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EXPLANATION OF PROVISIONS FOR ENTRY OF IMI 
NOVELTIES AND PROPAGATING STGQK UNDER 
„ , , . BEGULATION 14, QUARANTINE 37. 
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Qfoie taking up the specific subject of this circular, ^nJ5iely; plant 
r n . Linc ^ er regulation 14, quarantine 37, it seems desirable to indicate 
^ne fly the necessity lor quarantine *5*7 and'tile various" provisions'' under it 
for the entry of plants* 
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Necessity for Quarantine 37 
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bursary stock and other plants and seeds imported for propagation have 
oeen 'khe source of the introduction of some 90 per cent of" the insect pests 
plant diseases that have come to us from other courtrie 
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and how Occasion 
jSbQS our agriculture and forestry of approximately one billion dollars 
cuiiiaally*;- Such material eonfes in a living condition- often with the roots 
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in earth, and is promptly taken to the field or greenhouse where 
plants are growing, thus furnishing the best possible conditions for the 
imoal establishment of any insect jjests or plant diseases which it *mhy harbor."* 
A practical tent over a seven-year period of the possibility of safeguarding 
"^ imports by inspection and disinfection has plainly indicated the inad- 
eqaacy of this method and the conclusion is forced that the only ' 1 possible 
means 
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0x affectively lessening the # introduction of new plant pests is the policy of 
exclusion of all plant stock not absolutely essential to the agricultural and 
forestry needs of the United States* Carrying out this policy, quarantine 37 
restricts the entry of nursery stock and most other plants and seeds, permittin 
unlimited entry of certain classes only of plants which it *is believed can riot 
a.u present oe adequately produced in the United States. Provisions are made, 
however, in the regulations under this quarantine' fo-r*the entry of any plant 
hatsoever for which a reasonable need can be shorn, either for introduction 
of new varieties or for propagating stock not ayaijable in the United States; 
or for any experimental or scientific purpose. Briefly, these provisions are 
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Provisions Made for the Entry af Any Nepe,ssary Plants. 
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Under regulation 2 of t the quarantine unlimited ehtry is possible, without 
permit or othfor restriction, of field, vegetable, and flower seeds, and of 
fruits, vegetables, cereals, and other plant products imported for medicinal, 
food, or manufacturing purposes* ' *• * ' - 
* Anyone interested wfll, oh application, be sent a. document giving somewhat 
fully the records of the introduction of foreign plant pestsu 
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