158 BUREAU OF PLANT QUARANTINE [January-March, 
not only from foreign countries, but also from any other Department of Greece, 
Exceptionally, the importation of cottonseed is permitted by scientific establish- 
ments for scientific purposes and after being subjected to proper disinfection. 
(Decree of Feb. 20, 1931.) 
Within the term "duly disinfected" in article 1 may be included vacuum 
disinfection with carbon disulphide or hydrocyanic acid gas, provided that 
the disinfection is effected in accordance with the rules of the exporting country 
and is deemed efficacious, (Letter from the chief, section of phytopathology, 
Ministry of Agriculture of Greece to the Bureau of Plant Quarantine, Apr. 
14, 1932. i 
B.P.Q.— 34S. January 12, 1933. 
PLANT QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF CHILE 
This summary of the plant quarantine restrictions of the Republic of Chile 
has been prepared for the information of nurserymen, plant quarantine officials, 
and others interested in the exportation of plants and plant products to that 
country. 
The summary was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector 
of the Bureau of Plant Quarantine, from his translations of the original text 
of Decree-Law No. 177, of December 31, 1924, on the application of provisions 
concerning the phytosanitary police (Decreto-ley sobre aplicacion de las dis- 
posiciones relativas a la Policia Sanitaria Vegetal) ; section 1 of Decree 
No. 105, of February 11, 1925, regulating Decree-Law No. 177 on phytosanitary 
police (Reglamento del decreto-ley sobre Policia Sanitaria Vegetal) ; and 
subsequent decrees promulgated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry 
of Chile (Ministerio de Agricultura e Industria), and reviewed by the Servicio 
de Sanidad Vegetal of that Ministry. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and 
complete up to the time of preparation, but it is not intended to be used inde- 
pendently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts of the decrees, and it 
is not to be interpreted as legally authoritative. The decrees themselves should 
be consulted for the exact text. 
Lee A. Stbong, 
Chief of Bureau. 
Basic Law 
The law of phytosanitary police, Decree-Law No. 177, of December 31, 1924, 
effective February 1, 1925, declares (art. 1) that weeds, injurious animals, and 
in general, diseases of cryptogamic or animal origin will be deemed plant pests 
and will be the objects of sanitary measures. Article 2 provides for the intro- 
duction of plants, cuttings, seeds, fruits, or any other plant product only 
through authorized ports. Article 3 provides that such plants and plant prod- 
ucts offered for importation shall be inspected in the customs by the phytosan- 
itary service (Servicio de Sanidad Vegetal), and in case they are infected or 
are suspected of being infected any of the following measures may be ordered : 
Disinfection, quarantine, return to point of departure, confiscation, or de- 
struction. 
Importation Peohibited 
Seeds, plants, or parts thereof, if infested by any of the diseases or insects 
named in Decree No. 105, article 5, a and b. (See p. 160.) 
Rooted grapevines from any source. (Decree No. 105, art. 5, d, and Decree 
No. 2921, May 27, 1929. See p. 160.) 
Peach trees from the United States. (Decree No. 105. art. 5, e.) 
Plants with soil. (Decree No. 105, art. 5, f. See p. 160.) 
Bulbs, tubers, or roots infested with injurious parasites. (Decree No. 105, 
art. 5, g. See p. 160.) 
Fresh plant products capable of introducing fruit flies. (Decree No. 105, 
art. 5. 1). and Decree No. 12, Sept. 4, 1930. See p. 160.) 
Fruits infested with Aspidiotus pemiciosus or Diaspis pentagona. (Decree 
No. 105, art. 5, i. See p. 160.) 
Corn on the cob and broomcorn. (Decree No. 2526, Aug. 28, 1928. See p. 161.) 
Potatoes. (Decree No. 130, Apr. 28, 1931. See p. 163.) 
