First report of the Board of State Horticultural Commissioners .. . Cottony Cushion purchasi. dorthesia, or, as named by Maskell, Icerya purchasi, and called byMr. Matthew Cooke the cottony cushion scale. 67 This scale has been, it is asserted, known to be on the acacia forseven years in San Jose, but it is only during the past and presentseasons that it has attracted attention. Its great prolificness, and itsdestructive abilities, have called widespread attention to it. Thispest attacks everything in the way of tree, vine, or shrub; all theevergreens, as well as deciduous trees t
First report of the Board of State Horticultural Commissioners .. . Cottony Cushion purchasi. dorthesia, or, as named by Maskell, Icerya purchasi, and called byMr. Matthew Cooke the cottony cushion scale. 67 This scale has been, it is asserted, known to be on the acacia forseven years in San Jose, but it is only during the past and presentseasons that it has attracted attention. Its great prolificness, and itsdestructive abilities, have called widespread attention to it. Thispest attacks everything in the way of tree, vine, or shrub; all theevergreens, as well as deciduous trees that fall in its way are attacked,and every ornamental shrub on the lawns of some portion of ourcities will show its presence. The ivy, even, is not proof against San Rafael, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles, it is wellestablished. While in San Jose it has not this season caused so greatdamage as last, yet in the citrus-growing regions it is becoming oneof the most serious pests they have to encounter, and it is even statedthat, should its ravages n
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