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Re: Seed Exchanges

At 13:23 04.02.97 -0800, you wrote:
>>I got the same letter that other people did. I sent this particular
>>discussion group a letter stating that it is illegal to send plants and
>>certain seeds (Helianthus, for instance, that can carry eggs & larva of
>>insects), but NOT ALL seeds fall in that category.  I then, suggested
>>that they contact their dept of agriculture for the rules in
>>seed-swapping with the USA.  I told them I had been swapping seed with
>>gardeners in the U.K. for 6 years and have taken precautions.  Judy
>>Showers (PA z/6)
>
>Does anyone know where to look for lists of plants that can't/shouldn't be
>sent to the US?  In particular, I'd like to know what's proscribed for
>California, since the restrictions here are so much more stringent than for
>most other states.  But even general tips like the one Judy sends for
>Helianthus would be better than what I know now.

Lythrum seeds cannot be sent to California, British Columbia, Minnesota,
Montana or Washington. 
I find it strange to hear those excuses for excluding people outside UK in a
seed exchange. I have been exchanging seeds with lots and lots of people in
the US, Canada, England, Ireland, France, Sweden, Belgium, Holland, etc.,
there have been no problems for me, and not for the other part eighter as
far as I know. But of course living plants is a completely different matter.
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