THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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regulation provides for the importation under a special permit 
from the Secretary of Agriculture, of limited quantities of other¬ 
wise prohibited stock for the purpose of keeping the country 
supplied with new varieties of plants and stock for propagation 
purposes not available in the United States. This amendment, 
however, does not apply to a few plants which have been specifi¬ 
cally prohibited entry under other quarantines, as, for example, 
pines, Ribes and Grossularia from certain countries, and citrus, 
banana, and bamboo stock. 
The following explanations of regulation 14 are given to indi¬ 
cate the limitations under this regulation and the procedure to 
be followed in making importations of the two classes of plants 
specified, namely, new varieties and necessary propagating stock. 
The expression “New Varieties” is understood to mean plant 
novelties, that is, new horticultural or floricultural creations or 
new discoveries. 
“Necessary Propagating stock” is understood to mean stock 
of old or standard varieties imported for the multiplication of 
the plants in question as a nursery or florist enterprise as distin¬ 
guished from importations for immediate or ultimate sale of the 
stocks actually imported, and such importations will be restrict¬ 
ed to stocks which are not available in this country in adequate 
quantities. 
The expression “Limited Quantities” used in regulation 14 
is understood to mean with respect both to new varieties and to 
standard stocks, such quantities as will supply reasonable needs 
for the establishment of reproduction plantings which may be 
thereafter independent of foreign supplies. 
There is no limitation as to the number of permits for differ¬ 
ent plants or classes of plants under regulation 14 which an in¬ 
dividual may request, but the applications will all be passed 
upon both as to necessity for the particular importation and as 
to the quantity adequate for the purpose intended, by experts of 
the Department, for the information of the Board prior to the 
issuance of the permits. 
All importations under regulation 14 must be made under 
special permits through the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant In¬ 
troduction of the Department of Agriculture but for the use of 
the individual importer. The importer will be required to meet 
all entry, transportation and freight-handling charges. The De¬ 
partment will make no charge for inspection and supervision. 
The necessary procedure for making such importations is as 
follows: 
1. The Federal Horticultural Board will supply, on request, 
an application blank upon which request may be made for a spe¬ 
cial permit to import. This application embodies an agreement 
on the part of the importer that if the imported material is found 
on examination by an inspector of the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture to be so infested or infected with insects or disease that it 
cannot be adequately safeguarded, it may be destroyed and such 
destruction will not be made the basis of a claim against the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture for damages. The application must be 
accompanied by a statement certifying that the plants to be im¬ 
ported are novelties or if standard varieties of foreign plants, 
that stocks in adequate quantities for their propagation are not 
available in this country, and that in either case they are to be 
imported for the establishment of reproduction plantings and 
not for immediate or ultimate sale of the stocks actually im¬ 
ported. In exceptional cases the importation of novelties may 
be made for personal use but not for sale. The application must 
also give the name and address of the exporter, country and lo¬ 
cality where the stock was grown, the name and address of the 
importer and the name and address of the nursery or other es¬ 
tablishment where the plants are to be planted and grown for 
propagation purposes on release. 
2. If the permit is issued, the applicant will be furnished 
shipping instructions and shipping tags to be forwarded with his 
order to the exporter. The plants will, in consequence, be ad¬ 
dressed in bond to the U, S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau 
of Plant Industry, Washington, D. C., United States of America, 
and indorsed, “Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, 
for (insert name of importer)”, and arrangements must be made 
with some responsible agency in Washington for the clearance 
of the plants when received through the Custom House at 
Georgetown, D. C., together with the payment of all charges in¬ 
volved. 
3. Upon clearance through the Georgetown Custom House 
the material will be turned over to the Office of Foreign Seed 
and Plant Introduction by the authorized agent of the importer, 
and in the specially equipped inspection houses and under ex¬ 
pert care as to the welfare of the plants, be carefully examined 
by inspectors of the Federal Horticultural Board. If found free 
from dangerous insects or diseases, the shipment will be imme¬ 
diately and carefully repacked and forwarded by express or 
freight, charges collect, to the importer. 
4. Should importers request permits covering the importa¬ 
tion of larger quantities of propagating or other stock under reg¬ 
ulation 14 than can be housed and cared for in the inspection 
houses of this Department, and should such request be approved, 
such importers may be required to provide local storage in 
Washington for such material during the period of detention for 
examination and, if necessary, disinfection. Where possible the 
original containers will be employed for repacking the material 
but the importer will be required to meet the cost of such re¬ 
packing and of new containers when such are necessary. Small 
shipments which can be easily handled will be repacked without 
charge. For the present the Board will undertake on request to 
provide for such storage and repacking but reserves the right to 
require the importer to provide for such work through his own 
agents. 
5. Cleaning and disinfection will occur for slight infesta¬ 
tion, but should the material be found to be so infected or infest¬ 
ed with either disease or insects that it cannot be so adequately 
safeguarded, it will either be destroyed, or, when possible and 
desirable, returned to the point of origin. 
Yours very truly, 
C. L. HARLATT 
Chairman of Board. 
NUKSEKYIVIKN WILL MEET IN DENISON 
SEPTEMDEK 24-25 
Oil September 24 and 25 I here is to be a meeting in 
Denison that will jirove of more than ordinary interest to 
nurserymen of that section. On those dates the South¬ 
western Nurserymen’s Association will hold its annual 
meeting and a jirogram is now being arranged for iiuhli- 
cation in the near future. The sessions of the association 
will he held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. 
Tei'rilory within the scope of the Southwestern Asso¬ 
ciation includes the States of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, 
Louisiana and New Mexico, all of which will he rep¬ 
resented at the Denison meeting. 
J. It. Westbrook, dairyman, farmer and horticulturist, 
who resides a few miles west of the city, will deliver the 
opening address on the morning of September 24, and 
will he followed by speakers of renown from various lo¬ 
calities. 
Will IL Munson, Denison nurseryman, speaking of the 
coming meeting, said he was expecting a good atten¬ 
dance from all the States included in the association and 
is looking forward to one of the best sessions in the his 
tory of the organization. 
