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QUARANTINE No. 19 OF THE FEDEEAL HOETICXJLTUIIAI. BOAI 



Prohibits the importation from all foreign countr 

 of all citrus nursery stock, including buds, scions, la 

 seeds, on account of the citrus canlEer and other dJ 

 gerous citrus diseases. 



Extensive investigations of the citrus diseases of Cuba ha 

 been made and nothing 'has been found that does not alrea 

 occur in the United States with the exception of the Mosca Prie 

 The Commission of Plant Sanitation has treated with the Fedei 

 Horticultural 'Board to obtain the withdrawal of the quaranti 

 on citrus seed, but the authorities in WasMngton as well as the 

 in the 'State of Florida have spent such large sums of money 

 attem.pting to eradicate citriis trouble already existin,g there, a 

 in addition to this fact, Cuba is in such close eomunication wi 

 Florida where exist so many serious troubles of citrus, that th 

 have decided not to remove even the quarantine on the citi 

 seed from Cuba. 



In addition to the above quarantines whidh prohibit t 

 shipment of the mentioned plants from Cuba to the United S 

 tes, it should be noted that no living plants, seeds, or other pla 

 products fpr propagation, except field, vegetable and floT\ 

 seeds, and other plant iproducts not for propagation, can be eat' 

 ed into the United States through the mails. 



The State of Florida has a few quarantine regulations i 

 comprised in those of the Federal Government as follows : 



EULE 14. STATE PLANT BOAIIB OF FLORIDA. 



The importation into the State of Florida of bana 

 plants or bulbs and the importation of coconut tre 

 plants or nuts is hereby prohibited. Providing tl 

 this rule does not apply to the importation of cocon 

 with the husks removed and not to be used 

 planting. 



This rule of course applies to Cuba where these two parti* 

 lar diseases are causing so much damage and at present cons 

 tute two of the most im,portant problems on whidh the Commiss: 

 of Plant Sanitation is working. 



'The (Governor of the Bahama Islands has issued a regulat: 

 prohibiting the importation of pineapple slips from Cuba. 1 

 reason for this is not known to the Commission, but this mat 

 is now being investigated. 



As regards partial quarantines or those cases in which ct 



