[OGD] RE: Pk flasks

[K Barrett]

Nono, the regulation comes from the interpretion by the US *government* - 
the OMA and the USFWS hold that the seeds have to collected legally in order 
for the flasks to be legal.  For example, this policy has added to the US 
hobbyist's frustration at getting many of the new Paph species from Viet 
Nam.  AFAIK other countries do not share this interpretation,  as the EU 
does not, and these plants are readily sold, hybridized etc.  That is why 
Jerry's flasks are a good thing to have.  His flasks are documented, legally 
collected parentage and therefore Roddy Gabel (in this month's 'Orchids') 
says they 'appear' to be legal.  Note the bureaucrat's habit of using a word 
with many shades of gray.  Heaven forbid they should ever say something you 
could hang your hat on.

On a different topic, I was amazed at the low cost for the flasks.  I was 
envisioning that they'd be released at some thousands of dollars per flask.  
Times have changed!  I remember stories of people paying hundreds or 
thousands for a cymbidium back bulb or a piece of a cattleya.

K Barrett
N Calif, USA
please re-read the passage of the CITES regulations Peter (Croezen)
posted on this forum.  Please point out to us where it says that
seedlings in vitro produced from "illegal" parents would not be freely
tradable. Although I admit, that English is not my native tongue, I like
to believe that my knowledge on the English language is sufficient to be
able to note that no such restriction was sighted by me ... but maybe
your eyesight is better than mine.
regards
Guido
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