30 THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. March 1, 1909 _ 
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 33 and 34, 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. : 
3. No parcel containing those goods shall be landed in South Australia without an inspector’s permit, 
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No plants other than those growing in pots having soil attached to their roots will be admitted. 
5, 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. ; 
6. 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 exporting State, a 
7. All banana fruits must be accompanied by a certificate signed by the grower, as well as by an officer of the 
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, f 
8. No plants or portions thereof will he sdmitted from any State or countcy where phylloxera exists unless accompanied by 
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 phylloxera 
exists or has existed in the plantation from which the plants originated. h 
9. No charges will be made for goods inspected and certified for export. For imported goods an inspection fee ati ne 
penny, or 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, 30s. a dozen. 
Silver Wyandottes, Haverolles, Minorca, White Wyandotte, White Leghorn, Old English Game—Kggs, 10s., Chickens, 21s. a dozen. 
Table Birds—Hgegs from various crosses, 3s.. when available. 
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, Agricultura 
College, Roseworthy. 8 
? . 1342 GAWLER PLACE. ; 
Renowaed for his Watches, Jewellery, and Repairs. ADELAIDE 
