For those of you in the SF Bay Area that haven't yet seen a Brunsvigia josephine in bloom, that a very large one is fully open in the Botanical Garden now. These bulbs are larger than footballs. These plants are the source of seedlings we offer. Rather than offsets, they appear to split in half. Paul Paul Licht, Director Univ. California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/ pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org wrote: > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pbs-owner@lists.ibiblio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > > List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A new bulbous forum (Tomas Sandberg) > 2. Current Blooms (jmsjon664@aol.com) > 3. Brunsvigia josephinae in bloom (Ken) > 4. Current Blooms (Ina) > 5. Re: Brunsvigia josephinae in bloom (Susan B) > 6. Re: Interest in Michael Vassar Oxalis (Christiaan van Schalkwyk) > 7. Re: Brunsvigia josephinae in bloom (Jim McKenney) > 8. Re: Current Blooms (J.E. Shields) > 9. Cyclamen Was: Current Blooms (J.E. Shields) > 10. Re: Lycoris/ Topic of the week (roy land) > 11. Re: Lycoris in bloom (Kelly Irvin) > 12. Re: Interest in Michael Vassar Oxalis (hheaven77@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:42:55 +0200 > From: Tomas Sandberg <to.sa@comhem.se> > Subject: [pbs] A new bulbous forum > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Message-ID: <028ED752-1C89-4A6C-8D1B-11DA2F67DCCD@comhem.se> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > Hi, > > Today I have change a lot at my forum, now the forum has several > different rooms and the name of the forum is http://www.bulbousspecies.eu/ > this url will hopefully work within a few days but the old url http://www.amstaffdogs.eu/ > works fine. > > Best > Tomas Sandberg > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:41:46 -0400 > From: jmsjon664@aol.com > Subject: [pbs] Current Blooms > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Message-ID: <8CC02EB45D3B4F4-13E4-183FB@webmail-d043.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Colchicum autumnale is coming on strongly, both a white form and deep > pink 'Nancy Lindsey'. This species multiplies well and is relatively > tidy in flower and leaf. > Nerine filifolia is having a good year; also in bloom is the Archibald > offering of N. bowdenii, from 3000m in Lesotho, blooming a month ahead > of any others, as described. It took 7 years from sowing to flowering. > There are a few furtive blooms of Cyclamen hederifolium poking out of a > very protected spot. > Jim Jones > Lexington, MA > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:00:31 -0700 (PDT) > From: Ken <kjblack@pacbell.net> > Subject: [pbs] Brunsvigia josephinae in bloom > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Message-ID: <689564.89421.qm@web80401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > 5th year of bloom for this 15-year old bulb from seed.? It seems fewer florets this year than last.? Also, 2 of its sibling bulbs which bloomed for the first time last year seem to be sitting 2009 out.? We've had a very dry year and I've provided no additional H2O.? A 4th sibling bulb is sending up its first scape this year.? Several other siblings have yet to bloom. > ? > http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/3917385121/ > ? > Ken > San Diego, zone 10-11 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:27:46 +1200 > From: Ina <klazina@orcon.net.nz> > Subject: [pbs] Current Blooms > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <4AADAA22.4010808@orcon.net.nz> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > There are a few furtive blooms of Cyclamen hederifolium poking out of a > very protected spot. > Jim Jones > Lexington, MA > > Are these the in between size Cyclamen? As mine have naturalised and > are one of my great joys over the winter months when they really go to > town flowering and are spreading around the garden. One plant I let > every seedling grow of. Even without the flowers, the leaf patterns > are attractive. Of course the zoning helps. > > Ina > Auckland New Zealand > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:52:27 -0700 (PDT) > From: Susan B <honeybunny442@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Brunsvigia josephinae in bloom > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <298750.26158.qm@web56106.mail.re3.