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SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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CITRUS TREES 
(1) (a). Permits shall be granted only in respect to special varieties or 
strains which are not procurable in Southern Rhodesia and are judged likely 
to be of benefit to citrus culture if introduced into the Colony. The decision 
• of the minister shall be final. 
CERTIFICATE REQUIRED 
(6) The consignment shall be accompanied by a certificate, signed by a 
responsible official of the Department of Agriculture or other recognized 
institution in the country concerned, to the effect that the nursery or planta- 
tion from which the trees were taken was adequately inspected at a date 
not more than 3 calendar months prior to shipment and was apparently free 
at that time from serious insect pests .^.nd plant diseases, with special refer- 
ence to citrus canker {Bacterium citri (Hasse) Doidge). The certificate 
shall also state that citrus canker is not known to have occurred at any time 
"'Within 100 miles of the said nursery or plantation. 
TEA PLANTS AND SEEDS 
Reg. 11 (2). Each consignment must be accompanied by an official certifi- 
cate from the Department of Agriculture or the Indian Tea Association or 
other recognized institution in the country of origin to the effect that blister 
blight {Exohasidhim vexans Mass.) has not occurred within a radius of 10 
miles of the estate or garden on which the plants or seeds were produced. 
BROOMCORN 
Reg. 11 (3). The straws of broomcorn must be detached and the crowns 
from which they originate must be completely cut away or otherwise cut to 
' shreds. 
MAIZE SEED 
Reg. 11 (4). Each consignment must be accompanied by a certificate from 
the Department of Agriculture or other recognized institution in the country 
of origin to the effect that 8clerospora diseases of maize have not been 
known to occur in the district or corresponding administrative division in 
which the seed w^as produced. No consignment shall exceed 10 pounds in 
weight. 
BARLEY SEED 
Reg. 11 (5). No consignment shall exceed 10 pounds in weight. 
l'"RUIT TREES, FOREST TREES, ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS, AND WOODY PLANTS GENERALLY 
Reg. 11 (6). Permits shall not be granted for more than 12 trees or rooted 
plants or for more than 100 cuttings of any one variety, nor for an aggregate 
of more than 100 trees or rooted plants or 1,000 cuttings during any one 
year. 
pome FRUIT TREES INCLUDING ORNAMENTAL SPECIES OF CYDONIA, MALUS, AND PYRUS 
Reg. 11 (7). Each consignment shall be accompanied by an official cer- 
tificate from the Department of Agriculture or other recognized institution 
in the country of origin, stating that fire-blight {BaciUus amylovorns (Burr.) 
Trev.) is not known in the premises where the plants were grown. 
COTTONSEED 
Reg. 11 (9). Permits shall be granted for the introduction of seed cotton 
and lint only under special justifying circumstances and subject to special 
