pbs Digest, Vol 24, Issue 20

bonaventure@optonline.net bonaventure@optonline.net
Sat, 19 Mar 2005 07:31:00 PST
Do you have a web site? I'm still searching for tuberous deciduous terrestrial orchids, especially some of the smaller growing South African Eulophias and Brazilian Cyrtopodiums..
Bonaventure Magrys
Cliffwood Beach, NJ
Usa zone 7
bonaventure@optonline.net

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Subject: pbs Digest, Vol 24, Issue 20

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>   1. Re: Newsletter (James Waddick)
>   2. Re: Tuberous orchids (piaba)
>   3. sources for hippeastrum species (Claude Sweet)
>   4. Re: seed request (Rachel Saunders)
>   5. Tulbaghia fragrance -- is it, or isn't it?? (DaveKarn@aol.com)
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> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:18:06 -0600
> From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>
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> >  By the way, my membership renewal is in the mail, late but on 
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> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:04:38 -0800 (PST)
> From: piaba <piabinha@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Tuberous orchids
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> i always wondered if anyone grows Caladenia?  since
> i've seen pics of the blue Caladenias and Thelymitras,
> i've been so fascinated since they look like a "real"
> blue, instead of the purplish-lavender blue.  i have
> never seen them live though.
> 
> tsuh yang
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> --- BBCNURSERY@aol.com wrote:
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> > Hello,
> >  
> > I grow many bulbous orchids, including Eulophia
> > spectabile, Pterostylis,  
> > Pleione, Diuris, Thelymitra, etc.  The first grows
> > in an orchid greenhouse,  
> > while the others enjoy our cool mild moist Fall,
> > Winter and Spring.
> >  
> > Greig Warner
> > Burnt Bridge Creek Nursery
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> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:51:36 -0800
> From: Claude Sweet <claudesweet@cox.net>
> Subject: [pbs] sources for hippeastrum species
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> I am preparing an article on hippeastrum for HortResources 
> electronic 
> magazine hortresources.org.
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> http://bulbsociety.org/GALLERY_OF_THE_WORLDS_BULBS…  has images 
> of 
> over 63 species.
> 
> I am mentioning the PBS and anticipate readers asking the question 
> of 
> how they might obtain seed or bulbs of any of the species.  Any 
> help 
> would be appreciated.  Please send any information to me at 
> hortventures@cox.net
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> Providing mail order sources for Dutch and African hybrids is not 
> a problem.
> 
> Excellent newsletter.  Very professional.  I can appreciate the 
> time and 
> hard work that went into planning and implementing a good design 
> with 
> color being an added attraction.
> 
> Claude Sweet
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> >  
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:15:57 +0200
> From: "Rachel Saunders" <silverhill@yebo.co.za>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] seed request
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> Sorry we do not sell seeds of this species.
> Regards
> Rachel
> 
> 
> Silverhill Seeds has closed for 2 months. We will respond to your 
> e mail as
> soon as we can.
> Regards
> Rachel Saunders
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> From: "Jonathan Steeds" <scnf@dodo.com.au>
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 11:57 PM
> Subject: [pbs] seed request
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> > I am after Xeronema callistemon - it is available on seed list 
> for sale.
> >
> > How do I purchase the seed?
> > And what is the cost? - sending it to NSW?
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> > Thanks
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> > Jonathan
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:52:01 EST
> From: DaveKarn@aol.com
> Subject: [pbs] Tulbaghia fragrance -- is it, or isn't it??
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> Hello all ~
> 
> Recent mention of tulbaghia on the listserv has prompted me to ask 
> about the 
> following.
> 
> I bought some Tulbaghia simmleri (fragrans) several years ago and 
> have them 
> planted in a pot and growing outdoors with very little care here 
> in Northern 
> California.  I babied them indoors the first season but didn't get 
> back home 
> until late January the following year so they survived outdoors 
> through some 
> frosty weather that damaged the foliage and stems of flowers then 
> in bloom.  With 
> warmer weather, the plants renewed the foliage for the following 
> season.
> The plants have bloomed every winter since receipt (and are 
> currently in 
> bloom with several stems of flowers) but, for the life of me, I 
> cannot detect any 
> fragrance (in the coolness of winter or in the warmth indoors).  
> Now, I know 
> my olfactory apparatus still works because I seem able to detect 
> what others 
> appear not to.  Thus, the question becomes one of why can't I (or 
> my wife, for 
> that matter) detect any fragrance??  Assuming physiology is not at 
> fault here, 
> are some of these plants just not fragrant?  That is, as a 
> species, is that 
> trait not universal?  I originally bought the plants (from Monocot 
> in England) 
> because I had read they were "intensely" fragrant and can only 
> assume they were 
> divisions from obviously fragrant stock.  Thus, I am puzzled why 
> these plants 
> do not exhibit the fragrance that originally generated the epithet 
> "fragrans."
> 
> Dave Karnstedt
> Windsor, California, USA
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