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Ken, that bulb scared me!? How big is it?? Compared to the wall next to it, it looks really large! > Susan > > --- On Sun, 9/13/09, Ken <kjblack@pacbell.net> wrote: > > From: Ken <kjblack@pacbell.net> > Subject: [pbs] Brunsvigia josephinae in bloom > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009, 10:00 PM > > 5th year of bloom for this 15-year old bulb from seed.? It seems fewer florets this year than last.? Also, 2 of its sibling bulbs which bloomed for the first time last year seem to be sitting 2009 out.? We've had a very dry year and I've provided no additional H2O.? A 4th sibling bulb is sending up its first scape this year.? Several other siblings have yet to bloom. > ? > http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/3917385121/ > ? > Ken > San Diego, zone 10-11 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:23:29 +0200 > From: "Christiaan van Schalkwyk" <cvschalkwyk@lantic.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Interest in Michael Vassar Oxalis > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <09177F9C33ED4A86875455F9E02C42CD@ElenaPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Celeste - and other interrested parties ! > > There is a complete list of his Oxalis collections available - and I were > fortunate to receive a printed copy of this list from a fellow pbs-er. I > scanned the list and converted it to a Word document (19 pages). > Unfortunately there are many spelling mistakes, and I haven't gotten round > to fix all these, and on the orriginal list those species that either did > not survive ar were destroyed are marked, which I have not yet done on the > Word document. This list, however, is available to those who want it (Please > request it PRIVATELY). (Should I upload it to the wiki?) > > I see that quite a few of those offered on the BX are labelled as O. > luteola. Although I do not have any of those offered, so I cannot speak for > them from observation, I do grow some other MV plants that he labelled as O > luteola, which are actually O. purpurea. This could be true of MV4960B, and > if you look at his description of MV5752, it is definitely not O. luteola. > The difference are as follows: O. purpurea OFTEN has shorter peduncles than > O luteola, the flowers are thus carried inside or just above the leaves, > while O luteola has much longer peduncles, thus the flowers are extended > above the leaves. BUT O. purpurea's bracts on the peduncle are ALWAYS > alternate, and at or below the middle of the peduncle, while that of O > luteola are at a articulation above the middle of the peduncle. There are > other differences, like the shape of the buds and the way the leaves dry > that are useful, but these could be quite tricky. > > The Oxalis with Michael Vasser Collection numbers offered on the latest BX > were the following: > 3. Oxalis MV5567, yellow, dark center > O. luteola. 1.2km up road to Paleisheuwel, 60km south of Clanwilliam, in > coarse red sand. 1 1/4 inch light yellow flowers with a more golden yellow > center; borne on 2 inch peduncles. Linear alternate bracts 1/2 inch up from > base. 1 1/4 inch dark green leaves with red hairs at edges, red underside, > stems green, center lobe largest, on 2 inch stems. Bracts alternate, linear, > ? halfway down stems.. Compact plants, Bulbs dark brown, 1 1/4 inch tall by > 3/4 inch wide, tapered at top and bottom; sand sticking to bulbs. + + > > 4. Oxalis MV6341 > O. obtusa. Niuwoudtville area, Bulbs were among bulbs of Lachenalia elegans > var. suoveolens. 1 1/2 inch bright yellow flowers two inches above the > leaves. Bracts one inch below the flowers, No scent. 3/4 inch leaves in > tight, compact rosettes. + + > > 5. Oxalis MV5630A > O. sp. Vanrhynshoek, top of mountain in a level area among big rocks in a > dark red, heavy soil. Small, non-winged, light brown bulbs, 3/4 inch light > lavender-pink flowers, No bracts. Light sweet scent. Tiny, tufted plants. > Plant early. > > 6. Oxalis MV5532, white/yellow > O. ambigua. 123.6km south towards Loeriesfontein below the turnoff from > Pofadder on a west facing rock and light brown-red sand, Small plants, forms > many bulblets at top of stems, 1 1/2 inch ivory flowers with light yellow > centers and a light yellow reverse. Bracts 1/2 inch up from stem base. No > scent. 1 inch leaves. + > > 7. Oxalis MV 4960B > O. luteola? 20km southeast of Sutherland, on north facing gravel hill. Bulbs > not winged, longer and narrower than 4960. 1 1/2 inch yellow flowers. > Central leaf lobe is larger, green underside to leaf. Many tiny bulbs form > near and above old bulbs. Bulbs 1 1/8 inch tall by 1/2 inch wide; dark > reddish-brown, stiff thin tunics; pointed tip and bottom, bottom not as > sharp. > > 8. Oxalis MV5667 > O. luteola, 13,4km south of Nieuwoudtville, full sun, light brown soil. 1 > 1/2 inch bright yellow flowers. 1 inch diameter leaves, very hairy on > surface, green underside, Bracts on flower stems. + + > > 9. Oxalis MV 5752, yellow > O. luteola. 