Laboratory Services Price Schedule

Shipped materials will not be accepted without a prior appointment.

Orchid Seed Flasking

Wrap seed pods in such a way as to insure seed from loss if pod cracks during shipment and pack in sturdy containers. Never wrap a pod in plastic or similar material as condensation of moisture causes conditions for contamination. Dry seed may be stored and shipped in folded paper packets. Give each pod an identification number and state the number of mother flasks and replated (final) flasks wanted. It is helpful if you include the genus. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent to you as soon as we receive the parcel.

Mother Flasks (green pod)
1st Mother Flask....................$20.00/flask
Additional Mother Flasks............$5.00/flask
Additional charge for dry seed......$ 5.00 / flask
Colchicine Treatment................$25.00/ treatment

Replated Flasks (final flasks)
1-4........................$18.00/flask
5-9........................$15.00/flask
10+........................$12.00/flask

Flask Charge...............$ 5.00/ flask
($3.00 refundable, $2.00 retained for cleaning and handling)


Orchid Meristem Culture

We are currently cloning cymbidium, cattleya, and oncidium type orchids. We are not currently cloning phalaenopsis. For cymbidium meristem culture we need a large growth approximately ten to fourteen inches in height. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent to you as soon as we receive the parcel. Please call if you need to know the size growth we need to clone your particular orchid. Full size plants may be brought to our laboratory by prior appointment and we will take the necessary growth while you wait. Give each clone an identification number and state the number of plantlets wanted in multiples of forty. Clones are planted forty plants per flask. Prices are per clone. If more than one clone is done, prices are for the quantity of that particular clone.

40 plants (1 flask)....................$3.50 / plant
80 plants (2 flasks)...................$2.00 / plant
200 plants (5 flasks)...................$1.50 / plant
400 plants (10 flasks)...................$1.00 / plant
800 plants (20 flasks)...................$ .85 / plant

Flask Charge ($3.00 refundable)..........$5.00 / flask
Colchicine Treatment.....................$25.00 / treatment
Virus Test...............................$ 8.00/sample

All orders for new customers must be accompanied by payment for the mother flasks and 50% of the replated (final) flasks ordered before work will begin. The final 50% will be due when the flasks are ready. Replated flasks not picked up or shipped within 30 days of notice are subject to a storage fee of $2.00 per flask per month. No work will be done for customers with a past due balance without special arrangements. Current Customers who do not pay their bill within our terms of net 30 days will be required to pay for 50% of the replate cost before the work will be done. The final 50% will be due when the flasks are ready. There is a $ .20 per flask packing charge ($3.00 minimum) for orders packed in our boxes. Shipping charges apply at prevailing rates. Prices subject to change without notice.