There are not very many bulb merchants still shipping, but Paul Christian has a sale on of some unusual bulbs. The website is updated daily. He is in the U.K. and can ship everywhere except New Zealand. http://rareplants.co.uk/sale.php Lauw de Jager in France will be putting his catalogue of summer flowering species online at the end of December. Shipping will be till March. http://www.bulbargence.com/ Jim Duggan in California has written a book which ought to be published by Christmas. http://www.thebulbman.com/ Some nurseries don't have a shipping season on their websites. I will list them here just in case they are still shipping. http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Indiana bulbs, mainly tender South African ones and Clivias http://www.worldbulbs.co.uk/ Many South African bulbs http://www.bulbmania.com/ in California Lots of Amaryllids and South African bulbs Tomorrow: seeds -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil