UNITED STATES DEPARE r iEHT OF AGEICl T LTU2S 
FED'ERAL HORT fcULTURii' itoiFJ) 
Washington, D. C. 
;JAIL EiiTRY 0? HIPORTS UHDER REGKJLATIO® 14, 
QUABMTIiE 37, HEREAFTER PEIMITTEI). 
January 1, 1922. 
The importation by nail of plants and seeds for A* .L ^ 
field, vegetable and flower seeds'", and importations made by the Department Ox 
Agriculture, is prohibited. {See T J„ 3. Official Postal Guide, ‘July, 1921, PUS e 
138, Section 180.) Inasmuch as importations made by special permit jinder 
Regulation 14, Quarantine 37, must necessarily be addr.essed to the Federal 
Horticultural Board either at Washington, D. C. 9 or at the Perry Building, 
San Francisco, Calif., and pass through the inspection offices of the Board at 
►these points and be inspected and tek^eguarded by the agents of :the Board, it 
is believed to be safe and desirable to extend the privilege of importation 
through ,the mails to such shipments. * - 
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In accordance with this decision, permission for the importation throiigu 
the mails of special permit material under Regulation 14 will hereafter ^be ^ 
authorised on request, when warranted by the nature and amount of the .proposed- 
shipment. Such authority, if approved, will be indicated on the permit, and 
tags for such mail shipments will be furnished. These, tags will Be addressed 
to the United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Horticultural Board, 
either Washington, B. C. 9 or Ferry Building, San Francisco, Galif., and will 
carry the number of the permit authorizing the importation, "and when attached 
to the package will authorise the foreign postmaster to accept it fox* shipment. 
By special arrangement with the United States Post Office Department, such mail 
Shipments, af^er inspection, may be fo¥warded to the importer \vxtflbut payment 
of additional jpostage. The entry requirements in the case of mail shipments c 
re 
somewhat simplified. By arrangement with the customs service such shipments are 
permitted to come in bond directly to the Department of Agriculture either at the 
Washington or San Francisco offices of the Board^ obviating any brokerage service 
for forwarding from port of first arrival. The importer will have to provide § 
merely for 'customs clearance either at Washington or. ^an Francisco. 
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It should be distinctly understood that mail shipment of plants and seeds 
opagation is strictly limited to special permit material .’under Regulation 
14, and to field, vegetable and flower seeds under Regulation 2, and is pro¬ 
hibited as to commercial or other entry under Regulations 3 and 15 of wuarantivie 
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Chairman of Board. 
