62 PLANT QUARANTINE AND CONTROL ADMINISTRATION [April-June, 
QUARANTINE AND OTHER OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 
ASIATIC-BEETLE QUARANTINE (NO. 66) 
INSTRUCTIONS TO POSTMASTERS 
Post Office Department, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General, 
Washington, May 10, 1929. 
Postmaster. 
My Dear Sir: There is inclosed for your information and guidance a copy 
of Quarantine Order No. 66 of the United States Department of Agriculture 
on account of the Asiatic beetle and the Asiatic garden beetle, effective 
March 15, 1929. 
The conditions governing the movement of nursery, ornamental, and green- 
house stock and all other plants, plant roots, cut flowers or other portions of 
plants for ornamental use, sand, soil, earth, peat, compost, and manure, are 
clearly set forth in reflation 5 of the order, and all postmasters concerned 
will be governed in accordance with the instructions contained therein. 
Under the provisions of paragraph 1, section 467, Postal Laws and Regula- 
tions, parcels containing any of the articles mentioned in the preceding para- 
graph may not be accepted for mailing from any of the areas quarantined in 
the order unless the articles have been inspected, certified, and marked as 
required. 
Sincerely yours, 
R. S. Regar, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PLANT REGULATIONS 
INSTRUCTIONS TO POSTMASTERS 
Post Office Department, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General, • 
Washington, April 9, 1929. 
Postmaster, 
Washington, D. C. 
My Dear Sir: Inclosed herewith are copies of the revised rules and regula- 
tions governing the movement of plants and plant products and other quar- 
antined articles into and out of the District of Columbia, which became effective 
April 1, 1929. The purpose of th's revision is indicated in the press notice 
attached to the regulations. 
Kindly see that all stations of your office receive proper instructions in 
regard to the enforcement of these revised rules and regulations and furnish 
at least one copy to each station of your office. 
If additional copies can be used to advantage they will be furnished upon 
request. 
Sincerely yours. 
R. S. Regar, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General. 
JAPANESE-BEETLE QUARANTINE (NO. 48) 
INSTRUCTIONS TO POSTMASTERS 
Post Office Department, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General, 
Washington, April 10, 1929. 
Postmaster. 
My Dear Sir: There is inclosed for your information and guidance a copy 
of notice of quarantine No. 48 with regulations (sixth revision), on account 
of the Japanese beetle, which became effective February 15, 1929. 
Your careful attention is invited to the introductory note from which it will 
be seen that the regulated area has been considerably enlarged, that the ship- 
