Hello, John. Thanks for the information. My experience receiving Galanthus from The Netherlands is different. I get charged about 70 euros (US$100) per species OR variety. I would be interested in your list... Mr. Kelly M. Irvin 10850 Hodge Ln Gravette, AR 72736 USA 479-787-9958 USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b mailto:kelly@irvincentral.com http://www.irvincentral.com/ John Grimshaw wrote: > Russell Stafford wrote: > > >> the prohibitive cost of obtaining the necessary CITES certificate. >> > > This is really not true. The cost of a CITES Certificate from the UK for > exporting a consignement consisting of single genus of CITES-listed plant > is £7 (c. $14 USD)(see > http://ukcites.gov.uk/license/…). > This is not expensive! That will cover any number of snowdrop bulbs. > > In addition of course a phytosanitary certificate is required and for this > there is an inspection fee of about £40-50, depending on the time taken for > inspection. > > This is not too bad if divided over a consignment of snowdrops priced at > £7-25 per bulb and shared between friends. We ship a substantial order each > year to a group in Canada by this route each year - as dormant bulbs of > course. > > There are simply insufficient stocks anywhere of most, if any, Galanthus > cultivars, to make wholesaling them to suppliers such as Russell viable. The > retail market can absorb all we can grow. > > Our first Snowdrop Open Weekend has just finished, with hundreds of visitors > enjoying perfect snowdrops in beautiful sunny weather. > > John Grimshaw > > > Dr John M. Grimshaw > Sycamore Cottage > Colesbourne > Nr Cheltenham > Gloucestershire GL53 9NP > > Tel. 01242 870567 > > COLESBOURNE PARK SNOWDROP OPEN DAYS 2008 > January 26/27 and every Saturday & Sunday in February > Gates open 1pm, last entry 4 pm > website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Russell Stafford, Odyssey Bulbs" <odysseybulbs@earthlink.net> > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 6:29 PM > Subject: [pbs] Galanthus phyto requirements > > > >> much scarcer in the U.S than in the U.K. (for example) -- This >> means that importing them in small numbers makes little economic >> sense, but it's hard to find a market for larger numbers of them. We >> are always on the lookout for sources of uncommon Galanthus and other >> geophytic rarities -- and yes, this is a hint to those of you who >> have them growing on your premises! >> >> Russell >> >> Russell Stafford >> Odyssey Bulbs >> PO Box 382 >> South Lancaster, MA 01561 >> 508-335-8106 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.12/1245 - Release Date: >> 26/01/2008 15:45 >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >