Hi Bill I will check, I did find the abstract on-line since it was a year ago that I downloaded it. My membership needs to be renewed, but if you wish to join Acta Horticulurae it is available there, since I just double checked the abstract, which is free, so it is still available. This information came from an Israli study by H. Lilien-kipnis, entitiled DEVELOPMENT OF THE BULB AND INFLORESCENCE IN OUTDOOR GROWN NERINE SARNIENSIS (for the cut flower industry). From, my memory, I believe that the article did not specify which Amaryllids also held this habit, however, it did speak to the fact that this is a problem facing commercial Nerine growers in Israel and the discovery of damage caused to inflorescence buds at a particular developmental stage during the long period between floral bud initiation and antheses. I believe that Alan Meerow may have some information weather this also occurs with Eucrosia species and perhaps Griffinia, other "fussy" bloomers in Amaryllidaceae. Matt Mattus Worcester, MA USDA Zone 5 On 9/19/05 12:57 AM, "Billthebulbbaron@aol.com" <Billthebulbbaron@aol.com> wrote: > > In a message dated 9/18/05 8:15:45 PM, mmattus@charter.net writes: > > << On another note, I read in a research paper how Nerine sarnienses as well > as > some other Amaryllids, form up to three years worth of flower buds inside > the bulbs, >> > > Matt, > > Do you know which genera those other amaryllids are? > > > Best wishes, > > Bill the Bulb Baron > <A HREF="http://www.billthebulbbaron.com/">BilltheBulbBaron.com</A> > William R.P. Welch > P.O. Box 1736 > (UPS: 264 West Carmel Valley Road) > Carmel Valley, CA 93924-1736, USA > Phone/fax (831) 659-3830 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php