222 I^^'IiKAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [April-June 
country of origin, stating that the district where the potatoes were grown is free 
from wart disease {Sjfnchi/triiim vudohioticum (Sehilb.) Perc. ). (Govern- 
ment Notice No. 21, Jan. 30, 11»14.) 
I'lants, roots, and garden soil from Mediterranean ports : Each shipment 
must be accompanied by a certificate affirming freedom from grapevine 
phylloxera {I*hijlloxcra vastafrix Fitch). (Government Notice No. 21 of 1914.) 
Citrus fruit from all countries: Subject to inspection on arrival at the expense 
of the consignee. (Government Notices Nos. 21, Jan. 30, 1914, and 307, Dec. 
18, 1923.) 
IMPORTATION UNRESTRICTED 
All plants and plant products imported by the Department of Agriculture 
are exempted from all the prohibitions contained in all Government Notices. 
(Government Notice No. 352, Sept. 3, 1927.) 
Seeds, unless restricted or prohibited by special quarantines. 
From the foregoing it would appear that the only jjlant materials from the 
United States admissible into Malta comprise fresh fruits, including citrus 
fruits ; dried, desiccated, canned, candied, or preserved fruits, and vegetables ; 
nuts, dried beans, peas, etc., seeds, and cereals, for which neither import 
permits nor inspection certificates are required. 
B. E. P. Q. 406, revised, Supplement No. 1. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, BRITISH COLONY OF MALTA 
June 14, 1937. 
Imported Citrus Fruit Must Be Free From Leaves 
Government Notice No. 91, March 5, 1937, prohibits the importation into 
Malta of citrus fruits unless they are free from leaves, whether attached to 
the fruit or not. 
Any such leaves may be removed on arrival at Malta before release and 
under the control of the Director of Agriculture. 
Lee a. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. E. P. Q. 416, Supplement No. 2. 
plant-quarantine import RESTRICTIONS, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN 
April 13, 1937. 
Reviseo) Summary 
This summary is applicable to the phytosanitary import restrictions of Eng- 
land and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. It is a revision of that 
published in B. E. P. Q. 416 and was deemed necessary in order to include a 
digest of recent legislation. It is based upon a summary published January 
1937 by the British Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. 
A list is first presented of the orders under which the restrictions were 
promulgated. Each English order is followed by the corresponding orders of 
Scotland and Northern Ireland. The orders are numbered serially by groups 
of three and will be referred to in each item of the summary by those num- 
bers and by page references when the appropriate text is included in cir- 
cular B. E. P. Q. 416. 
Lee a. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
List of Orders 
1. The importation of elm trees and conifers (prohibition) order of October 
24, 1933, as amended by that of June IS, 193."') (England) ; the importation of elm 
trees and conifers (prohibition) (Scotland) order of November G, 1933, as 
amended by that of July 2, 1935; the importation of elm trees and conifers 
iprohibiti(m) (Northern Ireland) order of November 14, 1933, as amended 
by that of July 17, 1935. 
