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SUMMARY 



I. — The Commission of Plant Sanitation was formed by 

 Presidential decree on the third of July 1916. 

 II- — The regulations in vigor in Cuba prohibiting import- 

 ation of plants from foreign countries are as 

 follows : 

 (a) Law of June of 1906, concerning the orange magott 



of Mexico, 

 (b). Decree No. IISS, prohibiting all importation of ci- 

 trus plants, 

 (e ) Decree of July 20, 1916 prohibiting the entrance of 

 plants attacked by the Black Ply, especially from 

 the Bahama Islands, Jamaica and India. 



(d) Decree prohibiting the importation of banana 



plants without a certificate of their origin, and 

 prohibiting the introduction into Oriente of _the 

 varieties manzano and JcJhnson. 

 Various other regulations are proposed. 

 III. — ■ Regulations of foreign countries prohibiting the intro- 

 duction of plants from Cuba are as follows : 



(a) It is prohibited to import seeds of cotton into the 



United States. 



(b) It is prohihited to import sugar cane into the 



United States. 



(e) It is prohibited to import citrus plants into the 



United States. 



(d) It is prohibited to import into the State of Florida 



seed coconuts and plantains. 



(e) It is proihibited to import into the Islands of Baha- 



ma pineapple slips from Cuba. 

 IV. — In order to export to the United States any plants it is 

 necessary that they be inspected by the proper 

 officials and that certificates he provided, 

 v. — The regulations and interior rules in 'Cuba concei^iing 

 the transportation of plants are as follows : 

 (a) It is prohibited to transport plants affected by the 



Mosca Prieta to any other place, 

 (h) It is prohibited to transfer any plants from the 

 infected zones of Guantanamo and Vedado with- 

 out a certificate. 



(c ) It is prohibited to remove banana plants ki a diseas- 



ed eonidition from one field to another. 



