CANADA. 



Prohibits (San Jose scale act, 18th March, 18 'J 8) importations of 

 nursery stock from United States, AustraHa, Japan, and Hawaii. 

 Stock so imported to be destroyed and importer liable to penalty pre- 

 scribed by section 6 of customs tariff ($200 for each offense). 



Exempts : 



1. Greenhouse plants with the exception of roses.' 



2. Herbaceous perennials. 



3. Herbaceous bedding plants. 



4. All conifers. 



5. Bulbs and tubers. 

 Amended (April 7, 1900) : 



So as to authorize importations from April 7 to May 15, through 

 customs ports of St. John, N. B. ; St. Johns, Quebec ; Niagara Falls 

 and Windsor, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, onl}', where they 

 will be thoroughly fumigated with hydrocyanic-acid gas. 

 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 



Regulations published March 25, 1896, under authority of act No. 

 9, dated 1876, prohibits importation of any stone-fruit tree, or any 

 fruit, scion, cutting, graft, root, or seed, the growth or produce 

 thereof, from the United States, and anyone importing such article 

 as aforesaid shall be subject to a fine not exceeding £100 sterling or 

 six months' imprisonment, and, in addition, the articles will be 

 destroyed. 



Note. — Consul- General Stowe states (February 7, 1900) that pro- 

 posal is under consideration to relax above as regards States where 

 neither " peach yellows " nor " peach rosette " exists. 



FRANCE. 

 Prohibits (decree of November 30, 1898) entry into and passing 

 through France of trees, shrubs, products of nurseries, cuttings, and 

 all other plants or parts of living plants, as well as fresh debris from 

 them, from United States, directly or in storage, as well as cases, 

 sacks, etc., used for packing. Also prohibits fresh fruit and debris, 

 when examination proves presence of insect at entry into France. 



GERMANY. 



Prohibits (decree of February 5, 1898) importation of living plants 

 and parts of living plants from America, and barrels, boxes, etc., 

 used for packing. Also fresh fruit or fresh parts of fruit when 

 examination at port of entry shows presence of San Jose scale. 

 Imperial chancellor authorized to grant exceptions. 



Amended (commercial agreement of July 10, 1900) by annulhng 

 regulation providing that dried or evaporated fruits from United 

 States be inspected. Such fruits now admitted without other charge 

 than customs duties. Introduced at following points : 



1 Amended April 25, 1900, by striking out the words "with the exception of 

 roses" afterwords "Greenhouse plants," 



