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iinmanufactured state, of maize {Zea mays), broom maize {Ayidwpogon 

 sorghum var. technicus), sweet sorghums and grain sorghums 

 {A. sorghum), Sudan grass {A. sorghum sudanensis), Johnson grass 

 {A. h(depensis). sugar-cane {Saccharum officinarum) including Japanese 

 varieties, pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum), Napier grass (P. purpu- 

 reum), teosinte {Euchlaena luxurians) and Job's tears [Coix lachrymajohi). 



In consequence of the presence of the Japanese beetle {Popillia 

 japonica) in New Jersey, an order has been passed quaran- 

 tining certain enumerated localities within that State and ordering 

 that (1) farm, garden and orchard products of all kinds, including 

 fresh and perishable crops, such as green maize, tomatos, beans, 

 peas, cantaloups, watermelons, grapes, raspberries, blackberries, 

 cherries, peaches, apples and all other fresh fruits and vegetables ; 

 (2) grain and forage crops of all kinds ; (3) nursery, ornamental and 

 greenhouse stock, and all other plants including bulbs and cut flowers; 

 and (4) soil, compost and manure other than fresh manure, shall 

 not be moved except under the conditions laid down in the supple- 

 mentary regidations. 



In order to prevent the entrance of a number of plant diseases and 

 injurious insects from the Orient, such as the oriental fruit moth 

 {Cydia (Laspeyresia) molesta), the pear fruit borer {Nephopteryx rubri- 

 zonella), the apple moth {Argy/esthia conjugella), Psylla pyrisuga, 

 Lecanium glandi and L. kunoensis, which are new to and hitherto 

 not widely prevalent or distributed in the United States, but occur 

 in Asia, Japan, the Philippine Islands and Oceania, including Australia 

 and New Zealand, the entry into the United States is forbidden of 

 stocks, cuttings, scions and buds of fruits for propagation. Exceptions 

 are made in the. case of plants destined for experimental or scientific 

 purposes bv the Department of Agriculture, and those imported 

 under special permits for the purpose of keeping the country supplied 

 ^^•ith new varieties and necessary propagating stock, and those permitted 

 in accordance wath the regulations governing entry for immediate 

 export. 



The regulations governing the use of sterile packing material for 

 bulbs, and the substitutes allowed for steriUsed soil are discussed. 

 A list of the current quarantine and other restrictive orders is given. 



Destruction des Parasites nuisibles a i' Agriculture. — Rev. Agric. Afr. 

 Nm-d, Algiers, xviii, no. 59, 17th September 1920, p. 223. 



By a decision of the Ministry of Agriculture, given 26th January 

 1920, the decree of 14th September 1916 concerning the importation, 

 sale and use of poisonous substances is modified to permit of the 

 winter treatment of vines and fruit-trees by means of preparations 

 containing soluble arsenicals up to 1st May 1921. By a further 

 decision, given 16th June 1920, manufacturers and dealers are allowed 

 to pack and send in wooden boxes poisonous preparations destined 

 for the destruction of agricultural pests. The use of these soluble 

 compounds for vines and fruit trees otherwise than in the dormant 

 season, and their addition to sprays used during the season of growth, 

 remain strictly prohibited. 



