294 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct.-Dec. 
any sacks, cases, and packing that have served to transport those products,, 
and all plants and parts thereof, and seeds capable of harboring the coffee 
berry borer {Stcphanodercs hampei Hagedorn), especially plants of Rubus and 
Hibiscus: Importation, distribution, storage, and transit prohibited of such 
products proceeding from Netherlands Indies, British West Indies, French Equa- 
torial Africa, Belgian Congo, Brazil, and French West Africa, as well as from, 
countries into which the importation of those products is not prohibited or 
subjected to phytosanitary control. 
Authorization may be granted in the case of such products proceeding from 
other sources but only on presentation of a certificate issued by the competent 
authority of the country of origin, duly visaed, attesting that the said products 
had not been gathered in a region infested by the coffee berry borer, nor in a 
country into which the importation of those products is not prohibited or sub- 
jected to phytosanitary control. Entry i)ermitted only through designated ports 
and on inspection showing the products to be free from parasites and apparently 
healthy. (General order of February 27, 1922.) 
Cotton {Gossypium spp.) : Importation, distribution, storage, and transit of 
plants, parts thereof, fruits, seed, cottonseed cake of any species of cotton, of 
Hibiscus or Bauhinia, and of soil or packing accompanying them, are prohibited to 
prevent the introduction of the pink bollworm {Pectinophora gossypiella Saund.) ; 
provided, that seeds may be imported, but only when delinted for use as seed, 
under the following conditions : 
Fro?n countries not declared infested: They must be shipped in closed sacks or 
other receptacles, and be accompanied by a certificate of origin duly visaed. They 
will be disinfected on entry. 
From a country declared infested: The importer must obtain an import author- 
ization in advance. The seeds must be shipped in sacks or closed receptacles, 
sealed or marked by the phytosanitary service of the country of origin, and accom- 
panied by a certificate of origin affirming that the seeds have been regularly dis- 
infected. They will be disinfected again on entry. 
Cotton lint for the local industries may be imported under the following condi- 
tions : 
The importer must furnish advance notice of arrival to the phytosanitary in- 
spector for each shipment. Bales of cotton will first be opened in the factory un- 
less it is deemed necessary to make an examination in the port. Manufacturing 
wastes, especially the seeds and refuse thereof, will be burned and the packing 
disinfected by heat in the factory. 
Plants of the family Malvaceae and of the genus Bauhinia within a radius of 
300 m from the mill shall be destroyed. (Order of March 28, 1928.) 
Fruits : Importation permitted of the following fruits originating in any country 
not declared infested by the Mediterranean fruitfly {Ceratitis capitata Wied.) : 
Achras sapota, Annona muricata, Artocarpus incisa, Averrhoa carambola, Garica 
papaya, C. quercifolia, Citrus bigarardia, C. indica, C. limonia, C. nobilis and its- 
hybrids, C. aurantium, C. japonica, C. sinensis, C. decumana, Diospyros decandra, 
Eriobotrya japonica, Fortunella japonica, Garcinia mamgostana, Litchi chinensis,. 
Mangifera indica, Persea gratissima, Psidium guajava, Prunus armeniaea, P. 
persica var. nectarina, P. communis, Punica granatum, Pyrus communis, and P. 
malus, subject to inspection by the phytosanitary service on arrival. If accom- 
panied by a phytosanitary certificate, they will be exempt from any phytosanitary 
fee. 
The importation of those fruits from the following countries known to be in- 
fested by the Mediterranean fruitfly {Ceratitis capitata Wied.) is prohibited: 
Azores, France, Greece, Italy, Madeira, Malta, Sicily, Spain, and Turkey in 
Europe. 
Asia : CJyprus, Palestine, and Syria. 
Africa : The African Continent, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, and 
Mauritius. 
America : Argentina, Bermuda, and Brazil. 
Oceania : Australia, Hawaii, and New Zealand. 
Exceptionally, the importation of those fruits is authorized from France, 
Algeria, Tunisia, Australia, and the Union of South Africa, which are declared 
to be infested by Ceratitis capitata, but which exercise on exported fruits a sani- 
tary control offering sufficient guarantees. Fruit from these countries must be 
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate of the country of origin ; the fruits 
are also subject to inspection on arrival. 
Hevea spp. : Importation, distribution, storage, and transit of plants and parts 
thereof, fruits, and seeds, as well as of soil and packing accompanying them, are 
prohibited; provided, that the seeds may be imported for planting only, when 
