I've seen this seller's items before. He does a great marketing job and therefore gets good prices for his items. I know he has in the past purchased things from the Berkeley Botanc Garden, where I volunteer, and then sold them on eBay for several times what he paid for them. But that's what happens when you can reach out to such a huge audience, which we can't do at the Garden. I wouldn't have paid even half that much for that plant. In fact, I'm going to find out if we have one for sale and see what we're asking for it. ________________________________ From: "hheaven77@aol.com" <hheaven77@aol.com> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:04:05 PM Subject: [pbs] I would like to have one of these... I was a little shocked to see a three year "Rare Brunsvigia grandiflora - Stunning Candelabra Lily"? sell for $71.00 on eBay today.? I would like to have one of these but this one seemed a little pricey! Celeste Phoenix, AZ 60 degrees and fair at 8:03pm -----Original Message----- From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 4:12 pm Subject: [pbs] Common Names Dear Friends, The recent request for info on : "skunk lily, chocolate lily, castor seed" left me a bit befuddled. I had no idea what a skunk lily is and no one responded in kind. A quick search came up with Fritillaria camschatcensis. Pacific Rim Native Plant Nursery does not use this common name at all and claims they are edible. Another site referred to it as 'Dirty Diaper Lily' a particularly unfortunate combination. Let's review; edible and smells like dirty diaper - I don't relish a serving of this botanical treat. The scent of rotting meat (according to PRNP) sounds much preferable to other common names including outhouse lily. Maybe I am missing something, but surely there is a reason to grow these. Tell me. Maybe it is too mid-winter to appreciate the subtlety. Best JIm W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F + _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/