>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. -- 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 +