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FOREIGN QUARANTINES AGAINST PLANTS 

 FROM .CUBA. 



This subject has two important .phases: (1) if any country 

 has found it necessaiy to quarantine against Cuban plants, the 

 Commission of Plant Sanitation has for its duty to find out the 

 cause for such quarantine and do all that it is possible to remove 

 it, and (2) owing to partial or comiplete quarantines, certificates 

 of inspection are necessary to accotapany plants from Cuba to 

 other countries, and it is the duty of the Commission of Plant 

 Sanitation to provide suoh certificates of inspection. 



As regards the countries issuing absolute quarantine against 

 Cuba, these are few as far as, records ^how, and as this matter 

 has developed farther in the United States than elsewhere it is 

 natural to look for the most regulations there. 



The United States of America has no quarantine specifically 

 against Culba, but they have certain absolute quarantines which 

 include Cuba with other countries, as follows : 



QUARANTINE No. 8 OF THE FEDERAl. HOKTIOXTLTURAL BOARD. 



ProhiWts the importation from any foreign locality 



and country, excepting of cotton seed, 



(including seed cotton) of all species and varieties and 

 cotton seed hulls, on account of the pink boUworm. 



This insect has not been reported from Cuba although no 

 thorough examination of the cotton plants of the Island has been 

 made to p.rove that it does not exist here. ' 



QUARANTDSTE No. 15 OF THE FEDERAL HORTIOULTURAL BOARD. 



Prohibits the importation from all foreign countries 

 of Jiving canes of sugar cane, or cuttings or parts 

 thereof, on account of certain insects and fungous di- 

 seases of the sugar cane occurring in such countries. 



Cuba at present has only one serious disease of sugar cane 

 that does not exist in the United States, that is the root disease 

 due to Marasmms sacoliari, but that it is so widespread and of 

 such a nature that it is considered impracticable for the Com- 

 mission of Plant Sanitation to undertake the question of its 

 eradication. 



