Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF UORTICLLTURE. 23 INSECTARY DIVISION. Office of State Insectary, Capitol Park. To Hon J. W. Jeffrey, State Commissioner of Eortimilture, Sacra-mento, Cal. Sir: I herewith submit a brief report of the work of the InsectaryDivision, accomplished since its completion, and covering the time sincelast report in a general way. During the year the time of your superintendent has been largelyTaken up with field work, covering the eradication of the whi
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF UORTICLLTURE. 23 INSECTARY DIVISION. Office of State Insectary, Capitol Park. To Hon J. W. Jeffrey, State Commissioner of Eortimilture, Sacra-mento, Cal. Sir: I herewith submit a brief report of the work of the InsectaryDivision, accomplished since its completion, and covering the time sincelast report in a general way. During the year the time of your superintendent has been largelyTaken up with field work, covering the eradication of the white fly(Alcyrodes cifri), which made its api)earan(e at three different points inthis State, and which has occupied practically all of our attention, to theexclusion of all other work, deeming this of the utmost importance forIhe general interests of the State. The Insectary Department was practically put out of commission bythe earthquake at San and nearly all the stock destroyed;only a few specimens of a very few species of parasites were saved bycatching them on the broken window gla&s. These
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