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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=625184016-31072007>Hi - I'm forwarding
a message for the USDA. Please reply to Jeromy Biazzo, not me.
Thanks!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>>-----Original Message-----</DIV>
<DIV>>From: jb262@cornell.edu [<A href="mailto:jb262@cornell.edu"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2>mailto:jb262@cornell.edu</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2>]</DIV>
<DIV>>Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 1:00 PM</DIV>
<DIV>>To: rob@nativeseednetwork.org</DIV>
<DIV>>Subject: Native seeds for USDA biological control program</DIV>
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<DIV></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>I am a biologist with the USDA-ARS in
Ithaca, New York. My supervisor, Dr. Lindsey Milbrath and I are developing a
biological control program for the exotic invasive swallow-worts, Vincetoxicum
rossicum and V. nigrum. In preparation for assessing the host range of potential
arthropod control agents for the swallow-worts, we are accumulating related
plant species (nearly 60 species is our goal). I have included the list of
specific species relevant to our current efforts. We are willing to accept all
forms of live plant tissue whether it be whole plants, vegetative cuttings for
propagation or recently collected seed. Your assistance is greatly appreciated
to any extent you can offer. Perhaps there are seed purveyors and or colleagues
that come to mind that you might refer us to?</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><U>Apocynaceae<BR></U>Asclepias meadii Torr. ex
Gray Mead's
milkweed <BR>Asclepias viridiflora
Raf. green milkweed<BR>Asclepias
welshii N.& P. Holmgren Welsh's milkweed<BR>Cynanchum racemosum
(Jacq.) Jacq. Talayote<BR>Matelea gonocarpos (Walt.)
Shinners
angularfruit milkvine <BR>Matelea obliqua (Jacq.)
Woods. climbing
milkvine<BR>Funastrum angustifolium (Pers.) Liede and
Meve gulf coast swallow-wort <BR>Metastelma
barbigerum Scheele bearded
swallow-wort<BR>Metastelma palmeri S.
Watson MacCart's
swallow-wort<BR>Marsdenia edulis Wats.<BR>Periploca graeca
L. silkvine<BR>Trachelospermum difforme
(Walt.) climbing dogbane <BR>Cycladenia humilis
Benth. Sacramento
waxydogbane<BR><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><U>Gentianaceae<BR></U>Bartonia virginica (L.) B.S.P.
yellow screwstem, Virginia bartonia <BR>Centaurium erythraea
Rafn European centaury <BR>Gentianella
quinquefolia (L.) Small agueweed
<BR> <BR></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><U>Loganiaceae<BR></U>Mitreola petiolata (J.F. Gmel.)
Torr. & Gray lax hornpod <BR> <BR></FONT></FONT><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><U>Scrophulariaceae<BR></U>Polypremum
procumbens L. juniper leaf</FONT></FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Jeromy Biazzo</DIV>
<DIV>Biologist</DIV>
<DIV>USDA Agricultural Research Service</DIV>
<DIV>U.S. Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory</DIV>
<DIV>Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853-2901 USA</DIV>
<DIV>Voice: (607) 254-6417</DIV>
<DIV>FAX: (607) 255-1132</DIV>
<DIV>Email: jb262@cornell.edu </FONT><A
href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/naa/ithaca/ppru"><U><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.ars.usda.gov/naa/ithaca/ppru</U></FONT></A></DIV><FONT size=2>
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