114 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct.-Dec. 
Disposal of infected plants • 
Article 4. All plants which on inspection are found to be infected with any 
virus, bacterial, fungous, or other disease, or harboring any insect pest, 
whether or not they are accompanied by a free-of-disease certificate, may be 
destroyed or reconsigued to their place of origin or be disinfected at the 
discretion of a plant inspector. If reexport is ordered it shall be effected within 
7 days of the issuance of the order. If exportation is not effected within the 
specified time the plants may be destroyed. All expenses incurred in the 
disinfection, destruction, or reexportation shall be paid by the importer. 
Importation of plants for special purposes 
Article 5. All plants included in the schedules to this order, which are re- 
quired for experimental or scientific purposes, may be imported into Pales- 
tine provided that the written permission of the Director of Agriculture and 
Forests to import such plants is obtained at least 7 days before the date 
of importation. The Director of Agriculture and Forests may grant or refuse 
permission to import such plants and, if he grants such permission, may attach 
such conditions as to quarantine and importation as he may think fit. 
Certification of nursery stock required 
Article 6. All plants intended for propagation and which are not included 
in the schedules to this order may be imported if they are accompanied by a 
certificate signed by an officer of the phytopathological service of the country 
of origin, stating that they are apparently free from disease or insect pests. 
(State or Federal certificates are acceptable. Letter of the Director of 
Agriculture and Forests, Jerusalem, Oct. 30, 1934.) 
Authorized ports of entry 
Article 6, continued. Importation of nursery stock shall be made only 
through the ports of Jaffa and Haifa and the railway stations at Gaza and 
Jerusalem. 
Importation of plants from Trans-Jordan not restricted 
Article 7. Plants that are the bona fide products of Trans-Jordan may be 
imported without restriction. 
Article 8. This order shall take effect 6 months after the date of publication 
in the Gazette, namely, September 8, 1934. 
schedule i 
Im porta t ion prohibited 
The importation of all plants in this schedule is prohibited: Provided, That 
the prohibition does not apply to preserved, dried, or compressed fruits or to 
mango seeds which are the bona fide products of Egypt. 
Organic manure and soil, except special potting soil, and manure and soil 
from Trans-Jordan. 
Annona spp., custard-apple. 
Cajanus indicus, pigeonpea. 
Carica papaya, papaya. 
Citrus spp.. other than citrus fruits 
from Cyprus, Egypt, and Syria. 
Ficus spp., fig. 
Gossypium, spp., cotton, but not includ- 
ing ginned cotton. 
Hibiscus spp., hibiscus, rosemallow. 
Jasminum spp., jasmine. 
Lycopersicum esculcntum, tomato. 
Mangifera spp., mango. 
Mclia azedarach, chinaberry. 
Morus spp., mulberry. 
Musa spp., banana. 
Palms, including dates and date palms. 
Pcrsca spp., avocado. 
Psidium gunjara, guava. 
Punica granatum, pomegranate. 
Pyrus spp., pear. 
Solatium melongena, eggplant. 
