*UC Berkeley Botanical garden receives some of the confiscated plants that survive a period of neglect in quarantine. I know some of the orchid collection was acquired this way. Liz W * J.E. Shields wrote: > The Huntington Botanic Gardens near Los Angeles, California, has a > marvelous collection of large barrel cacti, most of which were handed over > to them by conservation officers, customs agents, etc., after confiscation > of the plants as stolen or smuggled. I don't know if they propagate these > confiscated species from seeds at the Huntington or not. They do attempt > to propagate some of their rare species of plants. > > I have assumed that many botanic gardens are designated to receive plants > confiscated by the government for lack of proper documentation. Does > anyone know if this is true of other gardens besides the Huntington? > >