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The certificates prescribed in article 4 of the importation of plants order of 
1933 shall, except in the case of a consignment consisting wholly of potatoes, 
inclnde a statement to the effect that the consignment does not contain any 
chrysanthemnui plant. (Importation of plants (amendment) order of Mar. 10, 
1937.) 
In like manner, the landing in Scotland from any country other than England 
and Wales, Northern Ireland, the Irish Free State, the Isle of Man, and the 
Channel Islands, of such plants is prohibited, except as indicated above. 
(Importation of plants (Scotland) (amendment) order of Mar. 25, 1937.) 
STATES OF THE ISLAND OF GUERNSEY 
Ordinance XXIV, August 31, 1931, as supplemented by Ordinance No. Ill, 
January 20, 1936, has been revoked and superseded by Ordinance No. XXXVII, 
December 23, 193G. Consequently the sixth item of the summary on page 20 
of B. E. P. Q. 410, under the caption "Importation Prohibited" is amended to 
read as follows : 
"Agricultural and horticultural products of the soil, including seeds and 
plants, fruits and vegetables : Importation into the islands of Guernsey, Sark, 
Herm and Jethou, or any of them, of any agricultural or horticultural product 
of the soil, proceeding directly or indirectly from Belgium, France, Germany, 
and Luxemburg, is prohibited, to prevent the introduction of the Colorado 
potato beetle {Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say). (Ordinance XXXVII, Dec. 
23, 1936.) 
B. E, P. Q. 422, Supplement No. 2. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, KINGDOM OF RUMANIA 
MAY 6, 1937. 
Restrictions on the Importation of Fresh Vegetables 
Owing to the fact that no specific mention is made of fresh vegetables in the 
Rumanian plant-quarantine import regulations, the matter was taken up with 
the chief of the Rumanian phytopathological service. He states that they are 
included in the term "plants and parts of plants." Consequently, the provisions 
of articles 9 to 12, pages 10 and 11 of B. E. P. Q. 422, are applicable to fresh 
vegetables. 
Importation of Apples Fkom California Prohibited 
The memorandum of November 18, 1931, to chief inspectors and collaborators,, 
remains effective. In view of the fact that this memorandum had very limited 
circulation, it seems desirable to reproduce the text of it at this time. 
Rumanian Order No. 254432, of August 19, 1931, reads as follows, in trans- 
lation : 
"Being informed by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Social Welfare, that 
California apples are treated with arsenic and therefore are injurious to henlth, 
we are requesting you (customs officials) to take all possible steps to prevent 
the importation of these apples through any means." 
Rumanian Order No. 275482, of September 7, 1931, reads in part : 
"Only apples from California are prohibited importation and not those 
originating in other American States. However, customs oflicials shall re- 
quest for each importation of apples from any Stat-e of America, a certificate of 
origin, in order that no apples fr'om California may be imported, and only after 
analysis shall importation be approved if it is ascertained that they have not 
been treated with toxic substances." 
Lee a. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, 
B. E. P. Q. 426, Supplement No. 1. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA 
June 14, 1937. 
In a communication received from the Chief, Port Plant Inspection Service, 
Argentine Ministry of Agriculture, after the publication of B. E. P. Q. 426, 
