hi jim, as i understand, the importation of sichuan peppercorns into the US was enacted due to fears of the citrus industry. as you know, these peppercorns are not in the pepper family (neither Capsicum -- Solanaceae -- nor black pepper -- Piperaceae) but a true citrus. if i recall correctly, some kind of compromise was reached so their importation is now allowed with certain provisos. --- Jim McKenney <jimmckenney@starpower.net> wrote: > I'm pretty sure I saw Sichuan peppercorns > (Eleutherococcus) plants or seed > advertised in the herb and spice section of a mass > distribution nursery > catalog recently. > If they put anyone in jail for it, they'll have > plenty of company. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com/