CONTRACTORS CORNER

Shipping Information

 

Once you make your collection please ship your seeds within 5 days after collecting for dry fruits and 2 days for wet fruits. Please send 2-day Fed-ex and keep in a cool, dry place before shipping. You can either send your data sheet with the seed to us at the address below or email it to us. Herbarium specimens can come at a later date if needed.

Shipping address for seeds and herbarium specimens:
Millennium Seed Bank Coordinators
Institute for Plant Biology and Conservation
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe , IL 60022

** Seed bags should be clearly labeled and then securely packaged for shipping to CBG. The following packaging is recommended, either:
      - a canvas or thick cotton sealable sack
      - woven PVC or nylon air freight sack
      - sturdy cardboard box (secured with string to permit customs inspection
        and resealing) into which cotton (not aper) seed bags have been placed.

Do NOT useany non-breathable bags or containers made from plastic for shipping to the CBG.