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fornia peppertree, and of eucalyptus; cuttings of greenhouse-grown woody plants 
when so labeled; and wood flour, pulverized wood, or ground wood sawdust 
when sifted through a screen of at least 30 meshes to the inch. 
§ 301.45a. Administrative instructions; articles exempted from restrictions. 
Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Chief of the Bureau of Entomology 
and Plant Quarantine by the second proviso of § 301.45, Chapter III, Title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations [Notice of Quarantine No. 45, on account of the 
gypsy moth and brown-tail moth], the following articles, the interstate movement 
of which is not considered to constitute a risk of moth dissemination, are exempted 
from the restrictions of the regulations of this quarantine, effective October 10, 
1941: 
Acacia cuttings (for ornamental use) {Acacia spp.). 
Banana stalks, when crushed, dried, and shredded. 
Birch slabs for use as post cards. 
Birch bark when waxed, polished, or otherwise treated to adequately elimi- 
nate all risk of transmitting infestation and when used in the manufacture 
of novelties. 
Box shooks, when newly manufactured and planed on four sides. 
Boxwood cuttings and branches (for ornamental use) (Buxus sempervirens) . 
Cable reels, when newly manufactured and empty. 
California peppertree cuttings and branches (for ornamental use) (Schinus 
molle). 
Clubmoss (sometimes called "ground pine") (Lycopodium spp.). 
Cuttings of woody plants that have been grown in the greenhouse through- 
out the year, when labeled on the outside of the container to show that 
the contents were greenhouse grown. 
Eucalyptus cuttings and branches (for ornamental use) (Eucalyptus globulus). 
Evergreen smilax (Smilax lanceolata) . 
Fuchsia (Fuchsia spp.). 
Galax (Galax aphylla). 
Geranium (Pelargonium spp.). 
Heather cuttings (for ornamental use) (Erica spp., Calluna spp.). 
Heliotrope (Heliotropium spp.). 
Herbarium specimens, when dried, pressed, and treated, and when so labeled 
on the outside of each container. 
Jerusalem-cherry (Solanum capsicastrum, S. pseudocapsicum, S. hendersoni). 
Leaves of deciduous or evergreen trees that have been treated or dyed. 
Mistletoe (Phoradendron jiavescens, Viscum album, etc.). 
Oregon huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum). 
Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) . 
Strawberry plants (Fragaria spp.). 
Trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens). 
Verbena (Verbena spp.). 
Wintergreen (Gaultheria spp., Pyrola spp.). 
Wood flour, pulverized wood, or ground wood sawdust, when processed by 
screening or sifting through a screen of at least 30 meshes per inch. (Issued 
under § 301.45.) 
All previous lists of exempted articles are superseded by these instructions. 
Done at Washington, D. C., this 2d day of October 1941. 
P. N. Annand, Chief. 
[Filed with the Division of the Federal Register October 8, 1941, 11:04 a. fn.; 6 F. R. 5131.1 
Instructions to Postmasters 
Post Office Department, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General, 
Washington, October 17, 1941. 
Referring to notice of Quarantine No. 45 of the United States Department of 
Agriculture on account of the gypsy moth and brown-tail moth, notice is given 
to postmasters in the regulated area, which includes the entire State of Rhode 
Island and parts of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts. New Hampshire, and 
Vermont, that, effective October 10, 1941, the following articles, the interstate 
movement of which is not considered to constitute a risk of moth dissemination, 
are exempted from the restrictions of the regulations of this quarantine: 
(For list of articles, see B. E. P. Q. 380 (6th revision), above.) 
