The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-19

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~ OF Horticulture, held III San Francisco
August o, 1894, the following regulations
were adopted in accordance with the laws
regulating such matters, and 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.
Rule l.-All consignees, agents, or other per-
son or persons, SHALL, within twenty-four
t24) hours, notify the Quarantine Officet 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 debarkaIion IN the State OF Cali
iornia.
Rule II.-All trees, plants, cuttings, gratis,
buds or cions imported or brought into the
state from any foreign country, or from any OF
tae United states or Territories, are HEREBY re-
CURED to be disinfected, as hereinafter pro-
Vlaed, 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 fungi, blight or other disease injurious to
irult or TO fruit trees, or to other trees or
plants, they SHALL remain in quarantine
fourteen IL days, or until the Quarantine
Oihcer OF the State Board OF horticulture, or
duly commissioned Quarantine Guardian
can determine whether the said trees plants
cuttings, gratis, buds or cions are free from
live injurious insect pests or their eggs larvae
or pupae, BEFORE they can be offered Tor sale
gift, distribution or transportation.
Rule Ill trees, plants, cuttings gratis
buds or cions infested with any insects
fungi, blight or other diseases known to he
injurious TO fruit or to 1ruit trees or TO other
trees or plants, and liable 10 spread contagion.
ARE hereby required to be disinfected before
nelnS onered for SALE gift, removal, distribu,
ton or transportation.
Rule lV.-All peach, nectarine. apricot,
plum or almond trees and all other trees
oudded or grated upon peach stocks or roots,
ali peach OF other pits and all peach nectar
Inc. apricot plum or almond cuttings, buds
or clonS raised or grown in district where
the peach yellows' or the peach rosette'
are known TO exist are hereby prohibited
from being planted or offered for sale, gift or
distribution within the state of California.
Rule V.-All trees. plants, cuttings, CRAFTS,
foreign country, found infested with insect
pests or their eggs. larvae or pune or with
fungi or other disease or diseases hitherto un-
Know. IN TINS state, ARE hereby prohibited
Rule vI.-Fruit of any kind grown in any
foreign country or in any OF the United States
or insects or with any fungi, blight or other
disease or diseases injurious to fruit or to
irnlt trees or to other trees Or plants, is
hereby prohibited from being offered for sale
gift or distribution within the State,
Kule NlI.-Iransportable material of Rnv
KIND. infested by any insect or insects or
blight or other disease or diseases known 70
tie injurious to fruit or to fruit trees. or to
other trees or plants, and liable to spread con-
Iaslon, is hereby prohibited from being
onered Tor sale, gilt, distribution or trans.
portatlon until said material has been disin-
iected by dipping ii in boiling water and al
lowing 1t to remain in said boiling water not
less than Two minutes, such boiling water
USED rs such disinfectant to contain i'll solu-
ton one pound OF concentrated potash 10
each and every ten gallons of water
Rule VIIl.-All trees, plants cuttings CRAFTS
Duds or cions may be disinfected by dipping in
solution OF three-tourths OF "a pound OF whale
OIL soap $50 per cent? to each and every gallon
of water; said whale-oil soap solution sHAIT
be kept at temperature of 1000 toll5o Said
trees, plants, cuttings, gratis buds or cions
shall remain in said solution not less than
two minutes. Alter said trees, plants emf
tings, gratis, buds or cions have been disin
fected they SHALL remain in quarantine
fourteen (l4) days for subsequent Inspection
and If deemed necessary by the Quarantine
officer OF the State Be Lrd OF HORTICULTURE or a
duly commissioned Quarantine Guardian
tor further distinction.
Rule 1X.-An trees, plants cuttings. gratis
buds or cions may be disinfeeted by f1miga
ton with hydrocyanic acid gas as follows.
said trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds or
Cons SHALL be covered with an air-tight ten \
or box and for each and every ono hnnSrad
cubic feet OF space therein, two-thirds of an
ounce of Z. +, cyanide of potassium (oS ner
cent? one fluid ounce of sulphuric acid, ana
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 sulphuric 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, gratis, buds or clons have been :rea ted
with hydrocyanic acid gas, as above directed
they SHALL remain in quarantine for four.
teen IA days for subsequent inspection and
II deemed necessary by u mem Der of the Stale
Board OF Horticulture, Or the Quarantine
officer OF said board, or u duly commissioned
Quarantine Guardian, for subsequent disin.
fiction.
Rule KALI trees, plants. cuttings. praf,s
buds or cions imported or brought into thiss
state SHALL be inspected upon arrival at first
point of debarkation, and ii found in lasted
with mining scale (CHIoNASPIS BICLAyIS on
OTHER injurious insects which cannot he de-
stroyed by the remedies REQUIRED in RnIas
VIII. and TX. of these regulations ARE hare
by prohibited from being planted or offarad
for sale, gilt. or distribution, and shall he
proceeded against as nuisance.
Rule Al.-Any person or persOns HAVING ~,
their possession trees, plants cuttings. gratis
buds or clons, seeds, or pits infested with on
insect or insects, or with any fungi blioht ~
other disease or diseases injurious to fruit or
to fruit trees, or TO other trees or plants ana
who refuse or neglect to disinfect the sid
trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds cions
seeds or pits, as Is required by Rules VIII
and TX. of these regulations, after haylns
been notified 10 do SO by member of the
state Board OF Horticulture, the Quarantine
Officer CT said board, or duly commissioners
Quarantine Guardian. the said trees. plants
cuttings. gratis, buds, cions, seeds or pits
shall be declared q public nuisance ana shall
be proceeded against as provided for hv lay
Rule XII.-Animals known as nyinp-fox
Australian or English wild rabbit or Other
animals or birds detrimental to 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 a regular meeting of the State
Board OF horticulture, at San Francisco. Cal.
August Il th, A. d. 1884. -"
ELLWOOD COOPER, President.
Attest: b. Nj. LELoNG. Secretary or got