1936] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 89 
Importation must be made through authorized ports (decree of May 20, 1935; 
K. M. BL, p. 518). Article 3 of the decree of July 5, L930; it. G. BL, page 203, 
referring to fees for the inspection of rooted plants, potatoes, and fruits on 
importation is applicable as follows: The fee lor the inspection of cherries is 
at the rate of 0.008 reichsmark per 1 kilo net weight, the minimum fee for any 
at the rate of 0.008 reichsms 
shipment being 1 reichsmark 
IMPORTATION OF CONIFEROUS PLANTS RESTRICTED 
The entry of coniferous plants of the following genera is prohibited until 
further notice: Abies (fir), Picea (spruce), Pinus (pine), Pseudotsuga, and 
Tsuga, or parts thereof. 
The entry of other coniferous plants will not he allowed unless they are 
packed separately or mixed only with each other, and unless the invoice is 
accompanied by a certificate issued by a competent official of the plant pro- 
tection service of the country of origin, affirming, in the German language, that 
the shipment covered by the certificate has been thoroughly inspected by him 
and found free from plants of the above-mentioned genera or of parts thereof. 
The Minister of Nourishment and Agriculture can permit exceptions to this 
prohibition. Transit shipment under customs supervision is permitted (decree 
of June ;:, 1930, R. G. Bl. I, No. 20, 1930, p. 1SS). 
(The phrase "The entry of other coniferous plants will not be allowed unless 
they are packed separately or mixed with each other" is understood to mean 
that coniferous plants, other than those named above, will not be permitted 
entry unless those of a single genus are packed by themselves, or unless tho^e 
of several genera, other than those named above, are packed together. In 
other words, coniferous plants of the genera above named, and nonconiferous 
plants, may not be included in any shipment of coniferous plants offered for 
importation under the provisions of this decree.) 
IMPORTATION OF FLOWER BULBS AND CORMS RESTRICTED 
The entry of flower bulbs and corms is not allowed, unless each shipment is 
accompanied by a certificate issued by a competent official of the plant pro- 
tection service of the country of origin, affirming, in the German language, 
that the shipment has been thoroughly inspected by him and found free from 
the following plant diseases or insect pests: Yellow disease (Bacterium < Pseudo- 
mtmas) hyacinthi YVakk. ), Sclerotinia rot (Sclerotinia bulborum (Wakk.) 
Rehm.), black rot of bulbs) (Sclerotium) Rhizoctcmia tuliparum (Kleb.) 
Whetzel and Arthur), fire disease (Botrytis {parasitica) tulipae (Lib.) E. F. 
Hopkins), Penicillium rot {Penicillium sp.), eelworm disease of bulbs (Anguil- 
lulina (Tylenchus) <lii>s<tci (Kuhn) Cerv. and v. Ben.), greater and lesser nar- 
cissus flies (Merodon spp. and Eumerus spp.), and the bulb mite (Rhizogly phus 
(echinopus) hyacinthi Bvd. ). 
Transit through Germany under customs supervision is permitted (decree of 
July 7, 1930; B. G. Bl. I; 24. 1930, p. 204). 
IMPORTATION OF ELM AND SOUTHERN POPLAR PROHIBITED 
The importation of rooted plants of the genus Ulmus and of the Canadian 
poplar (Populus (canadensis) deltoides Marshall), as well as of cuttings, scions, 
grafts, and other fresh parts of such plants, is prohibited until further notice. 
The importation of other deciduous plants than those named in article 1, or 
cuttings, scions, grafts, and other fresh parts thereof, is permitted only when 
the consignment is accompanied by a certificate in the German language and 
that of ih" country of origin, affirming that the shipment was inspected and 
that it does not contain plants or parts thereof above mentioned. 
The Imperial Minister of Agriculture can make exceptions to these pro- 
visions. 
The direct transit of the above-mentioned plants and their parts is permitted 
under customs supervision (decree of Feb. 2. 1932; R. G. Bl. I: 10, 1032. p. 63). 
IMPORTATION OF PINE AND SPRUCE SEEDS PROHIBITED 
The importation into Germany of pine and spruce seeds and of pine and 
spruce cones containing seeds (tariff no. 9.1) is prohibited as of March 15, 1929 
(decree of Feb. 28, 1929; R. G. BL. I: 11. 1929, p. 76). 
