a. The cuttings or seed must originate in an experimental 
station, they must bo accompanied by the sanitary 
certificates prescribed in paragraph 6, and the quantity 
of each variety must not exceed 2b kilograms. 
b. The imported seed will be grown in quarantine for a 
period of two years in the Estacion Central Agronomica. 
(Supreme Resolution No. 6 72, September 26, 1<&5, quarantines the 
Rimac and Carabayllo Valleys on account of the black weevil 
( Cosmopolites sordidu s Germar. ) 
Fumigation of Potatoes Required l/ 
lU. To prevent the introduction cf the Colorado potato beetle 
(Le ptinotarsa docemlineata (Say)), the -.importation of potatoes 
( Solanum tub e ros um L. ) from the United States shall be subject to 
one of the following: 
a. Fumigation in the holds of vessels transporting them 
upon their arrival in Peru, according to methods in- 
dicated by the Seed Inspection Service; or 
b. Fumigation in the port of origin on the day of departure 
under the supervision of an authorized official and 
s imported by a legal certificate of fumigation. 
Importation of Banana Planar Prohibited 2/ 
15. The importation of banana plants (Muga spp. ) or parts thereof 
(stalks, leaves, etc.) from all foreign countries is prohibited on 
account of the Panama disease ( l^. sa ri vim oxys porum Schl. var. 
cu bonse (E. F. Sm. ) Wn. ). 
The black weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus Cermar. ) has also been 
considered as cause for Internal quarantine action in Peru. 
(Supremo Resolution Wo. c'72. , September 26, L9'-f..) 
Importation Lnto Moquegua Valley of Plants and Parts 
eof Prohibited 3/ 
16. The imDortation into the M | 'alley is f all 
kinds of fruits, vegetables, plants or pe "te of living pL 
flowers, etc., proceeding from any other r j of the oountr; 
i'r r T.i jountries, except plants furnished oy the DU 
do Agriculture y Oanaderle for bhe improvement 
]7 Supremo Resolutions of April 17, 1" . emd Kay 22, 1 
of January 
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