THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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REGULATION 11. Notice ob' aruinlvi. by pbuimittee. 
Immediately upon arrival of the plants and seeds at the port 
of entry, the permittee shall submit in duplicate notices to the 
Secretary of Agriculture, through the collector of customs, on 
forms provided for that purpose, stating the number of the per¬ 
mit, date of entry, name of the ship or vessel, the country and 
locality where grown, name of the foreign shipper, number of 
cases and marks and numbers on cases, the general nature and 
quantity of the plants and seeds, port of entry, and the name of 
the importer or broker at the port of entry. 
REGULATION 12. No'riCE ob' siiipmb:nt by PER.Mrm:K. 
After entry of the plants and seeds and before removal from 
the port of entry for each separate shipment or consignment 
thereof the permittee shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture in 
duplicate, on forms provided for that purpose, stating the num¬ 
ber of the permit, the date of entry, the port of entry, the cus- 
oms entry number, name and address of the consignee to whom 
it is proposed to forward the plants and seeds, the general nature 
and quantity of the plants and seeds, the number of cases or 
other containers included in the shipment, and the case or con¬ 
tainer numbers and marks, together with the probable date of 
delivery for and route of transportation. A separate report is 
required for each ultimate consignee. 
At the same time a copy of the notice to the Secretary of Agri¬ 
culture shall be sent by the permittee to the duly authorized in¬ 
spector or other officer of the State, Territory, or District to 
which the plants and seeds are to be shipped. A list of such in¬ 
spectors and officers is appended. 
Permits may be canceled and further permits refused if a 
permittee fails to give either of said notices or gives an incom¬ 
plete notice, or gives a false notice or knowingly mislabels any 
plants or seeds with intent to evade any provision of the Plant 
Quarantine Act or of any regulation thereunder. 
Should a consignee named in such a notice ship or deliver for 
shipment to any other State, Territory, or District such plants or 
seeds before they have been inspected by a duly authorized 
State, Territorial, or District inspector or officer, he shall, prior 
to such shipment, give like notice to the Secretary of Agricul¬ 
ture and to the duly authorized inspector or other officer of the 
State, Territory, or District to which the plants and seeds are to 
be reshipped. 
Plants and seeds which have been once inspected by a duly 
authorized State, Territorial, or District inspector or other 
officer, will be allowed to move interstate without restrictions 
other than those imposed on the interstate movement of domestic 
nursery stock. 
REGULATION 13. Marking a condition of interstate shipment. 
No person shall ship or deliver for shipment from one State, 
Territory or District of the United States into any other State, 
Territory or District any imported plants and seeds the case, 
box, package, crate, bale, or bundle whereof is not plainly marked 
so as to show the general nature and quantity of the contents, 
the name and address of the consignee, and the country and lo¬ 
cality where such plants and seeds were grown, unless and until 
such imported* plants and seeds have been inspected by the 
proper official of a State, Territory, or District of the United 
States. 
REGULATION 14. 
These regulations shall not apply to the importation by the 
United States Department of Agriculture of plants and seeds for 
experimental or scientific purposes. 
The above rules and regulations are hereby adopted and shall 
be effective on and after June 1, 1919, and shall supersede on and 
after said date the rules and regulations governing the importa¬ 
tion of nursery stock into the United States, which wei'e pro¬ 
mulgated to take effect on and after July 1, 1916. 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
Appendix A. 
(a) Irish potatoes from all countries except the Dominion of 
Canada and Bermuda. Irish potatoes may be imported from any 
foreign country into the Territories of Hawaii and Porto Rico, 
for local use only, free from any restrictions under the Plant 
Quarantine Act. 
(b) Oranges, sweet limes, grapefruit, mangoes, achras sa- 
potes, peaches, guavas, and plums from the Republic of Mexico. 
(c) All five-leaved pines and all species and varieties of the 
genera RUtes and Grossiilaria, from each and every country of 
Europe and Asia and from the Dominion of Canada and New¬ 
foundland. 
(d) Cotton seed (including seed cotton) of all species and 
varieties, and cottonseed hulls, from any foreign locality and 
country. 
(e) Seeds of the avocada or alligator pear from Mexico and 
the countries of Central America. 
(f) Living canes of sugar cane or cuttings or parts thereof 
from all foreign countries. There are no restrictions on the 
entry of such materials into Hawaii and Porto Rico. 
(g) All citrus nursery stock including buds, scions, and seeds, 
from all foreign localities and countries. 
(h) All pines not included in paragraph (c) from all Euro¬ 
pean countries and localities. 
(i) Seed and all other portions in the raw or unmanufactured 
state of Indian corn or maize (Zca tmiye L.), and the closely re¬ 
lated plants, including all species of Teosinte (hUivhhietui), Job’s 
tears {Calx), Polytoi'd, Chiotuichnc, and ^cU'nwhnx, from southeas¬ 
tern Asia (including India, Siam, Indo-China, and China), Ma¬ 
layan Archipelago, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippine 
Islands, Formosa, Japan, and adjacent islands. 
(j) All species and varieties of citrus fruits from eastern and 
southeastern Asia (including India, Siam, Indo-China, and China), 
the Malayan Archipelago, the Philippine Islands, Oceania, (ex¬ 
cept Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand), Japan (including 
Formosa and other islands adjacent to Japan), and the Union of 
South Africa. 
(k) All varieties of sweet potatoes and yams (lyomrfa batatas 
and Dioscorea spp.) from all foreign countries and localities. 
(l) All species or varieties of banana plants (Musa spp.) 
from all foreign countries and localities. 
(m) Fruits of the avocado or alligator pear and avocado nur¬ 
sery stock less than 18 months of age from Mexico and the coun¬ 
tries of Central America. 
. (n) Cotton from all foreign countries and localities. 
(o) Cottonseed oil from Mexico and cottonseed cake, meal, 
and all. other cottonseed products, except oil, from all foreign 
countries. 
CONFERENCE ON NURSERY STOCK, PLANT, AND 
SEED EXCLUSION, CALLED FOR OCT. 18, 1918. 
Special Notice 
On account of the prevalence of influenza in Washing¬ 
ton, it is suggested that all persons who have no special 
reasons for wishing to attend the conference called for 
Octoher 18 at the Department of Agriculture, Washington, 
to consider the restrictions which should he placed on the 
importation of nursery stock, plants, and seeds into the 
United States, suhmit their constructive suggestions or 
criticisms in writing rather than giving pei-sonal atten¬ 
dance at the conference. Such written statements will he 
given full consideration hy this Department. 
The quarantine and regulatory action which this De- 
})artinent now contenqilates, has been carefully consid¬ 
ered, following the hearing of May 28, 1918, on the sub¬ 
ject, and has been placed in the hands of all interested 
parties in the statement distributed August 29, 1918, to 
which was attached the text of the jiroposed regulations. 
The subject, therefore, is fully in the hands of interested 
Iiersons, and an open discussion, while it would undoubt¬ 
edly be heljiful, is not a necessity. 
The following telegram has been sent in response to a 
number of inquiries as to the desirability of conducting 
the plant quarantine conference on the date fixed: 
“Inadvisable to postpone on accoun'tof local health con¬ 
ditions action hy Dejiartment Agriculture on proposed 
jilant quarantines. Dtqiartment program has been fully 
presented, and criticisms or suggestions submitted in 
writing by persons who do not care to attend, will be 
giviMi full consideration. Written statements preferred 
to attendance.” 
Please advise all interested parties of this suggestion. 
C. L. M.arlatt, Chairman of Board. 
