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of St. Pierre and Miguelou, Great Britain, Ireland and Contin- 

 ental Europe. Like the notice of quarantine ^o. S, this ruling is 

 also of very great importance to this Territory owing to the enor- 

 mous shipments of potatoes coming here as imports. 



Quarantine A^o. 12 was published February 27, 1914, and 

 regulates the importations of Avocado seed. The Avocado weevil 

 (Heilipus lauri) is a very serious and injurious pest which exists 

 in Mexico and Central America. In order to prevent the introduc- 

 tion of this pest, the importation into the United States of the 

 seeds of the Avocado or Alligator Pear is entirely prohibited. 



Quarantine No. 13 was published on March 23, 1914, for 

 the purpose of prohibitng the exportation of certain fruits and 

 vegetables from the Hawaiian Islands on account of two danger- 

 ous insects, the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitat.i) and 

 the Melon fly (Dacus cucurhitae), into or through any State, Ter- 

 ritory or District of the United States. A full list of fruits and 

 vegetables is given. A full set of regulations is included. Bananas 

 and Pineapples can be exported under supervision and inspec- 

 tion. 



_ Quarantine No. IJf was published April 25, 1914, to extend 

 the quarantine against the powdery scab (Spongospora suhter- 

 ranea) to the State of Maine, where the disease is known to exist. 



Quarantine No. 15 was published on June 6, 1914, for the 

 purpose of preventing the introduction into the United States 

 of insects and fungous diseases of sugar cane existing in foreign 

 countries. This quarantine does not affect Hawaii or Porto Pico. 



Quarantine No. 16, published the same date, forbids ex- 

 porting living canes of sugar cane or cuttings or parts thereof 

 from the Territories of Hawaii or Porto Rico into or through any 

 State, T.erritory or District of the United States, regardless of 

 the use for which they may be intended. 



Quarantine No. 11 was published July 3, 1914, for the pur- 

 pose of quarantining certain areas in the United States containing 

 two injurious insects kjiown as the Gypsy Moth (Porthetria 

 dispar) and the Brown-Tail Moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) and 

 preventing coniferous trees, described as "Christmas trees" and 

 '^Christmas greens or greenery" and forest plant products and 

 •ther plant products for planting or propagating, from being 

 moved inter-state from any point of the areas mentioned in the 

 quarantine act. It also prescribes Gipsy Moth regulations and 

 Browm-tail Moth regulations concerning the packing, marking, 

 shipping, inspection, etc., etc. 



Quarantine No. 18 was ])ublished JSTovember 14, 1914, to ex- 

 tend the quarantine against the Powdery Scab (Spongospora siih- 

 terranea) to the State of J^ew York where the disease is known to 

 exist, and prohibits the movements of Irish potatoes from the 



