to contain in solu-
ton one pound OF concentrated potash 10
each and every ten gallons of water
Rule VI1l.-All trees, plants cuttings. gratis,
buds or cions may be disinfected by dipping i'll
solution OF three-fourths ofa pound OF whale.
oil soap $50 per cent.)to each and every gallon
OF water; said whale-oil soap solution SHALL,
be keptat temperature of 1uO7 to115o. Said
trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds or cions
shall remain in said solution not less than
two minutes. After said trees, plants. cut
tings, gratis buds or eioEs have been disin-
fected they SHALL remain in quarantine
fourteen tl4) days FOR subsequent Inspection,
and II deemed necessary by the Quarantine
Officer of the state Board OF Horticulture, or a
duly commissioned Quarantine Guardian.
Tor Iurther disinfection.
Rule IX.-AU trees plants cuttings crafts
buds or cions may he oisinfected by fumigaI
tion with hydrocyanic acid gas as follows:
Said trees, plants, cuttings gratis buds OF
ciOns SHALL be covered with an air-tight tent
or box, and for each and every one hundred
cubic feet or space therein, tWO-thirdS OF an
ounce OF {. i, cyanide of potassium (9S per
cent. }, one fluid ounce of sulphuric acid AMI
two fluid ounces OF water shall be used The
cyanide OF potassium Shall be placed in an
earthenWare vessel the water poured over
the said cyanide of potassium afterwards
adding the suIphurlc acid, and the tent or
box TO be Immediately closed tightly and
allowed to remain closed for not less than
forty minutes. After said trees plants cut
ting, CRAFTS, buds or ciOns have been treated
with nydrocyanic acid gas, as above directed
they SHALL remain IN quarantine for Jour
teen (14) days for Subsequent inspection and
if deemed necessary by Il meInb OF the State
Board OF Horticulture, or the Quarantine
officer of said board, or duly commissioned
Quarantine Guardian. tor subsequent disin.
fiction.
Rule X.-AN trees, plants. cuttings. gratis
buds or cions imported or brought INTO this
state SHALL be inspected upon arrival at first
point of debarkatiOn, ana II found in eStei
with mining scale tCHIoNASPIS BICLAyIS( ON
OTHER injurious insects which cannot he de-
stroyed by the remedies required in RuIo,
VIII. and TX. OF these regulations ARE here
by prohibited rom being planted or offered
for sale, gift, or distribution, and shall he
proceeded against as nuisance.
Rule Xl.-Any person or persons having i'm
their possession trees, plants outlines orsftc
buds or cIons, seeds, or pits in tested win o,,S
insect or insects, or with any fungi BLIGHT or
other disease or diseases Injurious 10 fruit or
to fruit trees, or TO other trees or plants and
who refuse or neglect to disinfect the soid
trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds cions
seeds or pits, as IS required by Rules VIII
ana TX. OF these equations, after having
been notified 10 Go so BY a member of the
State Board of Horticulture, the Quarantine
Officer CT said board, or d duly commissioned
Quarantine Guardian, the said trees, plants,
cuttings, gratis, buds, cions seeds or DitS
shall be declared Il public nuisance ana shall
be proceeded against as proyided for by law
Rule Xll.-AuimalS known as fiying-fox
Australian or English wild rabbit or other
animals or birds detrimental to fruit or tfrnit
trees, plants, etc., ARE PROHIBITED from be.
ing brought or landed in this State and II
landed they SHALL be destroyed.
Passed at regular meeting of the State
Board OF Horticulture, at san Francisco Cal
August 9th, A. d. 1894.
ELLWOOD COOPER, President.
Attest: B. Nj. LELoNG. Secretary. OF 2Ot
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