98 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct.-Dec. 
the importation of cheesecloth that has been used to cover tobacco fields, and 
Decree No. 1201, which restricts the importation of seed potatoes. 
PERMIT REQUIRED 
A permit to import fruits, vegetables, plants or parts thereof, including stocks 
and seeds, must be secured from the Division of Plant Sanitation 10 days previous 
to the date of shipment, unless such products are specifically excepted from this 
requirement in the regulations. (The list of exceptions will be found in article 3.) 
PROHIBITED 
All classes of fruit from Texas. (Art. 4.) 
Corn on the cob from all countries. (Art. 5.) 
Citrus fruit with a few exceptions, such as Arizona, California, and Florida. 
(Art. 6.) 
Potatoes from most countries. United States excepted. (Art. 10.) 
Banana plants, Musa spp., from all countries. (Art. 11.) 
Tomato and pepper seed from all countries except the United States. (Art. 
12.) 
RESTRICTED 
A phytosanitary inspection certificate is required in connection with the 
importation of: 
Garden seeds, papaya, and flower seeds. (Art. 3 (c).) 
Fruits coming from the Chilean province of Coquimbo and south of it. 
(Art. 3 (f).) 
Lily bulbs from Bermuda. (Art. 3 (h).) 
Sour lemons from Italy and Spain. (Art. 6 (b).) 
Broomcorn plants or parts thereof used in the manufacture of brooms. 
(Art. 7.) 
Zacaton roots used in the manufacture of brushes. (Art. 7.) 
Cottonseed, cottonseed hulls, raw cotton, and cloth which has been used to 
cover bales of any class of cotton coming from the areas in the United 
States infested with pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) . (Art. 8.) 
Nursery stock, including dahlia bulbs, throughout the year, and fruits, vege- 
tables, cut flowers, and plants from June 15 to October 15, coming from 
areas in the United States infested with the Japanese beetle. (Art. 9 (a) 
and (b).) 
Potatoes, sweetpotatoes, and other tubers, fresh peas, peanuts in the shell, 
seed cotton, raw cotton, cottonseed, and sod coming from areas in the United 
States infested with the white-fringed beetle (Pantomorus leucoloma and 
Pantomorus peregrinus) . (Art. 13.) 
UNRESTRICTED 
Walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, chestnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, husked rice, 
beans, lima beans, chickpeas, peas, and edible grains of all kinds, and coffee 
beans coming from any country. (Art. 3 (c).) 
Fruits and vegetables for consumption from the United States when free from 
pests and not specifically prohibited. (Art. 3 (b) .) 
General Regulations 
[Decree No. 2745, October 4, 1940] 
The preamble cites the authority for vesting plant-quarantine measures, such 
as inspection of imported foreign plants and plant products, control of diseases 
and insects injurious to Cuban agriculture, and the control of the movement of 
infested plants and plant products, in the Department of Agriculture. It calls 
attention to the desirability of combining all regulations dealing with plant-quar- 
antine problems in a single decree. 
On the advice of the Secretary of Agriculture, the President of the Republic 
resolves to modify the Presidential Decree No. 740, dated May 10, 1929, so that 
it may read as follows: 
PERMIT 
Article 1. The importation of fruits, vegetables, and plants or parts thereof, 
including stocks and seeds, must be previously authorized by the Division of 
