rare/specialty forms of galanthus

KEVIN INKAWHICH kevin_ink@mac.com
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:32:33 PDT
Where can I learn more about twin scaling?


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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
>>>> 
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