As you know, colchicine is an alkaloid that is used (among other things) to induce polyploidy in plants. I have an inquiry about extracting colchicine from Colchicum autumnale. Can anyone suggest a how-to description online? I have the impression that extraction might not be so easy, or so safe, as my correspondent hopes. <I am a biology student in Turkey and I am doing an experiment about mutation in angiosperms. As you know, colchicine is a strong mutagen and it is found in Colchicium autumnale which you seem to be selling. I have a strong passion for flowers so I want to grow my own Colchicium and extract colchicine rather than finding it's in chemical form. What do you recommend for this purpose, do you think it will be convenient? > Paige Woodward paige@hillkeep.ca http://www.hillkeep.ca/