AMERICAN FRUITS 



nature of nursery stock to be imported is 

 not required in tlie application; but full in- 

 formation must be given in the notices re- 

 quired by Regulation 8. 



In the case of pines the scientific names 

 must be given in the application. The im- 

 portation of all five-leafed pines is strictly 

 prohibited from each and every country of 

 Europe and Asia. (See Quarantine No. 7, 

 May 21, 1913.) 



Regulation 4— Delivery in Bond 



If the required permit be not at hand at 

 the time of the arrival at port of entry of 

 the nursery stock, such stock may be deliv- 

 ered to the importer, consignee, or agent for 

 the proper care thereof upon the filing of a 

 voluntary bond with approved sureties in 

 double the invoice value of the property 

 (the amount of the bond in no case to be 

 less than $20), conditioned upon the redeliv- 

 ery thereof to the collector within 20 days 

 from the date of arrival, and providing that 

 the same shall not be removed from the port 

 of entry within such period or until the pre- 

 sentation of the proper permit; or, if the 

 importer, consignee, or agent shall so elect, 

 the goods may be retained in customs cus- 

 tody pending the issuance of the permit, 

 wholly at the risk and expense of the im- 

 porter. 



Regulation 5 — Permits for Entry of 



Nursery Stock 



On approval by the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture of an application for the importation 

 of nursery stock from countries which main- 

 tain nursery stock inspection a permit will 

 be issued in triplicate. One copy of the per- 

 mit will be furnished to the applicant, to be 

 retained by him for presentation, on the ar- 

 rival of the imported stock, to the customs 

 officer at the port of entry named in the 

 permit; one copy will be mailed to the col- 

 lector at the port of entry; and the third 

 filed with the application. The beginning of 

 the period for which a permit will be valid 

 will be expressed in the permit. All per- 

 mits will expire on the 30th day of June next 

 after they become valid. 



