CHAPTER XXIII 



FOREIGN LAWS REGULATING SHIPMENTS OF 

 FRUITS AND NURSERY STOCK 



T ""THERE have been so many laws enacted in for- 

 eign countries regulating the importation 

 from America of all plants commonly called 

 nursery stock, it is expedient to give briefly 

 an abstract of the regulations adopted by these coun- 

 tries. These statements will serve as a guide to nur- 

 serymen and others who contemplate exporting nursery 

 stock and other supplies. 



Austria- Hungary. By a decree April 20, 1898, 

 prohibits importation from America of living plants, 

 grafts and layers and fresh plant refuse of every kind 

 if on examination San Jose scale is found. It also in- 

 cludes the barrels, boxes, and other coverings in which 

 such goods or refuse may be packed. It embodies 

 fresh fruit and the refuse of fresh fruit, as well as the 

 packings which may cover the same. Admission lim- 

 ited to Bodenbach-Tetschen, Trieste and Fiume. Also 

 prohibits transit of infested goods through the Empire. 

 Belgium. Importation and transit of fresh fruits, 

 living plants, and fresh parts of plants from the United 

 States can be made only by way of the ports of Ant- 

 werp, Ghent, and Ostende, upon production of a cer- 

 tificate from a competent authority asserting that 

 products are not infested by San Jose scale. If not 

 accompanied by certificate, the products can not be 



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