20km into the Pakhuis Pass, 3/4-1 inch medium light golden > yellow flowers with a wide shallow tube; 3/4 inch peduncle, Light green > hairy sepals, Alternate linear bracts near base of petiole, Leaves dark > glaucous, 3/4 inch diameter, red underside, red hairs at edges; light red > 3/4 inch stems. Dense, dark leaves, to 3/4 inch, red underside. Leaf > rosettes 3 inches in diameter, 1 1/2 inches tall, very compact. + + > NOTE: this is probably not O luteola! > > 10. Oxalis MV5117 > O. commutata? Vanrhynshoek, half way up canyon, south slope. Very small > rosettes and leaves, compact and dense. 1/2 inch lavender flowers well above > the leaves. Petal reverse is half yellow, 1/2-3/4 inch leaves, Must have > full sun, Flowers fragrant. + > > Enjoy > Christiaan > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> Hello Everyone, >> >> The new PBS BX has quite a few of the late Michael Vassar's oxalis. I >> found descriptions of some on the WIKI but would be interested in knowing >> if Michael had passed on notes on his collection and if so, where could I >> find them? > >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:26:59 -0400 > From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Brunsvigia josephinae in bloom > To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <000001ca352e$465f5120$2f01a8c0@Library> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Ken, that's amazing! What are the dimensions of these? In the photos they > look huge. > > Jim McKenney > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:15:47 -0400 > From: "J.E. Shields" <jshields@indy.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Current Blooms > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20090914081019.02474fc0@pop.indy.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed > > I just noticed late yesterday that three pots of Nerine bowdenii are > sending up a scape: Two separate accessions of N. bowdenii wellsii and one > of N. bowdenii "Koen's Hardy." My bowdenii seem to bloom anytime from > September to December. > > A pot of N. filifolia is just about to open flowers, and a pot of N. > filamentosa is in bloom. These seem to be a little later than usual, but I > have not been keeping careful records. > > Jim Shields > in cool (50?F/10?C) Westfield, Indiana > USA > > > > ************************************************* > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA > Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:20:07 -0400 > From: "J.E. Shields" <jshields@indy.net> > Subject: [pbs] Cyclamen Was: Current Blooms > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20090914081654.025f2640@pop.indy.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > I've gradually lost all my C. coum and C. hederifolium; in fact, I lost all > but C. graecum. Only C. graecum survives the summer in the greenhouse, > bone dry under a bench. The greenhouse is very hot in summer! All the > others died in summer if left in the greenhouse or in winter if planted > outdoors. > > C. graecum is starting to bloom in my greenhouse now. > > Jim Shields > in Westfield, Indiana > USA > > > > ************************************************* > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA > Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:24:41 -0500 > From: roy land <lspookrgl@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Lycoris/ Topic of the week > To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <SNT115-W24259D1AAA8FFB0615A85FB2E40@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > greetings > > lycoris radiata is just sending up buds in my area, immediately south of dallas texas. we are indeed lucky to live in an area where they not only grow, but thrive on neglect. > glen > dallas texas soggy zone 8a > > >> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:18:37 -0700 >> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> From: msittner@mcn.org >> Subject: [pbs] Lycoris/ Topic of the week >> >> Hi, >> >> Some of you who are new to our list will not be familiar with the Topic of >> the Week. For a time in 2002 and in 2003 and 2004 I organized a topic of >> the week and found someone to introduce it and then invited people on this >> list to discuss the topic in response to the introduction and everyone's >> posts. There was a wealth of information generated which I later linked to >> the wiki: >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… >> >> This summer there has been a fair amount of discussion about Lycoris and >> Jim Waddick has after the fact written a very complete introduction to this >> genus. He has also sent me additional photos. I have added both to the >> wiki. One of the things I found very interesting as we were working on this >> is that he believes many of the "species" are really natural hybrids. So >> for all of you out there who are fortunate to live in an area when you can >> easily grow this genus (and