Where can I learn more about twin scaling? Sent from my iPad On Jun 19, 2011, at 6:16 PM, Peter Taggart <petersirises@gmail.com> wrote: > all it needs is a couple of bulbs of a form or cultivar to be twin scaled > and most snowdrops could be widely distributed in the US in a few years. > Surely there are a few legal bulbs of many varieties already in the US? If > there owners were to give one over to twin scaling ---problem solved. > Peter > > On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 3:28 PM, KEVIN INKAWHICH <kevin_ink@mac.com> wrote: > >> Thanks everyone for your help and advice. I can see that this will be >> quite a challenge! But isn't every worthwhile effort a challenge? >> I wrote to Mr Lyman yesterday. >> Keep all your good advice coming, John were would I get the necessary >> papers to place an order with the UK from you? >> Sounds like it's worth a shot. >> Kevin >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jun 19, 2011, at 7:13 AM, John Grimshaw <j.grimshaw@virgin.net> wrote: >> >>> As Jane McGary says, the biggest problem in getting Galanthus into North >>> America is the paperwork and bureaucracy required. We (Colesbourne >> Gardens >>> http://www.snowdrop.org.uk/) are one of the few UK suppliers to export snowdrops >> (as >>> dormant bulbs, the only time we move them) to North America and it is a >>> matter for major stress. The paperwork for each consignment is massive, >> but >>> the worst part is not knowing whether the parcels will be inspected by >>> British customs on the way out, and the CITES licences stamped properly: >> we >>> have had great problems because this has not happened in the past. >>> >>> It's not surprising that some people choose the easy route and smuggle >> them >>> in, but CITES has teeth in international law (think ivory, rhino horn, >>> orchids) and there are potential phytosanitary consequences of unchecked >>> material, so we do it the hard way. >>> >>> John Grimshaw >>> >>> >>> >>> Visit John Grimshaw's Garden Diary >>> http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> Dr. John M. Grimshaw >>> Sycamore Cottage >>> Colesbourne >>> Cheltenham >>> Gloucestershire >>> GL53 9NP >>> >>> Tel. 01242 870567 >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jane McGary" <janemcgary@earthlink.net> >>> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >>> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 5:32 PM >>> Subject: Re: [pbs] rare/specialty forms of galanthus >>> >>> >>>> Kevin wrote >>>>> Dear Fellow Bulb Fanatics- >>>>> >>>>> GALANTHUS >>>>> >>>>> Subject line says it. >>>>> Seems they are difficult to locate in the states. Any suggestions >>>>> or better to offer? Would like to get some soon. >>>>> >>> w >>>> are convinced that this is a myth that began when we didn't have the >>>> ability to store the dormant bulbs properly and ship them quickly. >>>> When I was selling bulbs I always sent my Galanthus bulbs dormant in >>>> late summer, packed in barely moist vermiculite, and I've received >>>> healthy bulbs from the UK and Latvia at this stage also. It also >>>> means much less expense! We may hear from Galanthus expert John >>>> Grimshaw soon on this topic. >>>> >>>> Though I'm no galanthophile (snowdrop fanatic), we do have a few here >>>> in the Pacific Northwest and it's likely that we'll slowly build up a >>>> community stock of select varieties that will eventually be >>>> disseminated. One problem is that the genus Galanthus is CITES >>>> controlled (because of harvesting in the wild in Turkey) and >>>> therefore very expensive to import: each listed genus in an order >>>> requries a separate, costly CITES permit, even if the material being >>>> shipped is a named variety that's been propagated in gardens for a >>>> century. >>>> >>>> Jane McGary >>>> Portland, Oregon, USA >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> pbs mailing list >>>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/