1933] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 295 
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, effective June 6, 1914: Forbids the importa- 
tion from all foreign countries of living canes of sugarcane, or cuttings or parts 
thereof, on account of certain injurious insects and fungous diseases. There are 
no Federal restrictions on the entry of such materials into Hawaii and Puerto 
Rico. 
Citrus nursery stock. — Quarantine No. 19, effective January 1, 1915, as modified 
effective July 1, 1932: 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 all plants belonging to the subfamily or tribe 
Citratae. 
European pines. — Quarantine No. 20, effective July 1, 1915: Forbids, on ac- 
count of the European pine-shoot moth (Evetria buoliana), the importation from 
all European countries and localities of all pines not already excluded by 
Quarantine No. 7. 
Indian com or maize and related plants. — Quarantine No. 24, effective July 1, 
1916, as amended effective April 1, 1917, and April 23, 1917 : Forbids the impor- 
tation from southeastern Asia (including India, Siam, Indo-China, and China), 
Malayan Archipelago, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippine Islands, For- 
mosa, Japan, and adjacent islands, in the raw or unmanufactured 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), Job's tears 
(Coix), Polytoca, Chionachne, and Sclerachne, on account of the downy mil- 
dews and Physoderma diseases of Indian corn, except that Indian corn or maize 
may be imported under permit and upon compliance with the conditions pre- 
scribed in the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Citrus fruits. — Quarantine No. 28, effective August 1, 1917 : Forbids the impor- 
tation from eastern and southeastern Asia (including India, Siam, Indo-China, 
and China), the Malayan Archipelago, the Philippine Islands, Oceania (except 
Australia, Tasmania, ai*l 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 pre- 
scribed in the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Swcetpotato and yctm. — 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 
{Euscepes 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 July 1, 1932, 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 
