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quickest possible means, and to employ the means suggested by this 

 Department for the destruction of the insect. 



Under no pretext whatever may a person remove from an infested 

 locality a plant or part of plant of the group citrus or any of guavaj 

 mango, coffee, zapote, pomegranate, false grape, star-apple, mam- 

 mey apple, or any other plants infested by this "Black Fly". 



Edicts were prepared and printed on iieavy paper, witli 

 illustrations, as in the accompanying cut, and these were posted 

 in conspicuous places in various parts of the infested districts, 

 and copies were sent to the various periodicals for publication. 



'The Edict for GrUantanamo is as follows : 



It is absolutely prohibited to remove live plants from Guantana- 

 mo, Jamaica, El Palmar, Moritesano, or any other place in this zone, 

 since with these plants the pest known as the "Black Fly" is liable to 

 be carried to other places, causing serious injuries to the plantations 

 of eoflfee, citrus and other plants. 



It is requested that every person acquainted with any infringe- 

 ment of these regulations will report it to the inspector -of Plant 

 Sanitatiori in the Municipal Building of Guantanamo. 



The permits to remove plants froni one place to another may be 

 solicited from the inspector of Plant Sanitation who will issue them 

 after the inspection of the plants, the permits being gratis. 



Havana, July 22, 1916. 



(S.) Emilio Nunez, 

 Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor. 



AJfter the discovery of the "Black Ply" in lihe Vedado, Ha- 

 vana, new edicts were prepared to read as follows : 



It is absolutely prohibited to remove plants from any part of 

 Vedado or from the "Quinta de los Molinos" to any other part of the 

 Republic, until they have been examined and provided with the corres- 

 ponding necessary certificates issued by an Inspector of the Commis- 

 sion of Plant Sanitation, since with these plants may be carried the 

 plague known as the "Mosca Prieta" to other places, causing serious 

 injuries to the oranges groves, lime trees, mangos and other plants. 



The permits for the removal of plants from these places to any 

 part of the Republic may be solicited from the Commission of Plant 

 Sanitation, so that when the plants have been examined they may be 

 supplied with the necessary certificate, which will be furnished free. 



Havana, 23 Dec. 1916. 



(S.) Emilio Nunez, 

 Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor, 



To provide for removal of plants from a zone infested with 

 the "Mosca Prieta" to other parts of the country, after inspec- 

 tion, if the plants are found to be free from this insect they are 



