The record-union., 1894-11-20
HORTICULTURAL,
Quarantine Regulations !

Vuol olltlll0 i'06SuloaVllo :
ATT MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD
~ of Horticulture, held in San Francisco
August 10, 1894, the following regulations
We're adopted in accordance with the laws
regulating such matters, AID are therefore
binding upon all persons:
REGULATIONS.
Amending all existing regulations hitherto
passed, and to take effect and be in force from
and after August 10, 1894.
Ru!e I.-Ail consignees, agents, or other per-
Soa or persons, SHALL, within LWenty-tour
t24) hours, notify the Quarantine 0f6cer Of
the State Board of Horticulture. or a duly
commissioned Quarantine Guardian, of the
arrival of any trees, plants, BUDS or cions at
any point OF debarkatton in the State OF Cali
tOrnia.
Rule II.--Au trees, plants, cuttings, gratis,
buds or cions imported or brought into the
state from any foreign country, or from any OF
the United States or Territories are hereby re-
CURED TO be disintected, as hereinafter pro-
Vlded, upon arrival at any point where they
are to be unloaded; and, furthermore, If any
OF said trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds or
cions are found infested with Insects, or with
any tungl, blight Or other disease injurious TO
fruit or 10 fruit trees, or to other trees or
plants, they SHALL remain in quarantine
fourteen I'D days, or Intil the Quarantine
Ohcer OF the State Board of Horticulture, or
a 1uIy commissioned Quarantine Guardian
can determine whether the said trees pants
cuttings, gratis, buds cions are free from
live injurious insect pests or their eggs larvae
or pupoe, BEFORE they can be oiereu Tor sale,
gift, distribution or transportation.
hule !il:LAIl trees, plants, cuttings, gratis,
fungi, blight or other diseases known to be
injurious 10 fruit or TO iruit trees, or TO other
trees or plants ana liable - spread contacion
ARE hereby required 10 be disinfected before
being offered for sale, gift, removal distribuc
ton or transportation.
RuIe IN.-AH peach, nectarine. apricot
plum or almond trees and all other trees
budded or grated upon peach stocks or roots
all peach or other pits and all peach, nectar
inc. apricot, plum or almond cuttings binds
or clons raised or grown in a district where
the peach yeilows' or the peach rosette"
are known To exist are hereby prohibited
from being planted offered for sale gift or
distribution within the state of California
Rule N.-All trees. plants, cuttings, gratis,
Duus, elons, SEEDS or pits arriving from any
foreign country, found infested with INSECT
pests or their eggs. larvae or pup;e or with
iunsl or other disease or diseases hitherto I'M
known IN this State, ARE hereby prohibited
from landing.
Rule VI.-truit of any kind grown in any
foreign 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
fruit trees or to other trees or plants is
hereby prohibited from being offered for sale,
gift or distribution within the state
Rule NII.-1ransp portable material of any
Kind. infested by any insect or insects or
their eggs, laryIe or pupe, or by any fungi
blight or other disease or diseases Known 10
lie injurious TO fruit or to fruit trees or to
other trees or plants, and liable TO spread con
taglon, Is hereby prohibited from being
oHered Tor sale, gilt, distribution or trans.
portatlon until said material has been disin-
lected by dipping IL i'll boiling water and al
lowing 1t to remain in said boiling water not
less IMAM Two minutes, such boiling water
used as such disinfectant to contain in solu-
ton one pound of concentrated potash 10
each and every ten gallons of water
Rule VIII.-All trees plants cuttings CRAFTS
buds or clons may be dlSinfected by dipping in
soIuton OF three-iourths ola pound of whale
OIL soap go per cent? to each and every gallon
OF water; SAID Whale-ou soap solution SHALL
be kept at a temperature of 1Oooto 1859 Said
trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds or cions
shall remain III SAID solution not less than
two minutes. After said trees plants cnt-
tinys, gratis, buds or cioRs have been disin-
iected they SHALL remain in quarantine
fourteen II ~ days for subsequent inspection
and II deemed necessary by the Quarantine
Officer OF the State Board OF Horticulture, or n
duly commissioned Quarantine Guardian
tor further diSinfectiOn.
Rule IX.-An trees, plants. CUTTINGS. CRAFTS
buds or cions may be disinfected by fUmicn
ton with hydrocyanic acid gas, as follows:
Said trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds or
cions SHALL be covered with an air-tight tent
or box. and Tor each and every one hundred
cubic feet OF space therein, two-thirus of an
ounce of c. Z, cyanide OF potassium (9s per
cent J. one t1uid ounce of sulphurlc acid AMI
two fluid ounces of water shall be used Ihe
cyanide OF potassium shall be placed in an
earthenware vessel, the water poured over
the said cyanide OF potassium, afterwards
adding the sulphurIc acid, and the tent or
box 10 be immediately closed tightly and
allowed to remain closed for not less than
forty minutes. Alter said trees plauts eat
ting, gratis, buds or ciOns have be en- :reated
with hydrocyanic acid gas, as above directed
they SHALL remain in quarantine for four,
teen {14) days tor subsequent Inspection and
if deemed necessary by a member OF the Stale
Board oil Horticulture Or the Quarantine
Officer OF said board, or a duly commissioned
Quarantine Guardian, tor subsequent disin.
fiction.
Rule Kali trees, plants. cuttings CRAFTS
buds or cions imported or brought into this
State SHALL be inspected upon arrival at 6rst
point OF debarkation, and il found in esd
with mining scale (CHIoNASPIs BICIaVTsl or
OTHER injurious insects which cannot be de-
stToyed oy the remedies required in Rules
| VIII. and IN. OF these regulations ARE here
by prohibited from being planted or offered
for sale, gift, or distribution, and shall toe
proceeded against as nuisance
Rule Xl.-Any person or persons HAVING in
their possession trees. plants. cuttings GRATIS
buds or clons, seeds or pits infested with any
insect or insects, Or with any fungi blight or
| other disease or diseases Injurious To fruif az
| to fruit trees, or TO other trees or plants ana
| who refuse or neglect to disinfect the "a id
| trees, plants, cuttings, gratis buds. cions
| seeds or pits, as is required by Rules VIII
| and IN. Of these Equations after HAVING
/ been notified TO DO SO by q nlenb Der of the
! state Board of Horticulture the Quarantine
| Officer CT said board, or u duly commissioned
| Quarantine Guardian, the said trees plants
| cuttings. gratis, BUDS, cions seeds or nits
/ shall be declared public nuisance ana shall
| be proceeded against as provided Tor by law
Rule XII,-Animals known as fiyine-for
| Australian English wild rabbit or ofher
animals or birds detrimental 10 fruit or sfruit
| trees. plants, ETC., ARE PROHIBITED from be
| ing brought or landed In this State and II
/ landed they SHALL be destroyed
Passed at o regular meeting of The State
] Beard OF Horticulture, at san Francisco. Cal
1 August 10th, a. D. 1894.
| ELLWOOD COOPER, President
| Attest: 3. III. LELoNG. Secretary. OF cot