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Sugarcane. — Quarantine No. 15, revised, effective October 1, 1934: Prohibits 
the importation from all foreign countries and localities of canes of sugarcane, 
or cuttings or parts thereof, sugarcane leaves, and bagasse, on account of 
certain injurious insects and diseases, except that importation will be allowed 
under permit of specific materials on condition that they have been or are 
to be so treated, processed, or manufactured that, in the judgment of the 
Department, their entry will involve no pest risk. 
Citrus nursery stock. — Quarantine No. 19, effective January 1, 1915, revised, 
effective September 1, 1934 : Forbids the importation from all foreign localities 
and countries of all citrus nursery stock, including buds and scions, on account 
of the citrus canker and other dangerous citrus diseases. The term "citrus", 
as used in this quarantine, includes all plants belonging to the tribe Citrinae. 
Indian corn or maize and related plants. — Quarantine No. 24, effective July 1, 
1916, as amended effective April 1, 1917, and April 23, 1917: Forbids the im- 
portation from southeastern Asia (including India, Siam, Indochina, and 
China), Malayan Archipelago, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippine 
Islands, Taiwan (Formosa), Japan, and adjacent .islands, in the raw or un- 
manufactured state, of seed and all other portions of Indian corn or maize 
(Zea mays L.) and the closely related plants, including all species of Teosinte 
(Euchlaena), Job's tears (Coix), Polytoca, Chionachne, and Sclerachne, on 
account of the downy mildews and Physoderma diseases of Indian corn, except 
that Indian corn or maize may be imported under permit and upon compliance 
with the conditions prescribed in the regulations of the Secretary of Agri- 
culture. 
Citrus fruits. — Quarantine No. 28, effective August 1, 1917: Forbids the 
importation from eastern and southeastern Asia (including India, Siam, 
Indochina, and China), the Malayan Archipelago, the Philippine Islands, 
Oceania (except Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand), Japan (.including 
Taiwan (Formosa) and other islands adjacent to Japan), and the Union of 
South Africa, of all species and varieties of citrus fruits, on account of the 
citrus canker, except that oranges of the mandarin class (including satsuma 
and tangerine varieties) may be imported under permit and upon compliance 
with the conditions prescribed in the regulations of the Secretary of Agri- 
culture. 
Sweetpotato and yam. — Quarantine No. 29, effective January 1, 1918 : Forbids 
the importation for any purpose of any variety of sweetpotatoes and yams 
(Ipomoea batatas and Dioscorea spp.), from all foreign countries and localities, 
on account of the sweetpotato weevils (Cylas spp.) and the sweetpotato 
scarabee (Euscepes batatae). 
Banana plants. — Quarantine No. 31, effective April 1, 1918: Forbids the im- 
portation for any purpose of any species or variety of banana plants (Musa 
spp.), or portions thereof, from all foreign countries and localities, on account of 
the banana-root borer (Cosmopolites sordidus). This quarantine places no re- 
strictions on the importation of the fruit of the banana. (For restrictions on 
the entry of the fruit of the banana see quarantine 56.) 
Bamboo. — Quarantine No. 34, effective October 1, 1918 : Forbids the importa- 
tion for any purpose of any variety of bamboo seed, plants, or cuttings thereof 
capable of propagation, including all genera and species of the tribe Bambuseae, 
from all foreign countries and localities, on account of dangerous plant diseases, 
including the bamboo smut (Ustilago shiraiana) . This quarantine order does 
not apply to bamboo timber consisting of the mature dried culms or canes which 
are imported for fishing rods, furniture making, or other purposes, or to any 
kind of articles manufactured from bamboo, or to bamboo shoots cooked or 
otherwise preserved. 
Nursery stock, plants, and seeds. — Quarantine No. 37, effective June 1, 1919: 
Forbids, except as provided in the rules and regulations supplemental thereto, 
revised effective December 22, 1930, and amended effective January 14, 1935, the 
importation of seeds, nursery stock, and other plants and plant products capable 
of propagation from all foreign countries and localities on account of certain 
injurious insects and fungous diseases. Under this quarantine the following 
plant products may be imported without restriction when free from sand, soil, 
or earth, unless covered by special quarantine or other restrictive orders : Plant 
products imported for medicinal, food, or manufacturing purposes, and field, 
vegetable, and flower seeds, except seeds of Lathyrus and Vicia. Cut flowers 
from the Dominion of Canada are also allowed entry without permit. The 
entry of the following nursery stock and other plants and seeds is permitted 
under permit : 
