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From: Mary Randall <mary at RANDALL6605.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: seeds
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Jim,
Your comments seem to be spot on.
I believe that the AGS seed is indeed being sent in bulk to forwarding
agents as you have  suggested. It needs organising and finding suitable
volunteers and then all OUGHT to be well.
Mary Randall

At 22:47 06/04/2006 , you wrote:
>The situation has been as I described yesterday for approximately two
>years now.  Enforcement started out very lax, but it has apparently been
>tightened up steadily the last year or so.
>
>You all now know what the situation is.  How to deal with it is up to th=e
>Powers that Be in AEG.  There are several options, but ALL involve phyto
>certificates for all seeds being shipped into the USA.  When this arose,
>the Cyclamen Society (UK) simply stopped sending any seeds to US members=,
>I believe.  AGS may have done likewise.  I've since dropped out of both
>groups, so I don't know how they are handling it now.
>
>You want my suggestion?  No?  Here it is anyway:  Ship all seeds for USA
>members in bulk with ONE phyto certificate to an agent in the USA.  Said
>agent should get a USDA plant import permit before starting out. Said
>agent would, upon receiving the legally imported seeds, fill the specifi=c
>requests and forward to the individual recipients in the U.S.  I am not
>volunteering for that duty -- I have a plant business to run.
>
>There have been extended discussions of this situation in numerous plant
>lists, especially over a year ago in our sister-list on Surfnet, Alpine-=L;
>but also, I believe, in the International Bulb Society list, in the
>Pacific Bulb Society list, and probably in others I've forgotten.  I'm a
>bit surprised that not everyone in this group has noticed this little
>problem before.
>
>I still have not received any notice of confiscation and destruction of
>seeds.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
>
>Regards,
>Jim Shields
>
>At 03:30 PM 4/6/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>>Mine was also opened up and taken. Letter came today with letter from
>>inspection agency. I also thought seeds were fine to ship?? What gives =here?
>
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>Jim Shields             USDA Zone 5             Shields Gardens, Ltd.
>P.O. Box 92              WWW:    http://www.shieldsgardens.com/
>Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA
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