Seedex - Oh, dear, AQIS has struck

[Malcolm Thomas]

Paul,
I finally got onto them late this evening and "pleaded" for them to remove
the "pulp" so they can send me the seed. Very obligingly he said he would
look and if it was only a few seeds they could do that but there would be a
fee. He rang back an hour or so later and said the cost would be between $45
& $50. I can't imagine there would have been more than just a few seeds but
he was quite adamant. I decided that they had better destroy them,
unfortunately.

Nice to hear about the Pinelia tripartita var atropurpurea. I look forward
to seeing my  flowers. I think I have a copy of your image - someone posted
one that I kept anyway but I think it was from you. Yes, well worth waiting
for.
Thanks Paul.

Malcolm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Tyerman" <ptyerman at OZEMAIL.COM.AU>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: Seedex - Oh, dear, AQIS has struck


> At 05:20  3/07/03 +1000, you wrote:
> >Firstly,
> >Many thanks for the seed that arrived today.
> >The Arum & Pinellia triparta var atropurpurea which I'm very happy about,
> >came through intact but our Quarantine Service refused entry for Arisaema
> >ciliatum because there was "Fruit Pulp attached".
>
>
> Malcolm,
>
> So... I'm not the only one who has had this problem.  Mine arrived in the
> mail today minus "Arisaema with Fruit Pulp Attached" but I have not had a
> chance to contact them yet to find out which species.  A real shame, but
at
> least the other bits and pieces came through.
>
> You'll love Pinellia tripartita var atropurpurea..... I flowered a number
> of seedlings of it for the first time this last growing season.  Just
> Gorgeous.  So far all that have flowered were true, although I have been
> told that it is usually around the 75% true mark for the atropurpurea
> inheritance.  I can send you pictures of mine in flwoer if you're
> interested, just let me know.
>
> Hopefully you and I are the only ones who have been affected this way but
> it is probably doubtful.  Thanks so much to Eric for the extra effort of
> adding names etc so that things come through quarantine for us here in Aus
> and NZ.  Great Stuff guys.... well done!!
>
> Cheers.
>
> Paul Tyerman
> Canberra, Australia.  USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9
> mailto:ptyerman at ozemail.com.au
>
> Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Cyclamen, Crocus,
> Cyrtanthus, Oxalis, Liliums, Hellebores, Aroids, Irises plus just about
> anything else that doesn't move!!!!!
>