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(4) Nuts, including palm seeds for growing purposes: Provided, That such 
inns or seeds shall he free from pulp. 
(5) Seeds of fruit, forest, ornamental, and shade trees, seeds of deciduous 
and evergreen ornamental shrubs, and seeds of hardy perennial plants: Pro- 
vided, That such seels shall be tree from pulp: Prodded further, That citrus 
seeds may be imported only through specified ports subject to disinfection as 
provided in regulation 9: Provided further, That mango seeds may not be 
imported under permit or otherwise, except from the countries of North 
America, Central America, and South America, and the West Indies. 
Importations from countries not maintaining inspection of nursery stock, 
other plants and parts of plants, including seeds, the entry of which is per- 
missible under this regulation, may be made under permit upon compliance 
with these regulations in limited quantities for public-service purposes only, 
but this limitation shall not apply to tree seeds. 
(6) Materials permitted entry under Quarantine No. 56 for consumption 
purposes are authorized entry under this regulation for propagation. 
Regulation 4. Application fob Permits for Importation of Nursery Stock 
and Other Plants and Seeds 3 
Persons contemplating the importation of nursery stock and other plants 
and seeds, the entry of which is permitted under regulation 3, shall first make 
application to the Plant Quarantine and Control Administration for a permit, 
stating in the application the exact designation of the nursery stock and other 
plants and seeds to be imported, the name and address of the exporter, the 
country and locality where grown, the port of entry, and the name and address 
of the importer in the United States to whom the permit should be sent. 4 
Applications for permits should be made in advance of the proposed ship- 
ments, but if, through no fault of the importer, a shipment should arrive before 
a permit is received the importation will be held in customs custody at the 
risk and expense of the importer for a period not exceeding 20 days pending 
the receipt of the permit. 
Plant material refused entry shall, at the expense of the owner or his agent, 
either be removed from United States territory immediately or, at the direction 
of the owner or his agent, abandoned to the collector of customs for destruction. 
Applications may be made by telegraph, in which case the information required 
above must be given. 
With the exception of the products enumerated under regulation 2, permits 
are required for nursery stock and other plants and seeds entering the United 
States for immediate transportation in bond to foreign countries. 
Applications for permit to import nursery stock and other plants and seeds 
from countries which do not maintain inspection must contain a definite state- 
ment of the quantity to be imported. Permits for importations from such 
countries, other than for tree seeds (see regulation 3), will be issued only to 
cover limited quantities and the permit will be valid only for a single importa- 
tion. (See appendix B for list of countries which maintain inspection.) 
Regulation 5. Delivery in Bond Pending Receipt of Permit Will Be Allowed 
for Shipment From Countries Maintaining Inspection 
If the required permit be not at hand upon arrival of a shipment from a 
country which maintains inspection, and such shipment meets the requirements 
of regulations 7 and 8, it may be delivered to the importer, consignee, or agent 
for the proper care thereof upon the filing of a bond with approved sureties 
in double the invoice value (but in no case less than $100), the condition of 
which shall be that the importation shall not be removed from the port of entry, 
but shall be redelivered to the collector of customs within 20 days from the date 
8 A post-office order dated May 27, 1913, as amended Dec. 16, 1913, prohibits the im- 
portation by mail of all growing or living plants, seeds, and other plant products for 
propagation, except field, vegetable, and flower seeds. All importations of nursery stock 
and other plants and seeds, other than field, vegetable, and flower seeds, must be made by 
freight or express. This order was modified by a post-office order under date of July 28, 
1924, to provide, on request, for importation by mail of material imported under the 
provisions of regulations 3, 14, and 15, but only under special shipping tags secured 
from the Department of Agriculture and bearing the address, Bureau of Entomology 
and Plant Quarantine, United States Department of Agriculture. 
•♦Application form no. EQ — 087, will be sent on request. 
