16 i THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. April 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 J uly 9, 1908, on pages 33 and 34, under which 
1. Grape vines, or portions thereof, are absolutely prohibited. 
2 ests Plents and fruits may be introduced via Serviceton by rail, per parcels post, to Adelaide, and via Port Adelaide 
y sea only. 
3. No parcel containing those goods shall be Janded 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. 
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, 
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. 
8. No plants or portions thereof will be sdmitted from any State or country 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) that no phylloxera 
exists or has existed in the plantation from which the plants originated. 7 
9. No charges will be made for goods inspected and certified for export. For imported goods an inspection fee of one 
penny, oma 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. us 
Persons desirous of obtaining further information may do so by applying to the Department of Agiculture, North-terrace. 
L. O'LOUGHLIN, Minister of Agriculture. 
Gowernment 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, Kaverolles, Minorca, White Wyandotte, White Leghorn, Old English Game—Eggs, 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, 
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