190 BUKK.U' OF PLANT QTAIIANTINE [April-Juri« 
The Federal Minister of Nourishment and Agriculture ran permil excep- 
tions to this prohibition. 
The unrestricted transit through Germany of the above-named plants under 
customs supervision is permitted. (Order of March 28. 1929; ReichsgesetzbL 
1:15, 1929, p. 8.S. Decree of September 30, 1932; ReichsgesetzbL 1:68, 1932, 
p. 492.) 
Importation of Fresh Cherries Restrk iii> 
The importation of fresh cherries attacked or suspected of being attacked 
by the maggot of the cherry fly (Rhagoletis cerasi L.) is prohibited until fur- 
ther notice. Shipments of this fruit must be accompanied by a certificate of 
origin issued by the communal authorities of the place of origin and by a 
sanitary certificate issued by a competent official of the plant protection 
service of the country of origin, vouching for the freedom of the fruit from 
the maggot of the cherry fruit liy. Shipments will ba inspected at the port of 
entry. Transit shipment through Germany under customs supervision is per- 
mitted. (Decree of April 27, 1929, ReichsgesetzbL I, 1929, p. 92.) 
Importation must be made through authorized ports. (Decree of April 27, 
1929; Deutscher Reichsanzeiger and Preussischer Staatsanzeiger. No. 104, 
May 6, 1929, and later orders.) 
Importation of Coniferous Plants Restricted 
The entry of coniferous plants of the following genera is prohibited until 
further notice: Abies (fir), Picea (spruce), Pinus (pint >. Pseudotsuga, and 
Tsuga, or parts thereof. 
The entry of other coniferous plants will not be allowed unless they are 
packed separately or mixed with each other, and unless the invoice is accom- 
panied by a certificate issued by a competent official of the plant protection 
service of the country of origin, affirming, in the German language, that the 
shipment covered by the certificate has been thoroughly inspected by him and 
found free from plants of the above-mentioned genera or of parts thereof. The 
Minister of Nourishment and Agriculture can permit exceptions to this prohi- 
bition. Transit shipment under customs supervision is permitted. (Decree of 
June 3, 1930, Reichsgesetzblatt I, no. 20, 1930, p. 188.) 
(The phrase " The entry of other coniferous plants will not be allowed unless 
they are packed separately or mixed with each other " is understood to mean 
that coniferous plants, other than those named above, will not be permitted 
entry unless those of a single genus are packed by themselves, or unless those 
of several genera, other than those named above, are packed together. In 
other words, coniferous plants of the genera above named, and nonconiferous 
plants, may not be included in any shipment of coniferous plants offered for 
importation under the provisions of this decree.) 
Importation of Flower Bulbs and Corms Restricted 
The entry of flower bulbs and corms is not allowed, unless each shipment 
is accompanied by a certificate issued by a competent official of the plant 
protection service of the country of origin, affirming, in the German language, 
that the shipment has been thoroughly inspected by him and found free from 
the following plant diseases or insect pests: Yellow disease (Pseudomonas hya- 
cinth!)), Sclerotinia rot (Sclerotinia bulborum), black rot of bulbs (Sclerotium 
tuliparum), fire disease (Botrytis [parasitica] tulipae), Penicillium rot (Peni- 
cillium sp.), eelworm disease of bulbs (Tylenchus [hyaciiithi] dipsaci), greater 
and lesser narcissus flies (Mcrodon spp. and Eumerus spp.), bulb mite (Rhizo- 
glyphus echiruxpus). 
Transit shipment through Germany under customs supervision is permitted. 
(Decree of July 7, 1930; Reichsgesetzblatt I, no. 24, 1930, p. 204.) 
Importation of Azalea Indica Restricted 
The entry of azaleas {Azalea indica) is not allowed, unless each shipment is 
accompanied by a certificate in the German language and in that of the country 
of origin, issued by a competent official of the plant protection service of the 
country of origin, attesting that the shipment has been thoroughly inspected by 
