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No. 41, SECOND SERIES.
8 nited States Department of Agriculture,
DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY.

nouunallONS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS REGARDING IMPORTATION
OF AMERICAN PLANTS, TREES, AND FRUITS.

The Department of Agriculture has for some time been collecting,
with the assistance of the Department of State, the full texts of the
regulations of those foreign governments which have, through fear
of the introduction of San Jose scale, adopted measures prohibiting
the importation of American plants and fruits or requiring inspection
before admission. The series is not yet perfectly complete, but, in
view of the fall trade, it has been deemed wise to issue a brief digest
of those on hand, in circular form, for the information of American
exporters of this class of articles. The digests have been made with
care, and it is hoped that they will be of some assistance.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

Prohibits (decree of April 20, 1898) importation from America of
living plants, grafts and layers, and fresh plant refuse of every kind,
as well as the barrels, boxes, and other coverings in which such
goods or refuse may be packed, and fresh fruit and the refuse of
fresh fruit, as well as the packings which may cover the same, when
examination on frontier shall prove presence of San Jose scale.
Admission limited to Bodenbach-Tetschen, Trieste, and Fiume.
Also prohibits transit of such goods through the Empire.

BELGIUM.

Importation and transit of fresh fruits, living plants, and fresh
parts of plants sent from the United States can take place only by
ports of Antwerp, Ghent, and Ostende, upon production of a certifi-
cate from competent authority attesting that products are not con-
taminated by San Jose scale. If not accompanied by certificate,
products can not be delivered until inspected, and, if not exempt,
must be destroyed with packings; cost of all service at expense of
importer. Order goes into effect March 15, 1899. Does not apply
to shipments in direct transit by railway under supervision of cus-
toms authorities.

BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Rules and regulations, published June 25, 1897 (under authority
of ‘* Horticultural Board Act, 1894”), provide that all importers of
nursery stock, trees, plants, or fruit must give notice upon arrival,
and before removal from wharf or station, to a member of the board
or to the inspector of fruit pests, who shall inspect the same and, if
clean, issue a certificate which shall be good for three months, unless
revoked by further inspection. Nursery stock found to be infected
shall be disinfected or destroyed. Fruit found to be infected shall
be destroyed or reshipped.

CANADA.

Prohibits (San Jose scale act, 18th March, 1898) importations of
nursery stock from United States, Australia, Japan, and Hawaii.
Stock so imported to be destroyed and importer liable to penalty pre-
scribed by section 6 of customs tariff ($200 for each offense).

Exempts:

1. Greenhouse plants with the exception of roses.’

2. Herbaceous perennials.

3. Herbaceous bedding plants.

4, All conifers.

5. Bulbs and tubers.

Amended (April 7, 1900):

So as to authorize importations from April 7 to May 15, through
customs ports of St. John, N. B.; St. Johns, Quebec; Niagara Falls
and Windsor, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, only, where they
will be thoroughly fumigated with hydrocyanic-acid gas.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Regulations published March 25, 1896, under authority of act No.
9, dated 1876, prohibits importation of any stone-fruit tree, or any
fruit, scion, cutting, graft, root, or seed, the growth or produce
thereof, from the United States, and anyone importing such article
as aforesaid shall be subject to a fine not exceeding £100 sterling or
six months’ imprisonment, and, in addition, the articles will be
destroyed.

Note.—Consul-General Stowe states (February 7, 1900) that pro-
posal is under consideration to relax above as regards States where
neither ‘‘peach yellows” nor ‘‘ peach rosette” exists.

FRANCE.

Prohibits (decree of November 30, 1898) entry into and passing
through France of trees, shrubs, products of nurseries, cuttings, and
all other plants or parts of living plants, as well as fresh débris from
them, from United States, directly or in storage, as well as cases,
sacks, etc., used for packing. Also prohibits fresh fruit and débris,
when examination proves presence of insect at entry into France.

GERMANY.

Prohibits (decree of February 5, 1898) importation of living plants
and parts of living plants from America, and barrels, boxes, etc.,
used for packing. Also fresh fruit or fresh parts of fruit when
examination at port of entry shows presence of San Jose scale.
Imperial chancellor authorized to grant exceptions.

Amended (commercial agreement of July 10, 1900) by annulling
regulation providing that dried or evaporated fruits from United
States be inspected. Such fruits now admitted without other charge
than customs duties. Introduced at following points :

1 Amended April 25 25, , 1900, by striking out the words “with the exception of
roses” after words ‘Greenhouse plants,”

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LIST OF PLACES AT THE BOUNDARY WHERE PLANTS MAY BE INTRODUCED.

a, Prussia.

Main customs office, Eydtkuhen.

Main customs office, Pillau. |

Main tax office, Kénigsberg i Pr.

