Greetings, I have to agree with Diana. I have found Penroc Seeds to be excellent suppliers, fresh seeds and excellent service. The difference is wether you want to drive a Toyota or BMW. These guys have the BMW of seeds IMHO. Best wishes, Dash. Daryl 'Dash' Geoghegan, Mainly Amaryllids Garden, P O Box 173, Barnawartha,Victoria,3688, Australia. +61 02 60267377 Visit my web site @ http://www.users.bigpond.com/plants_man/Home.htm Now with Online Payment Method Email the Australian Bulb Association at: support@ausbulbs.org ABA Web Sites: http://www.ausbulbs.org/ Checkout http://www.ausbulbs.org/bulbgal/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "diana chapman" <rarebulbs@earthlink.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 2:59 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] I could use information on Penroc > I have to defend Penroc. > > I ordered seeds a couple of years ago, and they arrived in excellent > condition. The very rare seeds I ordered came from plants that they (and > others) had rescued from destruction due to the construction of a dam. > Obviously, I don't know the source of everything they are offering, but it's > important to ask. My correspondence with them assured me that they are > ethical people. > > Diana > Telos > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Johnson3591@aol.com> > To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 6:29 AM > Subject: [pbs] I could use information on Penroc > > > > Hi PBS, > > > > I got the following note from a subscriber. The person obviously has > issues > > with Penroc Seeds and Plants. Given the disparaging nature of the > comment, I > > would like to know if there is some important information I'm missing > about > > Penroc Seeds and Plants. No doubt, at a dollar each, the rarest seeds are > way > > out of my price league. > > > > The email note said, in part, "Doesn't it make you think why so many > > undescribed, almost extinct or unique species are offered for sale in that > site? Do > > you really think those incredible rairities exist to make these plunderers > go > > fatter? Let's help Nature's cause by no promoting such sites. " > > > > > > Cordially, > > > > Joe > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php