1932] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 123 
TERMINAL INSPECTION OF PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS 
ADDITIONAL PLANT INSPECTION PLACES IN CALIFORNIA 
Third Assistant Postmaster General, 
Washington, D. C, October 20, 19S2. 
Postmasters in the State of California are informed that provision has been 
made for the terminal inspection of plants and plant products at Sausalito and 
Mill Valley, and these places should, therefore, be added to the list of places 
within the State of California to which plants and plant products subject to 
terminal inspection may be sent by postmasters for inspection under the provisions 
of section 468, postal laws and regulations. 
F. A. TlLTON, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General. 
plants and plant products addressed to places in florida 
Third Assistant Postmaster General, 
Washington, November 2, 1932. 
Postmasters in the State of Florida are informed that the list of plants and 
plant products subject to terminal inspection in Florida has been modified to 
read as follows: 
"TREES, SHRUBS, AND VINES (EXCEPT SOFT-BODIED) OR ANY PART THEREOF 
"Note. — Shrubs and vines of a woody nature such as rose bushes, hibiscus, 
grape vines, blackberry vines, etc., are subject to inspection. Bedding plants 
(such as coleus and pansy), vegetable plants (such as cabbage and sweetpotato) , 
and strawberry plants, are not subject to inspection." 
Postmasters in the State of Florida shall be governed strictly by the provisions 
of paragraphs 3, 4, 5, and 6, section 468, Postal Laws and Regulations, in the 
treatment of all packages addressed for delivery at their respective offices, con- 
taining any plants or plant products above described, as subject to terminal 
inspection. 
Owing to the perishable character of plants and plant products, packages 
containing such matter must be given prompt attention. 
F. A. TlLTON, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
P. Q. C. A.— 283, Revised, Supplement No. 1. December 1, 1932. 
PLANT QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS OF CUBA— CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
SEED POTATOES 
Presidential Decree No. 1201, of August 26, 1932, prescribes the certification 
requirements for seed potatoes from Canada, Bermuda, Canary Islands, and the 
United States, offered for entry into Cuba. 
Art. 1. The importation of whole seed potatoes will be permitted only from 
Canada, Bermuda, Canary Islands, and the United States of North America, 
and only when accompanied by official documents issued by competent authorities, 
and visaed by the corresponding Cuban consul, in which their good sanitary 
condition as being found free from diseases and pests, and their character as being 
certified, which must be in accordance with the facts, are established, and attest- 
ing that the fields in which the potatoes were grown have been inspected at least 
twice during the development of the plants, and once when harvested, packed, 
and shipped, by inspectors appointed by the Government, State, or growers' 
associations designated by colleges of agriculture, according to the regulations 
established in the countries of origin of the said seed; each container to bear an 
official label on which is indicated the origin, variety, number of the certificate 
relating to their quality, identity of grower, and net weight of contents. 
Art. 2. That the varieties of whole seed potatoes known as "Bliss Triumph, 
Green Mountain, and Irish Cobbler," recommended by the Department of 
Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor, as most appropriate for growing in Cuba, 
shall be the only ones until further orders, which may be imported free of duty. 
