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FRUIT TREES, PLANTS AND BULBS 
The importation into New Zealand is prohibited of any plant named 
in any schedule to the Noxious V/eed Act of 190Q, and any other 
plant declared a prohibited plant by the Governor -General under 
the Introduction of Plants Act of 1927. 
The prior permission in writing of the Minister of Agriculture is 
required before the introduction of any plant which, or any 
variety of which, is not commonly grown in or imported into 
New Zealand. 
The importation of Tourretia volubilis and water hyacinth 
( Eichhornia speciosa ) ia prohibited. 
Citrus trees and parts may be imported provided that they are 
accompanied by an additional certificate to the effect that the 
disease, citrus canker, is not known to exist in the country where 
the trees were grown and that citrus root rot ( Phytopht hora 
citrophthora ) does not exist in the nursery in which the citrus 
trees were raised. 
Apple, pear and quince trees from North America cannot bo imported 
unless accompanied by an additional certificate to the effect that 
the country where such trees were grown is free from fire blight 
disease. 
The Director of the Horticulture Division of the Department of 
Agriculture may, with the approval of the Minister of Agriculture, 
introduce or grant permission in writing to any person to introduce 
into New Zealand from any country or place grape vines of special 
varieties or portions thereof, hop sets of any variety of hop 
plants and raspberry plants or portions thereof, including the 
fruit, subject to such conditions as the Director with the like 
approval may impose. (The Fruit and Plants Importation Amending 
Regulations I9U9) . 
OTHER BULBS AND PLANTS 
Apart from the foregoing, bulbs and plants may be imported from 
any country provided they ere accompanied by a certificate to the 
effect that they are either: 
(a) Free from disease. 
(b) Have been wholly raised in an officially inspected nursery 
which for the time being has been declared by an inspector 
to be clean and free from disease. 
