14 THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. October 1, 1908 
NOTICE TO FRUIT AND PLANT DEALERS. 
The attention of all persons interested in the inter-State trade in fruits, plants, and vegetables is hereby drawn to the 
Amended Regulations dealing therewith as published in the ‘Government Gazette” of July 9, 1908, on pages 38 and 84, under which 
1. Grape vines, or portions thereof, are absolutely prohibited. 
2. Other plants and fruits may be introduced via Serviceton by rail, per parcels post, to Adelaide, and via Port Adelaide 
by sea only. A 
3. 
No parcel containing those goods shall be landed in South Australia without an inspector’s permit. 
4. 
No plants other than those growing in pots having soil attached to their roots will be admitted. 
A certificate signed by an officer of the Department of Agriculture in the exporting State—indicating that they were 
reasonably free from disease when exported—must be presented with every consignment of fruits, plants, or vegetables 
on arrival, such certificate must also indicate whether the case or covering be quite new or has been efficiently. 
disinfected. ~ s . 
Every such package must have indelibly and legibly printed. marked, or stencilled upon it, or upona tag or label 
attached to it, the exporter’s name and address or some mark which he has registered with the Department of 
Agriculture in the exportlng State, 
7 All banana fruits must be accompanied by a certificate signed by the grower, as well as by an officer of th® 
Department of Agriculture in the State where they have been grown, certifying that they have been effectively covered | 
against fruit flies for three (3) weeks prior to being exported. ; 
No plants or portions thereof will be «dmitted from any State or countey where phylloxera exists unless accompanied by a 
declaration made before a Justice of the Peace. British Consular Agent, or officer of the Department of Agriculture in the 
exporting country to the effect (a) that the plants were not grown within 50 yards of any grape vine, (b) thatno phy!loxera 
exists or has existed in the plantation from which the plants originated. z 
No charges will be made for goods inspected and certified for export. For imported goods an inspection fee of one 
penny, o~ a sorting fee of threepence per package will be charged when not exceeding two cubic feet in capacity. Extra 
charges will be made for larger packages and for disinfection when necessary. 
10.. The penalties for any breach of these regulations are fines from £5 to £100 or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) 
months. 
Persons desirous of obtaining further information may do so by applying to the Department of Agiculture, North-terrace. 
L. OLOUGHLIN, Minister of Agriculture. 
Government Poultry Station. 
Agricultural College, Roseworthy. 
Eggs and Chickens for Sale during Season. 
Black Orpington, Buff Orpington, and Indian Game—Eggs, 15s., Chickens, 303. a dozen. 
. Silver Wyandottes, Haverolles, Minorca, White Wyandotte, White Leghorn, Old English Game—HEggs, 10s., Chickens, 21s. a dozen. 
Table Birds—Eggs from various crosses, 3s.. when availakle. 
Settings will be 15 eggs and no replacements. Chickens at a month old. The stock is of first-class quality and vigorous. 
For further particulars apply to the Poultry Expert, Crown Lands Offices, or the Poultry Superintendent, Agricultural 
College, Roseworthy. : 
132 GAWLER FLACE. 
Renowaed for his Watches, Jewellery, and Repairs. ADELAIDE 
