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hours, offshoots may be moved to any point within 

 the region above mentioned, but must be rooted in 

 nursery form, and so kept for a year, when they will 

 again be inspected, and if found free from scale they 

 may be shipped to any point in the United States, if 

 accompanied by a certificate of inspection from a 

 duly authorized agent of theDepartment of Agriculture, 

 showing that they are not infested. They can not be 

 shipped outside the quarantine area unless free from 

 scale; but inside the quarantine area they may be 

 shipped to any point. In California, however, they 

 must not be planted within 500 feet of seedling palms. 



In regard to offshoots of local origin, either from 

 imported palms or from seedlings, they may be 

 shipped anywhere at any time if accompanied by 

 the proper certificate showing that they are not 

 infested. If they are infested, they can only be 

 shipped within the quarantine area, or from one 

 quarantined region to another. 



The oflBcers in charge of inspection on behalf of 

 the Department of Agriculture will furnish all infor- 

 mation desired. No fee is charged for inspection. 

 The officers are : 



In California: Bruce Drummond, Indio. 



In Arizona: A. W. Morrill, Phoenix. 



In Texas: J. D. Mitchell, Victoria. 



Plant quarantine regulations are based partly 

 on the Plant Quarantine Act passed by Congress last 

 year and approved August 20, 1912, and partly on 

 state regulations. The above synopsis represents 

 the essential features of the act and regulations at 

 the date of writing, September 1, 1913. 



