38 PLANT QUARANTINE AND CONTROL ADMINISTRATION [April-June 
Regulation 3. Nursery Stock, Other Plants and Parts of Plants, Including 
Seeds, for Which a Permit Is Required 
The following nursery stock, other plants and parts of plants, including 
seeds, not including, however, such other plants and parts of plants as are 
named in Appendix A, which are governed by special quarantines and other 
restrictive orders now in force, nor such as may hereafter be made the subject 
of special quarantines, may be imported from countries which maintain 
inspection (Appendix B), under permit upon compliance with these regulations: 
(1) Bulbs, conns, or root stocks (pips) of the following genera: Lilium 
(lily), Convallaria (lily of the valley), Hyacinthus (hyacinth), Tulipa (tulip), 
and Crocus; and, until further notice, Chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow), Galan- 
thus (snowdrop), Scilla (squill), Fritillaria, Muscari (grape-hyacinth), Ixia, 
and Eranthis (winter aconite). 
(2) Cuttings, scions, and buds of fruits or nuts: Provided, That cuttings, 
scions, and buds of fruits or nuts may be imported from Asia, Japan, Philippine 
Islands, and Oceania (including Australia and New Zealand) under the pro- 
visions of regulation 14 only. (Stocks of fruits or nuts may not be imported, 
under permit or otherwise.) 
(3) Rose stocks, including Manetti, Rosa multi flora (brier rose), and R. 
rugosa. 
(4) Nuts, including palm seeds for growing purposes : Provided, That such 
nuts or seeds shall be free from pulp. 
(5) Seeds of fruit, forest, ornamental, and shade trees, seeds of deciduous 
and evergreen ornamental shrubs, and seeds of hardy perennial plants: Pro- 
vided, That such seeds shall be free from pulp: Provided further, That citrus 
seeds may be imported only through specified ports subject to disinfection as 
provided in regulation 9: Provided further, That mango seeds may not be im- 
ported under permit or otherwise, except from the countries of North America, 
Central America, and South America, and the West Indies, and that elm 
(Ulmus spp.) seeds may not be imported from Europe under permit or 
otherwise. 
Importations from countries not maintaining inspection of nursery stock, other 
plants and parts of plants, including seeds, the entry of which is permissible 
under this regulation, may be made under permit upon compliance with these 
regulations in limited quantities for public-service purposes only, but this 
limitation shall not apply to tree seeds. 
(6) Materials permitted entry under quarantine No. 56 for consumption 
purposes are authorized entry under this regulation for propagation. 
Regulation 7. Certification, Marking, Freedom from Sand, Soil, or Earth, 
and Approved Packing Material 
The importation of nursery stock and other plants and seeds from countries 
which maintain inspection will not be allowed unless the invoice is accompanied 
by an original certificate, and unless each container bears a copy certificate 
issued by a duly authorized official of the country from which it is exported* 
stating that the nursery stock and other plants and seeds covered by the 
certificate have been thoroughly inspected by him or under his direction at the 
time of packing, and found, or believed to be, free from injurious plant diseases 
and insect pests. 
Each certificate and copy certificate shall give the date of inspection, name 
of the grower or exporter, the district or locality and the country where grown, 
and a statement that the nursery stock and other plants and seeds have been in- 
spected by a duly authorized official and found, or believed to be, free from 
insect pests and plant diseases. The original certificate shall be signed and 
sealed by, and the copy certificate shall bear the seal and the actual or repro- 
duced signature of, a responsible inspection official of the country of origin. 
Lists of officials in foreign countries authorized to inspect nursery stock and 
other plants and seeds, giving their names and official designations, will be 
furnished to collectors of customs through the Secretary of the Treasury. 
Each case, box, or other container or covering of nursery stock and other 
plants and seeds offered for entry shall be plainly and correctly marked to 
show the number of the permit, the general nature and quantity of the con- 
tents, the district or locality and country where grown, the name and address 
of the exporter, and the name and address of the consignee: Provided, That 
