118 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGBICUI/TUBE, I 
D9BPH HON OF SPKCIAL-PI KMIT AND DKPARTMF.NTAL PLANT MATERIAL 
As in previous years, all plants li andei special permit have 
Inspected al ports of entry designated for such material. A record of material 
Imported under special permit Is presented in table 31. The majority of 
special permit importations have been, as In former years. Inspected at W 
ton, J >. C, and these, together with departmental importations and distributions 
from Washington, including domestic plants entering and Leaving the District 
ombia, are inspected and certified for shipment at the Department In 
Hod house, In the nursery, or In freight, express, or post offices. A summary of 
the Inspections made at Washington, I >. C, Is given In table 44. 
: ■ 44. 
Summary of plants and plant products offered for inspection in the 
i> strict of Columbia, fiscal year 19S6 
Material inspected 
Lots of seeds (departmental) 
Plants, cuttings, bulbs, roots, rhizomes, etc. (depart- 
mental) 
Uaneotu unclassified material, other than plants 
and seeds (departmental) 
Shipments of plants under regulation 14, Quarantine 
Xo. A7 'commercial) 
Shipments of plants and plant products under rt 
tions3and 15, Quarantine Xo. 37 (commercial) 
Containers of domestic plants other than depart- 
mental (mail, express, freight, and truck) 
Shipments of plants by private individuals 
Interceptions of plants and plant products at Wash- 
ington. D. C. 
Intprceptions of plants and plant products referred to 
Washington, D. C 
Parcels of cotton samples referred to Washington, D. C. 
Foreign 
5,275 
16,200 
180 
1,606 
7C7 
1.1S9 
21.928 
Domes- 
tic 
6,089 
276, 218 
83 
10, 151 
3,502 
Fumi- 
gated 
4,079 
4,623 
88 
315 
290 
n 
403 
•::. 128 
Other- 
treated 
617 
1 
150 
95 
8 
. 
50« 
Infest- 
insects 
448 
i 321 
4 
436 
97 
14 
45 
M 
168 
Infect- 
ed with 
UamNi 
71 
I 153 
4 
337 
42 
6 
19 
4 
37 
i Lots. 
INSPECTION OF PLANT-INTRODUCTION AND PROPAGATING GARDENS 
As heretofore, plants grown and distributed by the Bnrean of Plant Industry 
from its plant-introduction and propagating gardens were Inspected and certi- 
fied prior t<> shipment Plants shipped from Mandan, N. Dak., Coconut (".rove. 
i'i;i., and Chico, Calif., were inspected by officials of the States concerned, coop- 
erating with this Bureau. Those distributed from Savannah. 6a., were exam- 
ined by an Inspector of this Bureau. Table 45 Indicates the Dumber of plants 
inspected and certified for distribution. 
15. Plants, budstioks, cuttings, tubers, roots, and shipments 
' for distribution from plant introduction and propagating garden*, 
(986 
. .on 
Plants 
Bud- 
and roots 
Bhip- 
Station 
Bod- 
Moll, M : 
1 
7. 107 
r. 
in 
49 
1 
District of C 
N 
Total 
:. MB 
1 
837,618 
IB, 141 
7,829 
i\ I I i:< i PTIONS OF PROHIBITED AND RESTRI4 n D PI kNTS AND PI \M PRODUCTS 
The Inspection of ships, vehicles, cargo, baggage, ship and quarters, 
foreign mail at the maritime and Mexican-border ports resulted In the 
Interception of large quantities of prohibited and restricted plant material. 
Many of these Interceptions were found to harbor Insect pests and plant dia- 
; many others, while Bhowing DO int'e-t at ion or infeelion. must be emisid- 
