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[No. 2443.] 
Ordinance relating to the importation of tiring plant* and fr<xh fruit from Anuria. 
[Dated February 5, 1898.] 
We. Wilhelm, by God's Grace German Emperor, King of Prussia, etc.. ordain, in 
the name of the Empire, with consent of the Federal Council, as follow > : 
1_ 
In order to guard against the importation of the San Jose Scale-louse ( Atpidiotus 
pernicioaus) the importation of living plants and parts of living plants [literally 
''fresh plant waste' ] from America; and, further, of such barrels, boxes, and other 
objects, which were used for packing or transporting of such products or parts <»f 
products, is prohibited until further notice. 
The same applies to invoices of fresh fruit or fresh parts of fruit from America, as 
well as to the packing material used thereto, whenever the examination which is to 
take place at the port of entry has ascertained the presence of the San Jose Scale- 
louse on the goods or on the packing material. 
This prohibition, however, does not include goods and objects of the above kind 
which are brought in ships but which are not removed from the ship. 
2. 
Tbe Imperial Chancellor is authorized to grant exceptions to this prohibition and 
to arrange the necessary measures of safety. 
3. 
The present ordinance goes into effect with the day of its publication. 
< ii\en under our own hand and Imperial Seal. 
Berlin. February 5, 1898. 
[l. s.] Wilheum. 
f Countersigned:) Count vox Posadowsky. 
Issued in the Imperial Department of the Interior. 
Berlin, printed at the Imperial Printing Office. Published at Berlin, the 5th of 
February, 1898. 
It appears from German sources of information that the immediate 
cause of the decree was the receipt of information by the Government, 
about the middle of January, that a large shipment of fruit from infested 
districts of North America would be sent to Hamburg. Directions 
were given for the immediate inspection of this cargo by expertauthority 
upon its arrival. On the 29th January the San Jose scale was found in 
numbers in living and developing condition upon pears from California. 
This information was transmitted to the Government and the decree 
followed. 
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
In Bulletin No. 3 was published a chronological bibliography of tin 4 
American writings on this insect, beginning with Comstock's original 
description in 1880 and extending down to the close of 1895. Several 
omissions have since been found in this list, and there follow a list of 
these omissions and a list of the writings published during L896-97 and 
down to the date of this writing. These lists have been drawn up for 
the writer by Mr. Banks. 
