EU joint bulb order from South Africa open for orders.

[Uli]

Dear members of the PBS living in the EU,
We have received a brand new  list of interesting bulbs from The South African Bulb Company from which you can order now.
Please..... do read this instruction and the instructions by the South African Bulb Company carefully and completely.
And please.... Do remember that this is a service to EU members of the Pacific Bulb Society. You must have a mailing address in one of the EU countries and you must be a fully paid member. You can join the PBS at any time to participate. The current price list and an order form are attached.
Our learning curve from the previous joint bulb order was steep and we will do certain things differently. The timing of this order is better than the previous one as the winter growing bulbs are still dormant and shortening the growing season of the summer growers does not harm the bulbs. Please do not forget that you have to do a hemisphere swap with the bulbs after their arrival, the seasons in South Africa are opposite to the ones in Europe.
It might be a good idea to opt for the slightly bigger bulbs if there is the choice between very small/small and bigger ones.  From the previous bulb order we learned about some losses which were more related to the delayed delivery and not to the quality of the bulbs, but bigger bulbs in general travel better. In some cases Leigh had advised not to order a certain bulb which was in an unsuitable stage of growth, but this was the exception and will be handled individually.
Please use the order form which you can download or copy. Using this from avoids misunderstandings in names,  number and size of bulbs. For legibility, please type directly into the order form and don't use handwriting. Thank you.
Please send all your orders to me, Uli johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de  and NOT to the Forum and NOT to the email list. I will confirm and forward your order to Leigh and there you will be served on a first come, first served basis. Some of the bulbs will be in short supply.
After all the orders have arrived at Leigh's, an invoice will be sent to me and I will forward the expense. Please calculate for yourself roughly the double price of the bulb value you ordered to cover postage, phytosanitary certificate and a fee for the customs agent on arrival. This time we will use the services of a customs agent at the airport of entry because Martin had a lot of trouble and there was a considerable delay in getting the previous order through customs and plant health service. These costs will be spread according to the individual order value and added to your individual bill. You will receive an invoice together with your bulbs, delivery is planned for April. Please ignore all the other payment instructions given on the SABC price list and please do not pay anything on ordering.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have questions.
Happy browsing!
Uli