150 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct.-Dec. 
Seed of all kinds, except Trifolium alexandrinum and fresh or forced fruits 
from countries not infested with San Jose scale (Aspidiotus perniciosus) . (De- 
cree of July 26, 1932. See p. 8.) 
Vegetables consisting exclusively of aerial parts of plants in a living or fresh 
condition, such as artichokes, eggplants, string beans, faba beans, peas, peppers, 
tomatoes, etc. ; garlic, onions, and shallots whose steins are thoroughly dried ; 
such vegetables as cardoons, celery, cabbages, cauliflowers, cress, lettuce, lainb's- 
lettuce, parsley, etc., if deprived of their roots ; natural cut flowers ; and mush- 
room spawn : Importation unrestricted. (Decree of January 29, 1892, as amended. 
See art. 6, p. 5.) 
General Regulations 
phylloxera restrictions 
[Decree of January 29, 1892, as amended by those of December 24, 1903 ; December 10, 
1906 ; March 15, 1924 ; and July 5, 1924] 
Importation Prohibited 
Article 1. The importation from any source is prohibited of grape stocks, 
plants, cuttings, layers, and slips with or without roots, even leaves used as 
wrappers, covers, or packing; wine or table grapes, grape marc, or refuse of 
the grapevine, used props and supports, vegetable manure, plant composts, 
manures, vegetable molds, and pozzolanas (a base of Roman cement). (As 
modified by the decree of December 24, 1903.) 
Importation Unrestricted 
Art. 2. Commercial fertilizers such as .guanos, phosphates, dried night soil, 
salts of sodium and potassium, sulphate of ammonia, powdered phosphate of 
lime, superphosphate, woolen rags, bones, oilcake, gypsum, ashes, lime, marl, 
dried and fresh blood, and similar fertilizers composed of animal or mineral 
materials are not included in the prohibition of article 1. (As amended by the 
decree of December 24, 1903.) 
Freedom From Earth, Shipper's Declaration, and Phylloxera Certificate Required 
Art. 3. Rooted plants of all kinds, subterranean stems, tubers, bulbs, offshoots, 
suckers, rhizomes, and in general, all subterranean parts of plants in a live 
condition, may not be imported unless free from earth and accompanied by a 
shipper's declaration of origin and attestation of the competent authority of the 
country of origin affirming: 
(a) That they proceed from ground separated from any grapevine by a space 
of at least 20 meters or by an obstacle to the roots deemed sufficient by the 
competent authority; 
(b) That that ground contains no grapevines; 
(c) That no depository for that plant has been made there; 
(d) That if there had been phylloxerated grapevines in the ground, radical 
extirpation had been effected by repeated toxic applications as well as inspec- 
tions for 3 years, thus insuring the complete destruction of the pest and of the 
grapevine roots. 
Phylloxera Certificate not Required for Potatoes, Siveetpotatoes, or Artichokes 
Art. 3 (continued). This certification is not required for potatoes (Solanum 
tuberosum), sweetpotatoes (Ipomoea batatas), or artichokes (Helianthus tuber- 
osus), but if they are not free from earth they may enter only after having 
been washed under customs supervision in the care and at the expense of the 
importer. (As amended by the decree of July 5, 1924.) 
Authorized Ports of Entry 
Art. 4. The plants listed in article 3, paragraph 1, which must be accom- 
panied by a certificate of origin, may be imported into Tunisia by sea or land. 
By sea, they may be imported only through the ports of Bizerte, Tunis, Sousse, 
Sfax, and Gabes. By land, importation is authorized through the customhouses 
and Ghardimaou and Rhilane, but in these two cases verification is made at 
