50 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Jan.-March 
(except Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand), Japan (including Taiwan 
(Formosa) and other islands adjacent to Japan), and the Union of South 
Africa, of all species and varieties of citrus fruits, on account of the citrus 
canker, except . that oranges of the mandarin class (including satsuma and 
tangerine varieties) may be imported under permit and upon compliance with 
the conditions prescribed in the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Sweetpotato and yam. — Quarantine No. 29, effective January 1, 1918 : Forbids 
the importation for any purpose of any variety of sweetpotatoes and yams 
(Ipomoea batatas and Dioscorea spp.), from all foreign countries and localities, 
on account of the sweetpotato weevils (Cylas spp.) and the sweetpotato scarabee 
(Euseepes batatae). 
Banana plants. — Quarantine No. 31, effective April 1, 1918: Forbids the impor- 
tation for any purpose of any species or variety of banana plants (Musa spp.), 
or portions thereof, from all foreign countries and localities, on account of the 
banana-root borer (Cosmopolites sordidns) . This quarantine places no restric- 
tions on the importation of the fruit of the banana. (For restrictions on the 
entry of the fruit of the banana see quarantine 56.) 
Bamboo. — Quarantine No. 34, effective October 1, 1918: Forbids the importa- 
tion for any purpose of any variety of bamboo seeds, plants, or cuttings thereof 
capable of propagation, including all genera and species of the tribe Bambuseae, 
from all foreign countries and localities, on account of dangerous plant diseases, 
including the bamboo smut {Ustilago shiraiana). This quarantine order does 
not apply to bamboo timber consisting of the mature dried culms or canes which 
are imported for fishing rods, furniture making, or other purposes, or to any 
kind of articles manufactured from bamboo, or to bamboo shoots cooked or 
otherwise preserved. 
Nursery stock, plants, and seeds. — Quarantine No. 37, effective June 1, 1919: 
Forbids, except as provided in the rules and regulations supplemental thereto, 
revised effective December 22, 1930, and amended effective January 14, 1935, the 
importation of seeds, nursery stock, and other plants and plant products capable 
of propagation from all foreign countries and localities on account of certain 
injurious insects and fungous diseases. Under this quarantine the following 
plant products may be imported without restriction when free from sand, soil, 
or earth, unless covered by special quarantine or other restrictive orders : Plant 
products imported for medicinal, food, or manufacturing purposes, and field, 
vegetable, and flower seeds, except seeds of Lathijrus and Vicia. Cut flowers 
from the Dominion of Canada are also allowed entry without permit. The 
entry of the following nursery stock and other plants and seeds is permitted 
under permit : 
Under regulation 3 : 
(1) Bulbs, corms, or root stock (pips) of the following genera: Lilium (lily), 
Convallaria (lily-of-the-valley), Hijacinthus (hyacinth). Tulipa (tulip), and 
"Crocus; and, until further notice, Chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow) , Galanthus 
(snowdrop), Scilla (squill), Fritillaria, Muscari (grape-hyacinth), Ixia, Eranthis 
(winter aconite), and Narcissus (daffodil and jonquil). 
(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 provi- 
sions of regulation 14 only. (Stocks of fruits or nuts may not be imported, 
under permit or otherwise.) 
(3) Rose stocks, including Manetti, Rosa multiflora (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. 
Importations from countries not maintaining inspection of nursery stock, 
other plants and parts of plants, including seeds, the entry of which is permissi- 
ble 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. 
