What Jeri said, PLUS, order those seeds and the USDA will intercept them and send you a letter telling you not to do that again. To bring ANY kind of plant material into the US legally, you MUST have an import permit. I have just done this and it is a pain in the REAR. Import inspection fees are outrageous (upwards of $700 for them to walk your import through customs as is now required by law, if you don't live near an entry point where they will LET you do it, I don't) plus all of the B.S. fees which are now imposed to help fund the government. Those seeds are deliberate fraud. Those roses do not exist naturally, just as the blue, bright green and patchwork ones don't. Most come from China and they know they are fraud. They also know they are going to collect your money and your government won't let you receive them. They post that all import fees and restrictions are YOUR responsibility, so you have nothing to complain about them on EBay or to Paypal for. It isn't their fault if you don't read. You never get the seeds; you never raise them to determine you've been lied to and they did "warn you". They win, no matter what. Yes, it's only a "few bucks", but how many fools does it take at a few bucks each to have them raking it in? Don't even think about trying to sneak things in to avoid the hassle. The USDA IS levying fines of $30,000 to punish people and nurseries for not following the rules. If you go through the garbage to obtain the permit, expect to pay for a County Ag agent to visit you at least twice over the two year quarantine period, which WILL be a minimum of $80 a visit, more if you live more than the minimum from their office and if they spend more than half an hour at your location. Where in your yard can you grow the seed a minimum of 10' from anything in the Genus Rosa? It has become virtually impossible for most of us to import anymore. These seeds are theft. Be forewarned! Kim

I just got my seeds in the mail today ... THANK YOU!!! The variety is astounding and I got just about all of my "really wants" for next summer, wow! Thank you to everyone who send in seeds and participated, it helps make this one of the best swaps around ... and a HUGE TREMENDOUS thank you to Heather. The amount of time and effort that you put into this is amazing, taxing I'm sure, but so much appreciated by all of us. Thank you for organizing this swap again and for taking the time to help make sure that we all get some of the seeds that we really really want, and a great variety of new ones to try as well! I wish I could send you something off your wishlist as a thank you, but I took a look and don't have any of them ... your wishlist in much the same as mine in some respects, lol! But I did want to let you know that they arrived, and to thank you for all the time and effort you have put into this!

MYSTERY SOLVED!!! Thank goodness! Well, that was not as bad as I thought it would be :) Hopefully, that will be the worst thing that happens. So everyone knows, yes, I will be sending out envelopes in batches according to who mailed their's in the soonest to latest. But, do not despair if you did not send yours in early, afraid that you will only get what is left over at the end of the pile. I have actually taken the time to work a bit on all the envelopes to make sure that everyone can atleast get a few of their requests if I have them. So know that just because you are not getting your envelope back at the same time as someone else, does not mean that your loot will not be as good as the person before you! :) YES, lots of time into this!!!! Hope that makes some of you late-bloomers more at ease! Christy

According to the news, these unsolicited seeds are fairly widespread. One has to wonder at the possible motive, and err on the side of caution. Personally, I would not even open such a questionable package, and would either return it to the PO, or contact my county Extension office for disposition.