1939] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS I53 
Importation of Cottonseed Pkohibited 
[Decree of February 12, 1925] 
Article 1. The importation into Tunisia is prohibited of cottonseed from any 
country except Algeria. 
Art. 2. To be admitted for importation, cottonseed of Algerian origin must 
be accompanied by a shipper's declaration indicating the quantity, variety, and 
property of origin of the seeds. 
Art. 3. The Director-General of Agriculture, Commerce, and Colonization, 
and of Finance, are charged, each in that which concerns him, with the execu- 
tion of the present decree. 
Coloring of Imported Alfalfa Seeds Required 
[Decree of October 9, 1933] 
Abticxe 1. The entry, transit, or placing in bonded warehouse of alfalfn seed 
proceeding from a foreign country is to be permitted only on condition that it 
be colored red in the proportion of 5 percent in the manner indicated below, 
namely, as prescribed in article 1 of the French decree of July 5, 1933: 
(a) Preparation of the coloring solution. — Dissolve 100 gm. of commercially 
pure rhodamine in 2 liters <>f denatured alcohol; filter if necessary (solution 
A). Dissolve, in addition. 12 gm. of caustic potash in 1 liter of denatured 
alcohol (solution B). Prepare a warm mixture of 20 gm. of stearic acid with 
1 liter of denatured alcohol (C). 
Mix solutions A and B, then pour into the solution thus obtained the hot 
emulsion C ; shake, and add denatured alcohol to make 10 liters. 
(h) Staining the sec 1 -?,. — Spread 10 kg. of seeds in a rather thin layer in -a 
vessel with flat rims and spray the seeds with 1 liter of the coloring solution. 
Stir the mixture regularly, renewing the surface with a stick or ladle under a 
light current of air until dry. 
Art. 2. The drawing of s.-imples in customs for the certification of the arti- 
ficial coloring of alfalfa seeds will be effected by following the procedure pre- 
scribed by the French order of March 10, 1C08, modified by that of October 10, 
1S28. 
Sampling of Alfalfa Seeds 
[Order of the French Minister of Agriculture, March 10, 1908] 
Article 1. Alfalfa seeds declared for importation into Tunisia shall be sub- 
ject, prior to their removal from customs, and at the expense of the importers, 
to an examination to determine whether they contain dodder seeds. 
Art. 2. Collection of fees. 
Arts. 3 to 10 relate to the method of sampling and ana! 
PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PLANT QUARANTINE 
ACT 
According to reports received by the Bureau during the period October 1 to 
December 31, 1938, penalties have recently been Imposed by the proper authori- 
ties for violations of the Plant Quarantine Act, as follows: 
GYPSY MOTH AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH QUARANTINE 
In the case of the United States v. Railway Express Agency, in receiving 
for transportation from Worcester, Mass., to a* point outside of the regulated 
area, of two cartons containing birch logs, without certification, the defendant 
pleaded guilty and was fined $50. 
white pine blister rust quarantine 
In the case of the United States v. Carl A. linns, n, doing business under the 
firm name of Carl A. Hansen Nursery. Brookings, S. Dak., Cor the interstate 
shipment of currant bushes without attaching the control-area permit required 
by the regulations, Mr. Hansen was lined $25 on each of four counts. 
