>Is it possible to keep the bulbs in a cooled cell? > > The concerns regarding the possibility of biological weapons etc; >> everything is backlogged. Daffodils this year are being held up in Virginia, > > courtesy of Homeland security and their concerns. Dear all, Unfortunately it is impossible to know how any plants are handled from shipper to your door. Most of the delays on import into the US are due to demands of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, USDA or Customs or all of them!. This usually means the plants stay at the shippers warehouse until the papers are cleared and the plants released for their next step. Some shippers recognize that plants are in transit and keep them cool or at least shaded, others may just pile boxes on the shipping dock in hot dry conditions. It is strictly up to the shipper of middle man. Once plants get to a government office they are usually processed quickly and moved to the next handler. I just got a large box from Asia with big gaping holes and barely held together. No one along the way seemed to have a working roll of duct tape! Only 13 items fell out. Oh well. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +