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SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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Baja California, Mexico, of cottonseed (including seed cotton) of all species 
and varieties and cottonseed hulls. Seed cotton, cottonseed, and cottonseed hulls 
from the Imperial Valley may be entered under permit and regulation. 
Seeds of avocado or alligator pear. — Quarantine No. 12, effective February 
27, 1914 : Forbids the importation from Mexico and the countries of Central 
America of the seed of the avocado or alligator pear on account of the avocado 
weevil (Heilipus lauri). 
Sugarcane. — Quarantine No. 15, revised, effective October 1, 1934 : Prohibits 
the importation from all foreign countries and localities of canes of sugarcane, 
or cuttings or parts thereof, sugarcane leaves, and bagasse, on account of 
certain injurious insects and diseases of sugarcane, except that importation will 
be allowed under permit of specific materials on condition that they have been 
or are to be so treated, processed, or manufactured that, in the judgment of the 
Department, their entry will involve no pest risk. 
Citrus nursery stock. — Quarantine No. 19, revised, effective September 1, 1934 : 
Forbids the importation from all foreign localities and countries of all citrus 
nursery stock, including buds and scions, on account of the citrus canker and 
other dangerous citrus diseases. The term "citrus," as used in this quarantine, 
includes only plants belonging to the tribe Citrinae, subfamily Citratae, of the 
family Rutaceae. 
Indian corn or maize and related plants. — Quarantine No. 24, effective July 1, 
1916, as amended, effective April 1, 1917, and April 23, 1917 : Forbids the im- 
portation from southeastern Asia (including India, Siam, Indio-China. and 
China), Malayan Archipelago, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippine 
Islands, Taiwan (Formosa), Japan, and adjacent islands, in the raw or unman- 
ufactured state, of seed and all other portions of Indian corn or maize (Zea 
mays L. ) and the closely, related plants, including all species of Teosinte 
(Euchlaena), jobs-tears (Coix), Polytoca, Chionachne, and Sclerachne, on 
account of the downy mildews and Physoderma diseases of Indian corn, except 
that Indian corn or maize may be imported under permit and upon compliance 
with the conditions prescribed in the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Citrus fruits. — Quarantine No. 28, effective August 1, 1917 : Forbids the im- 
portation from eastern and southeastern Asia (including India, Siam, Indo- 
China, and China), the Malayan Archipelago, the Philippine Islands, Oceania 
(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 
(Enscepes 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 sordidus). 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 seed, 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 December 1. 1938, 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 
