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(d) Meadow foxtail, red fescue, Kentucky bluegrass— If the germinability is 
less than 50 percent. 
ie) When Rhodes grass contains fewer than 500,000 germs per kilogram of 
seeds. 
CONTEXT OF FOREIGN SEEDS 
if) When gramineous seeds contain more than 1 percent by weight of weed 
seeds. 
(^7) When the said seeds contain more than 5 percent by weight of seeds 
of other cultivated plants ; consequently, the importation of special mixtures of 
seeds will not be permitted, whether for use as forage or for pasture, lawns, 
or turf. 
(h) Exception is made to the provisions of the preceding paragraph in favor 
of mixtures of Lolium perenne with L. italicum, and the various species of the 
genus Poa with each other. 
IMPORTATION OF JOHNSON GRASS PROHIBITED 
Art. 46. The importation of Johnson grass (Sorffhum halepeme (L.) Pers.), 
as well as any seed that contains it, is prohibited. 
ALFALFA SEED TO BE STAINED 
Art. 47. No shipment of alfalfa seed may be imported into Argentina unless 
at least 1 percent of the contents of each container is tinted in the following 
manner : 
(a) Seeds from European countries, by an alcoholic solution of crystal violet 
of 1.5 percent. 
(h) Seeds from other countries or localities will be colored by a malachite 
green solution of 1.5 percent. 
(c) The coloring materials (which may be those previously indicated or 
others that produce an equal coloration) will be applied in such a way that 
the colored seed is distributed uniformly throughout the container. 
Arts. 48 and 49. Prescribe the method of sampling. 
DISPOSAL OF S1IIPME^TS AFTEE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES 
Art, 50. Wlien certificates of analyses specify that the corresponding ship- 
ments of seeds may not be imported, as failing to meet the requirements 
established in these regulations, the importer or his duly authorized repre- 
sentative will have any one of the following options : 
{a) Relading the merchandise without right of indemnity by the national 
treasury, and charging the interested person with the expenses in any way 
involved. 
(ft) Incineration of the shipment, without right of indemnity, as in the 
preceding case ; the expenses arising from the transportation and custody of 
the merchandise to the incinerator will be charged against the interested 
person. 
(c) Attempt to clean or winnow (remove dodder) in an establishment 
authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture. 
In this case, importation may be made through the port of Buenos Aires 
only. 
If, as a result of the cleaning, the seed falls within the established tolerance, 
its entry will be permitted. Otherwise, the interested person has the option of 
relading or incineration. 
Art. 51. Provides for reconsideration of the results of an analysis and for 
the drawing of new samples. 
VEGEITABLE SEEDS 
Art. 52. The importation of the species of vegetable seeds hereafter specified 
is prohibited when, as a result of the physico-botanical analysis carried out in 
each case, they do not satisfy the following conditions : 
(a) When the purity does not reach a minimum of 95 percent — 
Allium cepa L., onion. 
Alliinn pormm L., leek. 
Anethiim graveolens L., dill. 
Apium graveolens L., celery. 
