THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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now in force, nor such as may hereafter be made the subject of 
special quarantines, may be imported under permit upon com¬ 
pliance with these regulations, but, where a particular purpose is 
specified, for that purpose and no other: 
(1) Lily bulbs, lily of the valley, narcissus, hyacinths, tulips, 
and crocus, free from balls of soil or earth, 
(2) Fruit stocks, seedlings, cuttings, scions, and buds of 
fruits for reproduction purposes. 
(3) Rose stocks for reproduction purposes, including Manetti, 
Multiflora, Brier Rose ,and Rosa Rugosa. 
(4) Nuts, including palm seeds, for oil or reproduction pur¬ 
poses. 
(5) Seeds of fruit, forest, ornamental, and shade trees, seeds 
of deciduous and evergreen ornamental shrubs, and 
seeds of hardy perennial plants. 
Regulation 4. Application for permits fob importation of plants 
AND SEEDS. 
Persons contemplating the importation of plants and seeds* 
the entry of which is permitted under these reg¬ 
ulations shall first make application to the Federal 
Horticultural Board for a permit, stating in the application the 
exact designation of the plants and seeds to be imported, the 
naro.e and”address of the exporter, the country and locality where 
grown, the port of entry, and the name and address of the im¬ 
porter in the United States to whom the permit should be sent. 
Applications for permits should be made in advance of the 
shipment of the plants and seeds, but if, through no fault of the 
importer, plants and seeds the entry of which is permitted under 
these regulations should arrive before the issuance of a permit 
the plants and seeds will be held in customs custody at the risk 
and expense of the importer for a period not exceeding 20 days 
pending the issuance of a permit. 
Applications may be made by telegraph, in which case the 
information required above must be given. 
Permits are not required for plants and seeds, not under quar¬ 
antine or regulation, entering the United States for immediate 
transportation in bond to foreign countries. 
Applicants for permits to import plants and seeds from coun¬ 
tries which do not maintain plant and seed inspection (see ap¬ 
pendix) must include in their application a definite statement of 
the quantity of plants and seeds to be imported. Plants and 
seeds may be imported into the United States from such coun¬ 
tries only for experimental purposes and in limited quantities, 
except that tree seeds may be imported from such countries in 
commercial quantities. 
Regui.ation 5. Delivery in bond. 
If the permit required for the importation of plants and seeds, 
the entry of which is permitted under these regulations, from 
countries which maintain plant and seed inspection, be not at 
hand at the time of the arrival at the port of entry of the plants 
and seeds, such plants and seeds may be delivered to the im¬ 
porter, consignee, or agent for the proper care thereof upon the 
filing of a bond with approved sureties in double the invoice 
value of the property (but in no case less than $20), conditioned 
upon the redelivery thereof to the collector within 20 days from 
the date of arrival, and providing that the same shall not be re¬ 
moved from the port of entry within such period except upon the 
presentation of the proper permit and compliance with the con¬ 
ditions of Regulation 10; or, if the importer, consignee, or agent 
shall so elect, the goods may, so far as the Department of Agri¬ 
culture is concerned, be retained in customs custody for a period 
not exceeding 20 days, pending the issuance of the permit, wholly 
at the risk and expense of the importer. 
Regulation 6. Issuance of permits. 
On approval by the Secretary of Agriculture of an application 
for the importation of plants and seeds a permit will be issued 
in quadruplicate. One copy will be furnished to the applicant 
for presentation to the customs officer at the port of entry, one 
copy each will be mailed to the collector of customs and inspector 
of the Department of Agriculture at the port of entry, and the 
fourth will be filed with the application. 
*A post office order dated May 27, 1913, as amended December 
16, 1913, prohibits the importation by mail of all growing or liv¬ 
ing plants, seeds, and other plant products for propagation, ex¬ 
cept field, vegetable, and flower seeds. 
Permits shall be valid until revoked unless otherwise specified 
therein and will be issued for the ports of Boston, New York, Ne- 
\yark, San Francisco, Seattle, and such other ports as may from 
time to time be approved by the Federal Horticultural Board. 
The permit will be addressed to the collector of customs at the 
port for which it is issued. 
