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(a) Citrus fruits coming from the United States of North America, except those 
from Louisiana and Texas, provided each fruit is individual^ wrapped in paper, 
and all the fruit is packed in crates. 
(b) Sour lemons, that is, those so-called French lemons, coming from Italy and 
Spain, provided they comply with the above requirements, and, besides, are accom- 
panied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the official authorities stating 
that they are free from insects. 
EUROPEAN CORN BORER 
Art. 7. To prohibit the importation of broomcorn plants (Holcus) or parts 
thereof, raw material used for the manufacture of brooms, unless accompanied by 
an official certificate stating that they have been fumigated or treated with steam, 
or otherwise treated in an adequate manner so as to kill the insect known as 
Pyrausta nubilalis and other insects. 
In the same manner, the importation of the roots of zacaton or broom grass, 
raw material used in the manufacture of brushes, is prohibited, unless it is dry, 
perfectly clean, and has been sulfured. 
PINK BOLLWOEM 
Art. 8. To prohibit the importation of cottonseed, cottonseed hulls, raw 
cotton, and of cloth which has been used to cover bales of any class of cotton 
(Gossypium) unless coming from those areas in the United States of North 
America not infested with the insect known as the "pink bollworm" (Pectinophora 
gossypiella) . 
From the regulated areas of that country they will be allowed only when accom- 
panied by a certificate of the United States Department of Agriculture, stating 
that they have complied with the requirements necessary for interstate movement. 
The importation of raw cotton from other countries is allowed only when accom- 
panied by an authorized official certificate stating that it has been properly fumi- 
gated so as to kill the stages of said insect. 
The products mentioned in the first paragraph of this article are not allowed 
into the Isle of Pines, even when coming from Cuba, without a permit issued by the 
Secretary of Agriculture; said permit will also be necessary to import into Cuba 
cottonseed coming from the Isle of Pines. 
JAPANESE BEETLE 
Art. 9. To prohibit the importation of the following products from the regu- 
lated areas of the United States of North America, infested with the Japanese 
beetle (Popillia japonica) : 
(a) During the period comprised between the 15th of June and the 15th of 
October: Fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, and plants. 
(b) Permanently: Nursery stock, including dahlia bulbs, but no other classes 
of bulbs. 
This prohibitive measure shall not apply to any of the enumerated products, 
when accompanied b}^ an official phytosanitary certificate issued in accordance with 
the requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture for interstate 
movement. 
POTATO RESTRICTIONS 
Art. 10. To prohibit the importation of potatoes, except those coming from 
the United States of North America, Canada, Spain, Canary Islands, and Bermuda, 
which must be accompanied correspondingly by an official phytosanitary certifi- 
cate issued by the proper authority of the country of origin. (See also Seed 
Potatoes, p. 11.) 
BANANA PLANTS 
Art. 11. To prohibit the importation, from all countries, of the banana plant, 
or portions thereof, and of all plants of the genus Musa. 
TOMATO AND PEPPER SEED 
Art. 12. To prohibit the importation of tomato and pepper seed, except that 
coming from the United States of North America if accompanied by an official 
phytosanitary certificate, stating that the seed has been properly disinfected by a 
process that will kill the organism causing "bacterial spot" (Bacterium vesicatorium) 
and "bacterial canker" (Aplanobacter miphiganense) . 
