78 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [April-June 
clover (Tri folium pro tense L. ), white clover (T. rcpens L.), alsike clover 
1 7'. hybridum L.) kidney vetch {Anthyllis vulneraria L.)i birdsfoot trefoil 
{Lotus comit utatus L.), and timothy (Pltlcum pratense L.). 
Any mixture of seeds containing any of the above-mentioned species is pass- 
able trader special inspection; but if that operation reveals the presence of 
CilSOUta, the entry of the mixture into France is prohibited. 
The method of sampling alfalfa and clover seeds is prescribed in the order 
of March 10, 1908; the same order provides also for resampling and a second 
analysis. Circular no. 4020, August 13, 1910, provides for the removal of doddei* 
seeds. 
COLORING OF IMPORTED CLOVER AND ALFALFA SEED REQUIRED 
(Law of July 20, 1927) 
The entry is prohibited, excluding warehouse and transit, of red clover {Tri- 
folium pratense) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa) seed that has not been arti- 
ficially colored in the proportion of at least 5 percent, to disclose its foreign 
origin. 
Seeds that have not been colored before exportation to France may be colored 
under the supervision of the Customs Service at the expense of the interested 
persons (decree of Nov. 18, 1927). 
RESTRICTIONS ON THE IMPORTATION OF GRASS SEEDS 
Article 1. Prohibited grass seeds. — The importation into France is pro- 
hibited of : 
(1) Mixed grass seeds for forage purposes. 
(2) Gra'ss seeds intended for forage, but which are unfit for sowing. 
Art. 2. Unfit grass seeds. — The following are deemed unfit for sowing: 
(1) Grass seeds containing more than 5 percent of tender bromegrass 
{Bromus mollis L. ) or of annual fescue grasses {Festuea section vulpia). 
(2) Grass seeds that do not attain the following minimal percentages of 
purity and germinability : 
Species 
Germi- 
nability 
Agrostis spp., bentgrass... 
Alopecurus pratensix L., meadow foxtail 
Anthoxanthum odoratum L., sweet vernal grass 
Arena ehtior = Arrhenatherum elntius (L.) Mert. and Koch, tall oatgrass 
Avena flavescens= Trisetum flavescens (L.) Beauv., golden oatgrass 
Bromus pratensis=B. commutatus Schrai., meadow bromegrass 
Cynosurus cristatus L., crested dogtail grass 
Pactylis glomerata L., orchard grass 
Fc-stuca orina L., sheep's fescue 
Festuea pratensis— F. elatior L., meadow fescue 
Festuea rubra var. heterophylla Mutel., various-leafed fescue 
Hoi us lanatus L., velvet sxass 
Lol>um italicum = L. multiflorum Lam., Italian ryegrass 
Lolium perenne L., English ryegrass 
Lotium perenne var. paaji Sturtev., Pacey ryegrass 
Phleum pratense L., timothy 
Poa nemornlis L., wood meadow grass 
Poa pratensis L., Kentucky bluegrass 
Percent 
Toleration for difference of analysis, 6 percent of the cultural value. 
Art. 3. Invoice and certificate of analysis. — Shipments of the above-named 
grass seeds will enter France without other examination than the official 
sampling by the service for the repression of frauds when accompanied by — 
(a) A duplicate of the seller's invoice indicating the exact botanical species 
and the percentages of purity and germinabiiity ; 
(h) An international certificate of analysis, when it shall be instituted. 
Meantime, reports of analysis issued by a State station will be admitted. 
Art. 4. In ca.se of bad faith of shippers or importers, the privilege of delivery 
without inspection may bo withdrawn. Moreover, the importer will be justicia- 
ble under the law of August 1, 1905, on frauds. Expenses of all kinds for the 
