104 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Ai)iil-June 
Bags, boxes, cases, and all other containers used in packing and transporting 
prohibited articles. (Decree, law no, 9t), June 18, 1931.) (See art. 1, law 
no. 1, p. 16.) 
Birdlime in all forms. (Decree, law no. 13. Apr. 3, 1922.) 
Hemp, common (Caniiabis sativa L.), germinable seeds of. (Decree, law no. 
95, June 18, 1931.) (See art. 1. law no. 1, p. 16.) 
Soil and earth. (Order of Aug. 30, 1932.) 
Tobacco seeds (yicotiana tabacum L.). (Law no. 73, July 3, 1933.) 
IMPORTATION RESTRICTED ^ 
The above prohibition does not apply to the following articles if they meet 
the conditions indicated below : 
Conditions of entry 
Banana plants (Musa spp.) : 
1. Authorization of the Ministry of Agriculture (Egypt) in advance. 
2. Official phytosanitary certificate from country of origin declaring free- 
dom from injurious insects and plant diseases. 
3. Inspection on arrival and fumigation before entry. 
4. Inspection of the plants in the field for 1 year from date of planting. 
If, during that period, an injurious insect or disease makes its ap- 
pearance on same, they shall be liable to destruction without com- 
pensation. (Law no. 1, art. 1.) 
Banana fruit (Musa spp.) : 
Originating in the Canary Islands, Madagascar. Zanzibar, or of unknown 
origin, will be fumigated at the expense of the consignee. Bananas from 
other sources will be inspected with action according to findings. (Law 
no. 1, art. 7, and order of Jan. 20, 1916.) (See p. 18.) 
Bees, honey : 
1. Authorization of ministry in advance. 
2. Varieties admitted into Egypt : Italian, Caucasian, and Carniolan. 
3. They should be shipped direct from native country, i. e., Italian from 
Italy, Caucasian from Russia, Carniolan from Yugoslavia, Austria, 
and Hungary. 
4. Beehives should be free from natural or artificial combs and honey. 
5. Each consignment should be accompanied by an official certificate speci- 
fying the kind of bees, and declaring that the apiary from which the 
bees were taken was free from disease. 
6. The only authorized port of entry is Alexandria. 
7 Inspection on arrival. (Law no. 1, art. 2.) (See p. 17.) 
Citrus nursfM-y stock (Citrus spp.) : 
1. Authorization of the ministry in advance. 
2. Certificate of freedom from disease, particularly from all coccids, citrus 
canker (Bacterium eitri (Hasse) Doidge), citrus blast or black pit 
(Phytomonas citriputeale) — (Bacterium syringae (Van Hall) E. F. 
Sm.). 
3. Inspection on arrival and fumigation before entry. (Amendment of 
Aug. 30. 1932, to art. 2 of law no. 1.) (See p. 16.) 
Citrus fruit (Citrus spp.) : 
1. Authorization of the ministry in advance. 
2. Originating in Greece, Italy, Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Islands of Crete, 
Rhodes, Cyprus, or of unknown origin, will be fumigated at the 
expense of the consignee for proteftion against coccids. 
3. Shipments accompanied by fumigation certificates from countries of 
origin may be exempted from fumigation if attacked by only two 
species of scales; i. e., the Florida red scale (Chrifsoinphalus oonidum 
L.) and the California red scale (C. uurantii ]\ia.sk.), and if on in- 
spection those .scales are found to be dead. 
4. An official phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin declaring 
the consignment to be free from insect pests and plant diseases, espe- 
cially from the false codling moth (Arr/yroplocc tcucotrcta Meyr.), 
2 See also "General Conditions Under Which Plants May Be Imported Into Egypt", p. 
13 ; and "General Conditions for the Importation of Fruits, Vegetables, and Seeds", p. 15. 