to the world who will find this information >> through the pbs wiki and a Google search) here is the link: >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… >> >> Clicking on Garden Lycoris and More will open what Jim has written in a new >> window. But you can also access it directly here: >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… >> >> Thanks Jim for providing this and everyone feel free to comment just as if >> this was a topic of the week. And if anyone else has something they would >> like to introduce as a topic of the week spontaneously without an organized >> program to do this, this could be a model of a way to do it. >> >> Mary Sue >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:18:28 -0500 > From: Kelly Irvin <kellso@irvincentral.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Lycoris in bloom > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <4AAE50B4.1090400@irvincentral.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Here, too, Glen. The very first Lycoris radiata var. radiata flower > stalks started emerging August 31st with first bloom beginning last > week. Lycoris 'Blushing Lady' came up about a week before that. That > particular variety did not do so well this year, but it needs a little > protection from the winter cold here in zone 6, and I had problems in > that arena this past winter. L. rad-rad is one of the easiest to grow in > addition to being so beautiful in bloom. > > Mr. Kelly M. Irvin > 10850 Hodge Ln > Gravette, AR 72736 > USA > 479-787-9958 > USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b > > http://www.irvincentral.com/ > > > > roy land wrote: > >> greetings >> >> lycoris radiata is just sending up buds in my area, immediately south of dallas texas. we are indeed lucky to live in an area where they not only grow, but thrive on neglect. >> glen >> dallas texas soggy zone 8a >> >> >> >>> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:18:37 -0700 >>> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> From: msittner@mcn.org >>> Subject: [pbs] Lycoris/ Topic of the week >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Some of you who are new to our list will not be familiar with the Topic of >>> the Week. For a time in 2002 and in 2003 and 2004 I organized a topic of >>> the week and found someone to introduce it and then invited people on this >>> list to discuss the topic in response to the introduction and everyone's >>> posts. There was a wealth of information generated which I later linked to >>> the wiki: >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… >>> >>> This summer there has been a fair amount of discussion about Lycoris and >>> Jim Waddick has after the fact written a very complete introduction to this >>> genus. He has also sent me additional photos. I have added both to the >>> wiki. One of the things I found very interesting as we were working on this >>> is that he believes many of the "species" are really natural hybrids. So >>> for all of you out there who are fortunate to live in an area when you can >>> easily grow this genus (and to the world who will find this information >>> through the pbs wiki and a Google search) here is the link: >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… >>> >>> Clicking on Garden Lycoris and More will open what Jim has written in a new >>> window. But you can also access it directly here: >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… >>> >>> Thanks Jim for providing this and everyone feel free to comment just as if >>> this was a topic of the week. And if anyone else has something they would >>> like to introduce as a topic of the week spontaneously without an organized >>> program to do this, this could be a model of a way to do it. >>> >>> Mary Sue >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> >>> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:39:00 -0400 > From: hheaven77@aol.com > Subject: Re: [pbs] Interest in Michael Vassar Oxalis > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Message-ID: <8CC03603B8E0E3F-3398-3B0CB@webmail-d006.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks for your reply Christiaan. ?The information you pass along will be helpful to many! > Celeste Gornick > > Phoenix, AZ > > 7:37 a.m. and 83.4 F ? