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The above rules and regulations are hereby adopted and shall be affective on 

 and after June 1, 1910, and shall supersede the rnles and regulations governing 

 the importation of nursery stock into the United States, which were promulgated 

 to take effect on and after July 1, 1916. 



D. F. HOUSTON, 



November 18, 1918. Secretary of Agriculture. 



APPENDIX A 



The entry of the followhig plants and plant products is prohibited or restricted by 

 specific quarantines and other restrictive Orders now in force : 



(a) Irish potatoes from all countries except the Dominion of Canada and Bermuda. 

 Irish potatoes may be imported from any foreign country into the Territories of Hawaii 

 and Porto Rico, for local use only, free from any restrictions under the Plant Quarantine 

 Act. 



(b) Oranges, sweet limes, grapefruit, mangoes, achras sapotes, peaches, guavas, 

 and plums from the Republic of Mexico. 



(c) All five-leafed pines and all species and varieties of the genera Ribes and 

 Grossularia, from each and every country of Europe and Asia and from the Dominion 

 of Canada and Newfoundland. 



(d) Cotton seed (including seed cotton) of all species and varieties, and cottonseed 

 hulls, from any foreign locality and country. 



(e) Seeds of the avocado or alligator pear from Mexico and the countries of 

 Central America. 



(f) Liiving canes of sugar cane or cuttings or parts thereof from all foreign coun- 

 tries. There are no federal restrictions on the entry of such materials into Hawaii and 

 Porto Rico. 



(g) All citrus nursery stock including buds, scions, and seeds, from all foreign 

 localities and countries. 



(h) All pines not included in paragraph (c) from all European countries and 

 localities. 



(i) Seed and all other portions in the raw or unmanufactured State of Indian corn 

 or maize (Zea mays L. ) , and the closely related plants, including all species of Teosinte 

 (Euchlaena), Job's tears (Coix), Polytoca, Chionachne, and Sclerachne, from South- 

 eastern Asia (including India, Slam, Indo-China, and China), Malayan Archipelago, 

 Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippine Islands, Formosa, Japan, and adjacent 

 Islands. 



(.l) All species and varieties of citrus fruits from eastern and southeastern Asia 

 (including India, Slam, Indo-China, and China), the Malayan Archipelago, the Philip- 

 pine Islands, Oceania, (except Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand), Japan (includ- 

 ing Formosa and other Islands adjacent to Japan), and the Union of South Africa. 



(k) All varieties of sweet potatoes and yams (Ipomoea batatas and Dioscorea spp. ) 

 from all foreign countries and localities. 



(1) All species or varieties of ban.ana plants (Musa spp.) from all foreign countries 

 and localities. 



(m) Fruits of the avocado or alligator pear and avocado nursery stock less than 

 18 months of age from Mexico and the countries of Central America. 



(n) Cotton from all foreign countries and localities. 



(o) Cottonseed oil from Mexico and cottonseed cake, meal, and all other cottonseed 

 products, except oil, from all foreign countries. 



(p) All varieties of bamboo seed, plants, or cuttings thereof, capable of propaga- 

 tion, including all genera and species of the tribe Bambuseae, from all foreign countries. 



APPENDIX B 



Forms Required by the Foregoing Regulations. 

 (These will be furnished on application.) 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Federal Horticultural Board, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Application for permit to Import nursery stock and other plants and seeds. 



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To the Federal Horticultural Board, Washington, D. C. 



Sirs : A permit is reciuested for the importation of the following nursery stock and 

 other plants and seeds : 



Exact designation of nursery stock and other plants and seeds to be imported. (If 

 from a country which does not maintain inspection the exact quantity to be imported 

 must be given.) 



Name and address of exporter 



