190 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct.-Dec. 
Special Quarantines 
restrictions on the importation of potatoes 
Potatoes from all sources except Great Britain and Ireland: The act of the 
committee of agriculture, no. 34, of April 28, 1930, prohibits the importation of 
potatoes susceptible to the wart disease, Synchytrivm cudobiotUum. from what- 
ever source. This is based upon the Official List of Varieties of Potatoes, with 
their synonyms, immune from and susceptible to wart disease, published under 
the authority of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, in England. 
GRADING REQUIRED OF APPLES FROM THE UNITED STATES 
As applying to the Channel Islands, the act of the committee of agriculture, 
no. 35, of July 24, 1930. places the same restrictions upon the importation of 
apples from the United States as are imposed by the Importation of Raw Apples 
Order of June 21, 1930, of England and Wales. (See pp. 5 and 6.) 
IMPORTATION OF PEAT PROHIBITED 
The act of the committee of agriculture of April 6, 1935. prohibits the impor- 
tation of peat of any kind, moss litter, and leafinold from all sources, except 
the product called "bacterized peat" from England and Scotland, under certifica- 
tion as to its character. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, STATES OF THE ISLAND OF GUERNSEY 
Basic Legislation 
[Destructive Insects and Pests Acts 1877 to 1927 of Great Britain] 
Summary 
importation prohibited 
Potatoes (Solatium tuberosum L.) : Importation from United States, Canada, 
European France, and European Belgium prohibited to prevent the introduction 
of the Colorado potato beetle (Leptiuotarsa decemlineata Say). (Ordinance 
no. IX, Feb. 15, 1936, art. 3. See p. 22.) 
Plants of sugar beet and mangold (Beta vulgaris L.) : Importation prohibited 
from any country except Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Irish Free State,. 
Isle of Man, Island of Jersey, Island of Alderney, or any other of the islands, 
to prevent the introduction of virus diseases of those plants. (Ordinance no. 
IX. Feb. 15, 1936. art. 4. See p. 23.) 
Raw vegetables: The importation of raw vegetables grown in European 
France or European Belgium is prohibited, to prevent the introduction of the 
Colorado potato beetle (Leptiuotarsa decemlineata Say). (Ordinance no. IX, 
1936, art. 6 (1).) 
Cider apples grown in European France or European Belgium: Importation 
into Guernsey prohibited. (Ordinance IX, art. 7 (2).) 
Grapevines (Vitis spp.) : Importation prohibited of grapevines and stocks,. 
cuttings, and scions thereof: Provided, That any person desiring to introduce a 
now variety of grape into Guernsey may apply to the Royal Court for a permit. 
The court may authorize importation under prescribed conditions. Precaution 
against the phylloxera of grapevines. (Ordinance of Sept. 30, 1935. See p. 25.) 
Agricultural and horticultural products of the soil (including seeds and plants, 
fruits, and vegetables) : Importation directly or indirectly from Belgium and 
France prohibited, to prevent the introduction of the Colorado potato beetle 
(Leptiuotarsa decemlineata Say). (Ordinance no. XXIV, Aug. 31, 1931, as 
supplemented by Ordinance no. III. Jan. 20. 1936.) 
Gooseberry (Rides spp.) : Importation of gooseberry bushes and cuttings 
prohibited in any manner or by any route, to prevent the introduction of 
gooseberry mildew (Sphaerothcea mors-uvae (Schw.) Berk and Curt). (Ordi- 
nance no. XIV, Oct. 5, 1931.) 
Hay, straw, and litter : Importation prohibited into the islands of Sark, Herm, 
and Jethou from the continent of Europe (except from Norway, Sweden, or the 
island of Gottland), Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Morocco, 
