-----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Linda Foulis Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 3:32 PM To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' Subject: Re: [pbs] Pacific BX 216 Hi Dell, #2, #3 (if plenty), #4, #8, Linda Foulis 4620 - 43 Avenue Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3C6 Canada Thank you, Linda -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Dell Sherk Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 12:34 PM To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' Cc: 'c'; 'Mark'; 'Macfarlane'; 'Mark Wilcox' Subject: [pbs] Pacific BX 216 Dear All, The items listed below have been donated by our members to be shared. If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please email me PRIVATELY at <ds429@comcast.net>. Include "BX 216" in the subject line. Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not specify quantities. It is a good idea to include your snail mail address, too, in case I don't already have it. Availability is based on a first come, first served system. When you receive your seeds/bulbs you will find, included with them, a statement of how much money (usually $2.00/item) (cash, check, or Pay Pal to <Arnold@NJ.rr.com>; no money orders, please) you should send the PBS treasurer to defray our costs for packing and first-class, priority-mail, or international postage. PLEASE NOTE: NEW POSTAL-RATE SCHEMES NECESSITATE OUR PLACING A SURCHARGE ON EACH ORDER FROM PBS BX OFFERINGS. Some of you are members of the online PBS discussion forum but are not members of the Pacific Bulb Society. THIS BX OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PBS. Consider joining the PBS so that you can take advantage of future offers such as this. Go to our website: http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/ .... If you would like to donate seeds or bulbs/corms to the PBS,(Donors will receive credit on the BX for the cost of postage for their donations.), please send CLEAN, clearly labeled plant materials to: Dell Sherk 6832 Phillips Mill Rd. New Hope, PA, 18938 USA Non-US donors should contact me for instructions before sending seeds. I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER. IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !! From Jim Waddick: (BULBS) 1. Narcissus pachybulbos Few small bulbs. This rarity is best suited to a mild climate gardens only. It has notoriously large bulbs up to 3 inches in diameter and robust foliage with tiny (teensy) flowers of perfect daffodil shape, but less than 3/4 in. in diameter. It is related to the Tazetta group and flowers though small are very fragrant. 2. Lilium lancifolium 'Flore Pleno' stem bulbils. This is the double flowered Tiger Lily. Flowers are mostly hose-in-hose doubles and long lasting. My plants originate from Ellen Hornig and Paige Woodward and are a mix of these clones. SEEDS: 3. Arum nigrum My favorite Arum. The foliage is plain dark green, but the deep lustrous black spathes peer out ominously from beneath. Easy in half sun or half shade. Plants have proven hardy in Zone 5 for over a decade. Plants originated form Panayoti Kelaidis at the Denver Botanic Garden. 4. Dracunculus vulgaris. An imposing aroid up to 4 ft tall (taller in some locations) and perfectly hardy here. Deep dark red inflorescence is very pungent -not in a good way - but impresses all who see it. These plants share silver marked foliage. Although considered a curiosity, the foliage is very dramatic and the bright red-orange seed heads are ornamental, too. 5. Gladiolus byzantinus These are the small flowered hardy glads native to Europe. My plants come from Dutch stock and are hardy and reliable in Zone 5. Lovely smaller purple flowers. 6. Thalia dealbata This is a large dramatic aquatic rhizomatous perennial and one of these most northerly members of the Marantaceae. Generally defined as hardy to Zone 6 and south, my plants originated in Central Illinois from Stan Tyson. There is no representation on the PBS wiki and I do not recall discussion of this species before. 7. Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane' This is a popular species tulip similar to the wild form pictured at http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Proven hardy, easy and vigorous here. 8. Tulipa whittali a smaller species Tulip that came from Dutch stock. The strictly upright cup shaped flowers are essentially orange with streaks of greenish and brownish. See http://brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/… It has proven hardy and easy in Zone 5. From Jim Shields: 9. Some 2.5 yr old seedling bulbs of Haemanthus coccineus (W). These bulbs were not washed, as they will want to start growing as soon as they get wet. They are fairly clean otherwise. rrisclintii 25. Zephyranthes katherinae rubra 26. Zephyranthes 'Sunset Strain' Thank you, Jim W., Jim S., Mike, and Lyn !! Best wishes, Dell Dell Sherk, PBS BX