Hi Mary, It depends on how it is coming. My permit expired quite some time ago but I have no problem getting seed from Silverhill and some other suppliers. Others won't send it unless you have a permit. Randy CA Central Coast On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Mary Gutierrez <norwesgard@earthlink.net>wrote: > I have been offered some crinum macowanii seed from South Africa, but > I don't have a USDA small lots of seed import permit. If anyone has a > permit and can help me get these seed, please let me know -- I'm > willing to share seeds! > > I have applied for a permit, but I don't know how long it will take > for me to get it. > > thanks! > > Mary Gutierrez > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- * * A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. - Thomas Paine --- * *