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christiaan van Schalkwyk <cvschalkwyk@lantic.net> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Mon, Sep 14, 2009 3:23 am > Subject: Re: [pbs] Interest in Michael Vassar Oxalis > > > > > > > > > Hi Celeste - and other interrested parties ! > > There is a complete list of his Oxalis collections available - and I were > fortunate to receive a printed copy of this list from a fellow pbs-er. I > scanned the list and converted it to a Word document (19 pages). > Unfortunately there are many spelling mistakes, and I haven't gotten round > to fix all these, and on the orriginal list those species that either did > not survive ar were destroyed are marked, which I have not yet done on the > Word document. This list, however, is available to those who want it (Please > request it PRIVATELY). (Should I upload it to the wiki?) > > I see that quite a few of those offered on the BX are labelled as O. > luteola. Although I do not have any of those offered, so I cannot speak for > them from observation, I do grow some other MV plants that he labelled as O > luteola, which are actually O. purpurea. This could be true of MV4960B, and > if you look at his description of MV5752, it is definitely not O. luteola. > The difference are as follows: O. purpurea OFTEN has shorter peduncles than > O luteola, the flowers a > re thus carried inside or just above the leaves, > while O luteola has much longer peduncles, thus the flowers are extended > above the leaves. BUT O. purpurea's bracts on the peduncle are ALWAYS > alternate, and at or below the middle of the peduncle, while that of O > luteola are at a articulation above the middle of the peduncle. There are > other differences, like the shape of the buds and the way the leaves dry > that are useful, but these could be quite tricky. > > The Oxalis with Michael Vasser Collection numbers offered on the latest BX > were the following: > 3. Oxalis MV5567, yellow, dark center > O. luteola. 1.2km up road to Paleisheuwel, 60km south of Clanwilliam, in > coarse red sand. 1 1/4 inch light yellow flowers with a more golden yellow > center; borne on 2 inch peduncles. Linear alternate bracts 1/2 inch up from > base. 1 1/4 inch dark green leaves with red hairs at edges, red underside, > stems green, center lobe largest, on 2 inch stems. Bracts alternate, linear, > ? halfway down stems.. Compact plants, Bulbs dark brown, 1 1/4 inch tall by > 3/4 inch wide, tapered at top and bottom; sand sticking to bulbs. + + > > 4. Oxalis MV6341 > O. obtusa. Niuwoudtville area, Bulbs were among bulbs of Lachenalia elegans > var. suoveolens. 1 1/2 inch bright yellow flowers two inches above the > leaves. Bracts one inch below the flowers, No scent. 3/4 inch leaves in > tight, compact rosettes. + + > > 5. Oxalis MV5630A > O. sp. Vanrhynshoek, top of mountain in a level area among big rocks in=2 > 0a > dark red, heavy soil. Small, non-winged, light brown bulbs, 3/4 inch light > lavender-pink flowers, No bracts. Light sweet scent. Tiny, tufted plants. > Plant early. > > 6. Oxalis MV5532, white/yellow > O. ambigua. 123.6km south towards Loeriesfontein below the turnoff from > Pofadder on a west facing rock and light brown-red sand, Small plants, forms > many bulblets at top of stems, 1 1/2 inch ivory flowers with light yellow > centers and a light yellow reverse. Bracts 1/2 inch up from stem base. No > scent. 1 inch leaves. + > > 7. Oxalis MV 4960B > O. luteola? 20km southeast of Sutherland, on north facing gravel hill. Bulbs > not winged, longer and narrower than 4960. 1 1/2 inch yellow flowers. > Central leaf lobe is larger, green underside to leaf. Many tiny bulbs form > near and above old bulbs. Bulbs 1 1/8 inch tall by 1/2 inch wide; dark > reddish-brown, stiff thin tunics; pointed tip and bottom, bottom not as > sharp. > > 8. Oxalis MV5667 > O. luteola, 13,4km south of Nieuwoudtville, full sun, light brown soil. 1 > 1/2 inch bright yellow flowers. 1 inch diameter leaves, very hairy on > surface, green underside, Bracts on flower stems. + + > > 9. Oxalis MV 5752, yellow > O. luteola. 20km into the Pakhuis Pass, 3/4-1 inch medium light golden > yellow flowers with a wide shallow tube; 3/4 inch peduncle, Light green > hairy sepals, Alternate linear bracts near base of petiole, Leaves dark > glaucous, 3/4 inch diameter, red underside, red hairs at edges; light red > 3/4 inch stems. Dense, dark leaves, to 3/4 in > ch, red underside. Leaf > rosettes 3 inches in diameter, 1 1/2 inches tall, very compact. + + > NOTE: this is probably not O luteola! > > 10. Oxalis MV5117 > O. commutata? Vanrhynshoek, half way up canyon, south slope. Very small > rosettes and leaves, compact and dense. 1/2 inch lavender flowers well above > the leaves. Petal reverse is half yellow, 1/2-3/4 inch leaves, Must have > full sun, Flowers fragrant. + > > Enjoy > Christiaan > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> Hello Everyone, >> >> The new PBS BX has quite a few of the late Michael Vassar's oxalis. I >> found descriptions of some on the WIKI but would be interested in knowing >> if Michael had passed on notes on his collection and if so, where could I >> find them? > >> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 80, Issue 16 > *********************************** > >