■ REGULATION 7. Cancellation of permits for violation of 
regulations. 
Permits may be cancelled, and further permits refused, for the 
importation of the products of any grower or exporter who has 
knowingly violated the Plant Quarantine Act or the regulations 
thereunder. 
REGULATION 8. Inspection, certification, and marking of 
plants and seeds as a condition of entry. 
The importation of plants and seeds from countries which 
maintain plant and seed inspection will not be allowed unless the 
invoice is accompanied by an original certificate, and unless each 
container bears a copy certificate, issued by a duly authorized 
official of the country from which it is exported, stating that the 
plants and seeds covered by the certificate have been thoroughly 
inspected by him or under his direction and found, or believed 
to be, free from injurious plant diseases and insect pests. Plants 
and seeds exported between October 1 and May 31 shall be in¬ 
spected on or after the 1st of October, and plants and seeds ex¬ 
ported between June 1 and September 30 shall be inspected at 
the time of packing: PROVIDED, That for tropical and semi- 
tropical countries, or for stock grown under glass, the inspection 
shall be at time of packing throughout the entire year. 
Plants and seeds from countries which do not maintain plant 
and seed inspection shall not be delivered to the importer or con¬ 
signee until they have been examined by an inspector of the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture and found to be free from plant diseases 
and insect pests, or, if infested, capable in the judgment of the 
inspector of being adequately safeguarded by disinfection. All 
importations under this paragraph must also comply with the 
disinfection requirement of Regulation 10. Plants and seeds 
inspected as provided herein, which are found to be carrying any 
plant disease or insect pest, and which, in the judgment of the 
inspector can not be cleaned by disinfection or treatment, shall 
be refused entry. All charges for storage, cartage, and labor in¬ 
cident to inspection, other than the services of the inspector, 
shall be paid by the importer. 
If a package of plants and seeds offered for entry includes any 
prohibited article, the entire package will be refused entry. 
Each case, box, or other container or covering of plants and 
seeds offered for entry shall be plainlly and correctly marked to 
show the number of the permit, the general nature and quantity 
of the contents, the district or locality and country where grown, 
the name and address of the exporter, and the name and address 
of the consignee. 
Regulation 9. Foreign certificate of Inspection. 
Each certificate and copy certificate shall give the date of in¬ 
spection; name of the grower or exporter; the district or locality 
and the country where grown; and a statement that the plants 
and seeds have been inspected by a duly authorized official and 
found, or believed to be, free from insect pests and plant diseases. 
The original certificate shall be signed and sealed by, and the 
copy certificate shall bear the seal of, a responsible inspection 
official for the country of origin. 
Permits may be canceled and further permits refused for the 
importation of plants and seeds from any country whenever such 
plants and seeds, in the judgment of the Federal Horticultural 
Board, are found to be so infested as plainly to indicate that the 
foreign inspection is merely perfunctory, and such country shall 
thereafter be classed as a country which does not maintain plant 
and seed inspection until satisfactory evidence is presented to 
show that the regulations of the Board have been complied with. 
Lists of officials in foreign countries authorized to inspect 
plants and seeds, giving their names and official designations, 
will be furnished to collectors of customs through the Secretary 
of the Treasury. 
REGULATION 10. Disinfection a condition of entry. 
Plants and seeds imported under Regulation 3 shall be subject 
as a condition of entry, to such disinfection as shall be required 
by the inspector of the Department of Agriculture. When disin¬ 
fection is required, the plants and seeds involved will be deliv¬ 
ered to the permittee for disinfection upon the filing with the 
collector of customs of a bond in the amount of $5,000, or in an 
amount equal to the invoice value of the plants and seeds if such 
value be less than $5,000, with approved sureties, conditioned 
upon disinfection of the plants and seeds, under the supervision 
of an inspector of the Department of Agriculture, and upon the 
redelivery of the plants and seeds to the collector of customs 
within 40 days from arrival of the same at the port of entry. 
The plants and seeds shall not be removed from the port of entry, 
nor shall any case or other container thereof be broken or 
opened, until a written notice is given to the collector of cus¬ 
toms by an inspector of the Department of Agriculture that the 
plants and seeds have been properly disinfected. 
