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pending on the infestation. If these plants are infested with pests 

 already present in the Territory they are released after a thorough 

 fumigation. This is done to prevent their being brought into 

 some new locality where the pests might not exist. If the plants 

 are infested with pests not known to exist in the Territory, they 

 are destroyed and the party to whom they were consigned receives 

 a certificate of inspection stating that the plants have been de- 

 stroyed on account of being infested with a certain pest not 

 known to exist in the Territory. This certificate can be used as a 

 counterclaim against the nurseryman who sent in the infested 

 plants. The same methods are used for shipments of fruits and 

 vegetables. 



Soil attached to the roots of plants is prohibited. Soil usually 

 is a carrier of disease spores and eggs, larvae, pupae and adult 

 insects. In ordering plants it is very important to inform the 

 nurseryman or the florist of the soil regulation and see to it that 

 he removes as much soil as possible from the roots and places 

 moss around them before packing for shipment. Insist on the 

 nurseryman sending good, clean stock and if a large order is 

 given be sure to instruct the shipper to place plants in a large, 

 well-ventilated box. This is absolutely necessary on account of 

 the long voyage, w^hich, if at all stormy, will prevent any plant 

 shipment from receiving sufficient ventilation and the shipment 

 will heat in transit and upon arrival many valuable specimens will 

 be ruined. Many people send mail orders to the eastern states 

 for plants, especially for roses, usually for small quantities, and 

 they invariably arrive dried out and the flimsy box crushed in. 

 The eastern shipper does not realize how far Honolulu is from 

 where he has his nursery and he does not provide enough packing 

 material to keep the plant moist for from 14 to 16 days. Nor 

 does he use a strong enough shipping box for such a long journey 

 where several transfers must be made before the final destina- 

 tion is reached. Anyone ordering from such places should insist 

 upon the shipper using better than his usual methods so as to 

 warrant the safe arrival of his goods. 



Those who contemplate importing plants from countries out- 

 side of the United States have greater difficulties in so doing. 

 Since the inauguration of the Federal Plant Quarantine Act by 

 Congress, many rules and regulations pertaining to the shipment 

 of plants from foreign countries into the United States have 

 been made. 



All plants, parts of plants, bulbs and seeds, excepting flower, 

 vegetable and field seeds, cannot be sent into the United States 

 or its territories by mail from any foreign country. This also 

 includes packages by parcel post, and most plants from foreign 

 countries would be sent by parcel post. All such shipments are 

 immediately returned to the shipper and the consignee is notified 

 of this action by the postmaster. The reason for the regulation 

 is very apparent to those who come in daily contact with inspec- 