Main customs office, Danzig.

Main tax office, Stettin.

Main customs office, Liebau.

Main customs office, Myslowitz. |

Subcustom office, 1 Oderberg. |

Subcustoms office, 1 Ziegenhals.

Subcustoms office, 1 Halbstadt.

Subcustoms, 1 Seidenberg.

Main customs office, Aachen, inclusive
of the customs inspection office in the
depot of Templerbend, and the freight
depot of Roth Erde.

Main customs office, Emmerich, inclu- |

sive of the two steamship inspection |

Main

offices, and the customs inspection

office located at that place.

customs office, Kaldenkirchen,
inclusive of the customs inspection
office at the depot at that place.

Subcustoms office, Herbesthal.

Subcustoms office, Bentheim.

Subcustoms office, Borken.

Subcustoms office, Weener.

Main customs office, Geestemiinde.

Main customs office, Flensburg.

Main customs office, Hadersleben, in-
clusive of the subcustoms office 1
W oyens.

Main customs office, Kiel.

Customs office at the depot in Luxem-
burg.

b, Bavaria.

Main customs office Lindau.
Main customs office, Passau.
Subcustoms office, Kufstein.
Subcustoms office, Salzburg.
Main customs office, Simbach, and sub- |

customs office Schirding a. Th. |

c, Kingdom
Main customs office, Zittau.
Main customs office, Schandau.
Subcustoms offices, Bodenbach
Tetschen.

and

Main customs office, Fiirth a. W.

Subcustoms office, Eger.

Subcustoms office, Obernzell.

Subcustoms office, 1, at the depot of
Eisenstein.

of Saxony.

Subcustoms office, Voitersreuth.
Subcustoms office, Reitzenhain.
Subcustoms office, 1 Warnsdortf.

d, Wirttemberg.

Main customs office, Friedrichshafen.

e, Baden.

Main customs office, Konstanz.

Main tax office, Singen.

Main tax office, Séckingen.

Customs offices at the depots of Schaff- |
hausen and Waldshut.

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Subcustoms office, Erzingen.
Customs office at the depot of Basel.

ft, Oldenburg.

Subcustoms office, 1 Nordenham.

g, Liibeck.

Main customs house, Liibeck.

h, Bremen.

Port of entry, Bremen.

Port of entry, Bremerhaven.

i, Hamburg.

Quay office, Hamburg.

k, Alsace-Lorraine.

Subcustoms office, Fentsch. |
Subcustoms office, Amanweiler.
Subcustoms office, Novéant.
Subcustoms office, Chambrey.
Subcustoms office, Deutsch-Avricourt. |

Subcustoms office, Altmiinsterol.

Subcustoms office, Basel.
Subcustoms office, Markirch.
Subcustoms office, Saales.
Subcustoms office, Diedolshausen.
Subcustoms office, Urbis.

SMITHSONIAN INS

MLA

NETHERLANDS.

Prohibits (decree of May 23, 1899) importation and transit, direct
or indirect, of live trees and shrubs, or live parts thereof, produced
in America, including boxes, casks, baskets, sacks, vessels, and other
articles used for packing, unless accompanied by certificate issued
by consular officer of Netherlands or competent authority in port of
shipment, and objects shall not be landed unless certificate is satis-
factory to receiver of import duties.’

NEW ZEALAND.

Prohibits (Act of 1896) importation of fruit of any kind infested
with fruit-flies. Fruit infested with codling moth will be destroyed
unless immediately reshipped. Fruit, plants, trees, cuttings or buds
infested with any scale insect will be admitted only when accom-
panied by certificate. Otherwise it will be fumigated at expense of
importer or destroyed.

Imported fruit admitted only at Bluff, Dunedin, Christchurch,
Wellington, and Auckland.

Live plants admitted only at Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington,
and Auckland.

Fumigation performed only at Dunedin, Christchurch, Welling-
ton, and Auckland.

SWITZERLAND.

Prohibits plants; prohibits importation of fresh fruit from America,
except through Customs Bureau at Basle, where it is subject to an
examination by an expert for San Jose scale or other parasites. No
restrictions to direct importation of dried fruits.

TURKEY.

A note from the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the United States
Minister at Constantinople, dated October 18, 1899, states that the
Imperial Government has decided to interdict the importation of
trees, plants, and fruits coming from the United States.

L. O. HOWARD,
Entomologist.
Approved :
JAMES WILSON,
Secretary.

WASHINGTON, D. C., ZUNE 24, 1900.

iHeeontiona: (a) eee ea from a as bordering on ve Re rauk
in which measures have been taken for combatting the San Jose scale. (b)
Importations for scientific purposes. (c) To meet requirements of frontier
commerce.

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