Hi I have five of the items on your list, with several variations. Contact me privately if you want, but only if you are at least willing to cover postage on the more common things that you are looking for. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thesilentseed.com, rare and unusual plants from around the world tylus_seklos@aol.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Alma Pineyro <almapineyro@gmail.com> To: pbs <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wed, Jan 22, 2014 3:02 pm Subject: [pbs] In seek of bulbs/plants of different monocot species for flower research Hi, My name is Alma Pineyro and I am currently conducting postdoctoral work at a UC-Berkeley lab where I am investigating flower development in a variety of monocot species. For my research I need bulbs and/ or plants of various species, some of which are normally planted in the winter to flower in spring, others are tropical. The species I am interested in are: Narcissus bulbocodium Narcissus sp. Amaryllis belladona Amaryllis sp. Tecophilea cyanocrocus/T. violaflora Calathea sp. Dioscorea sp Allium sp. *not the common species Tricyrtis sp. I am aware that I am late to get the bulbs from the first species listed, but would greatly appreciate any guidance regarding reliable places where I could still purchase them. In the case of N. bulbocodium, I need to use the developing flowers that are still within the bulb, so plants that are already producing leaves are too mature for my purposes. For Calathea, Dioscorea and Tricyrtis, it would be ideal if I can get a hold of plants that will flower soon. In this case, I only need the flowers and will keep the plants growing. Thanks in advance for any advice on this subject. I an not new to working with monocots, but it´s my first time with ¨bulbous¨species, thus, I am sorry to say I have no material I could trade. Alma Pineyro, Berkeley CA. -- _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/