[MR] seeds

[Peters, Rise J.]

Are these legally approved for import into the U.S.?  There are federal laws against importing alien species without a permit for a reason (I give you kudzu as an example of what can happen if you distribute alien species and they "get out" into the native environment and become invasive.)

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> From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org
> [mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org]On Behalf Of Nicholas S.
> Malone
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 2:35 PM
> To: 'Merry Rose'
> Subject: [MR] seeds
> 
> 
> I have obtained some seeds from a friend who happens to have 
> SCA leanings
> and currently is working in the Sikkim/ Himalayan region of 
> the world. We
> have about 10 or so seeds for a Mt. cucumber that is 
> described in period
> literature and depicted in period art. It comes out of Tibet 
> from a former
> monastery, now nursery, it is supposed to produce large 
> fruits 15+ in long,
> 5+ in diameter that have a crackled brown or fuzzy skin. A 
> euro university
> is doing DNA matches to some samples found in burial or 
> storage areas. We
> will know better later.
>  I also have a high mountain "eggplant" gourd that has a 
> light purplish /
> lilac finish. The fruit is relatively long and thin. These 
> also come from
> the same source and are depicted and described in period 
> sources. I am about
> to start germinating these I hope. I would like to separate 
> the plantings so
> that a blight, fungus, mole will not wipe out the entire 
> source. Your name
> and address will be recorded and you will be required to give 
> away ( you
> choose who) half the seeds/ fruit for 2 years and record 
> where and to whom
> they went.  Anyone interested please email me
> 
> I already planted the one Calcutta Mt. Ginger root I had.
> 
> AshaHito
> 
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