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Inasmuch as the purpose of regulation 14 
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to make possible the home 
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•plants thus im- 
production of : a.ny new plants and* of any old varieties of .pia 
dally available in the United States, the immediate sale of 
ported is not permitted, but these plants must be kept and utilized for the 
purpose of reproducing additional stocks for periods of from one to five 
years as signsted^in the bond, the period being based on the time needed for 
multiplication or reproduction® No ^sstricbfons are placed on the’ sale of 
plants produced irorn imported stock,.except that the importer will be expected 
to maintain a sufficient supply to .meet his needs® 
It i*s expected, therefore, that importations under regulation T4will be 
by persons who will propagate the imported stock as a commercial enterprise® 
hne only^exceptions will be the issuance of permits • to .provide for the' needs 
ui botanic gardens, agricultural colleges, experiment stations, and other sim-. 
liar public ^ institutions, and to thome few amateurs who are widely or nationally 
known^as maintaining collections of real merit or engaged in work of public 
benefit -with the plants concerned® If such persons are not known to the experts 
of this Department, they will be required to furnish evidence of their status® 
Permits will not be issued to anyone for the importation of plants for per¬ 
sonal use, such as for the mere adornment of private estates. 
There* is, ho limitation under regulation 14 as to the number of permits 
for different plants or classes of plants which an individual may request, 
but, prior to the .issuance of the permits, the varieties applied for will 
all be passed upon by experts of the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Depart¬ 
ment, for the information oj: the Board both as to-necessity for the particu¬ 
lar importation and as to the quantity adequate for the purpose intended® 
Plants thus imported will be restricted to the. smallest plants as to size and 
age or to the portions of plants that can accomplish the purpose® 
The bond required by the Department of Agriculture in connection with - 
such special permits was found necessary to prevent t*ha Immediate .sale by 
some importers of .plants obtained for propagation under such permits. It is 
tne type oi bond long used m the Customs Service for similar jjurposes and 
has not proved a serious bar to plant importations. It Is not required of 
botanic gardens, State experiment stations, .agricul tupa-l colleges, and other 
similar public institutions. Such bond may be either issued by an approved 
sureties company or it may be certified by personal bondsmen acceptable* to 
the Department® 
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For the purpose of enforcing conditions of entry, inspection, and other¬ 
wise safeguarding the shipments, all importations under "regulation 14^ must be 
raad’e through' the FecferaT Hbrticultural Board of the 'Department of Agriculture 
but for the use of the ^individual importer. 
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