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James Waddick (Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:40:07 PST)
As requested privately. I never or almost never seek out a website
listed on PBS and I never buy plants because as a rule these are
offered for sale in North America and the hoops to jump to
facilitate importation are rarely worth the trouble, I also believe
it works the other way too.
Dear Iain,
Sorry no one has made a response to your note.
I tend to disagree. .... in part.
I exchange seeds and plants often beyond these shores- both
ways. As seed chairman for SIGNA, I've received thousands of seed
this season from 8 or 9 countries and just today mailed seeds to 10
countries.
I hear from friends that seeds travel fairly freely in the
mail with or without USDA regulations and the fear they encourage.
I have purchased, seeds, bulbs and plants from various
countries and continents routinely and manage to navigate the USDA
regulations and their stupidity.
Just look at the Bulb Ex with donations from Argentina,
Italy, Canada, and many other countries. I bet Dell ships packets
around the world.
I do agree that most of us are less concerned with specific
provenance as you must be. I do think you could get more specifics if
requested. I am most impressed by the high quality and rarity of BX
offerings.
Still one of the main benefits of this list is the exchange
of info, experience and insights. In these dark days of winter, it is
a special treat to hear of something 'green' going on in milder parts
of the world, greenhouses and for the hardiest plant productions.
I hope others give you their 2 cents worth Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
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Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
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