36 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 1933 
IMPORTATIONS OF NURSERY STOCK, PLANTS, BULBS, AND SEEDS 
The importations recorded in tables 15 to 18, inclusive, are entered under 
regulation 3 of Quarantine Xo. 37, under permits that are valid until revoked and 
that do not limit the quantity that may be imported. The restrictions under 
this regulation are intended merely to afford opportunity to inspect and, if neces- 
sary, to safeguard the products as they are entered. Table 15 records the 
number of importations of fruit and nut cuttings and scions and rose stocks 
inspected and, if necessary, safeguarded, during the fiscal year 1933. This table 
also shows the total number of such importations similarly handled during the 
fiscal year 1932. A record of certain bulbs entered under permit subject to 
inspection and treatment is furnished in table 16. Table 17 records the number 
of various kinds of bulbs entered under permit for each of the past 8 years. Table 
18 shows the number of pounds of tree seeds imported under permit for the 
fiscal year 1933 and the countries of origin of such seeds. 
In addition to the foregoing there were imported from Canada under regulation 
15, Quarantine No. 37, 119,990 bulbs, plants, trees, and cuttings, as compared 
with 190,408 during the fiscal year 1932. To authorize the importation of this 
material 696 permits were issued during the fiscal year 1933, as compared with 
605 issued during the fiscal year 1932. 
The record of entry under special permits issued under the provisions of 
regulation 14 of Quarantine No. 37 for the purpose of keeping the country sup- 
plied with new, improved, or unavailable varieties and necessary propagating 
stock and for experimental, educational, or scientific purposes is given in table 19. 
