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SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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(a) (i) True bulbs, corms, aud tubers, when dormant, except for storage 
growth, aud when free from soil, aud (ii) single dahlia tubers or small dahlia 
root divisions when free from stems, cavities, and soil. Dahlia tubers, other 
than single tubers or small root divisions meeting these conditions, require cer- 
tification. 
(b) (i) Cut orchids, (//) orchid plants, when growing exclusively in Osmunda 
fiber, (it/) Osmunda fiber, osmundine, or orchid peat (Osmunda cinnamomea, 
and 0. claytoniana). 
(c) (/) Floral designs or "set pieces," including wreaths, sprays, casket covers, 
and all formal florists' designs ; bouquets aud cut flowers not so prepared are 
not exempted; (ii) trailing arbutus, or Mayflower (Epigaea repens), when free 
from soil or primary roots, and wheu shipped during the period between October 
16 and June 14, inclusive. 
(d) (/) Herbarium specimens, when dried, pressed, and treated, and when 
so labeled on the outside of each container of such materials, (ii) balsam pil- 
lows, when composed of balsam needles only, (Hi) mushroom spawn, in brick, 
flake, or pure culture form, (iv) banana stalks, wheu crushed, dried, and 
shredded. 
(e) (i) Sheet moss (Calliergon schribcri and Thuridium recognitum), (ii) 
resurrection plant or birds'-nest moss (Selaginella lepidophylla) , (Hi) sphag- 
num moss, bog moss, or peat moss (Sphagnaceae) , (iv) dyed moss, when heat 
treated and appropriately labeled. 
(2) No restrictions are placed on the interstate movement of nursery and 
ornamental stock imported from foreign countries wheu reshipped from the port 
of entry in the unopened original container and labeled as to each container 
with a copy certificate of the country from which it was exported, a statement 
of the general nature and quantity of the contents, the name and address of the 
consignee, and the country and locality where grown. 
(3) No restrictions are placed on the interstate movement between October 16 
and June 14, inclusive, of cut flowers, soil-free aquatic plants, and of portions of 
plants without roots and free from soil (such as branches, twigs and scions of 
trees and shrubs, and Christmas trees). 
(4) No certificate or permit will be required for the interstate movement 
of nursery and ornamental stock when transported by a common carrier on a 
through bill of lading either from an area not under regulation through a 
regulated area, or from a regulated area through a nonregulated area to another 
regulated area, except that a certificate is required between June 15 and 
October 15 for interstate movement of cut flowers, aquatic plants, and of 
portions of plants without roots and free from soil (such as branches, twigs, 
and scions of trees and shrubs, and Christmas trees) from the main regu- 
lated areas to Brewer and Waterville, Maine ; Brighton. Buffalo, Hornell. Mount 
Morris, Rochester, and Watertown. and the town of Hornellsville, Steuben 
County, N. Y.. or to other regulated parts of Erie. Jefferson, and Livingston 
Counties. N. Y. : Columbus, Coshocton. Mansfield. Newark, and Toledo, Ohio, 
or to other regulated parts of Licking and Richland Counties, Ohio; Burling- 
ton, Vt. ; and Parkersburg and Wheeling. W. Va. No restrictions are placed on 
the interstate movement between June 15 and October 15 of cut flowers, aquatic 
plants, and of portions of plants without roots and free from soil (such as 
branches, twigs, and scions of trees and shrubs, and Christmas trees) from 
Brewer and Waterville. Maine: Brighton. Buffalo, Hornell, Mount Morris, 
Rochester, and Watertown. and the town of Hornellsville. Steuben County, 
N. Y., or from other regulated parts of Erie. Jefferson, and Livingston Counties, 
N. Y. ; Columbus. Coshocton. Mansfield. Newark, and Toledo. Ohio, or from 
Other regulated parts of Licking and Richland Counties, Ohio; Burlington, Vt. ; 
and Parkersburg and Wheeling, W. Ya. 
J{. Conditions governing the issuance of certificates and permits. — For the pur- 
pose of certification of nursery and ornamental stock, nurseries, greenhouses, 
and other premises concerned in the movement of such stock will be classified 
as follows : 
(5) Class I. — Nurseries, greenhouses, and other premises Concerned in the 
movement of nursery and ornamental stock on or within approximately 500 feet 
of which no infestation has been found may be classified as class I. Upon com- 
pliance with the requirements of paragraph (Hi of this regulation, nursery 
and ornamental stock may be certified by the Inspector for shipment from 
such premises without further inspection, and without meeting the safeguards 
prescribed as a condition of interstate shipment of plants originating in 
nurseries or greenhouses of class III. 
