Dear Diana try:///http://tomclothier.hort.net/index.html and http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html Greetings Eddy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Whitehead" <voltaire@islandnet.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Helpful URLS > I have checked all the URLS that were submitted last year. In some > cases I have made changes, which I have marked "changed", either > because the website itself directed me to a new URL, or because I > found the original homepage very difficult to navigate, and after a > lot of thrashing around found an easier part of the site. (Those > whose browser supports Korean and Japanese won't have any problem > with the originals.) > > I have also added a couple of new sites. (New to this list. Marked "new") > > Some sites could not be found and I have moved them to the bottom of > the list. Unfortunately two were good sources of Nerine pictures. > They might be worth checking later. Last week one site was only > partially accessible, but this week it is fine, so sometimes troubles > are temporary. > > It is always a good idea to let a person know if you are having > trouble with their website. Sometimes the problem is that the owner > has contracted for a modest number of visitors, and if that number is > exceeded, no one else can get on till the following day. Usually > there will be a message explaining that. > > Diane Whitehead > ============================================================================ === > http://www.goo.ne.jp/ Japanese language search engine that turns up > sites that tend not to appear on the more common search engines This > is difficult to navigate on my computer, so after various blind > clicking on groups of question marks, I found that the following url > will get you to a spot that has some recognizable links to adventure > travel, zoology, garden, and outdoor > http://eco.goo.ne.jp/t_nature/index.html > > http://www.rockgardener.com/last/resort.cfm Tom Stuarts web > database links to many favorites that include: Calflora, w3-Tropicos, > Rock Garden Database by Dr. Slaby, the Harkness Seedlist and links to > the archives of Alpine, Arisaema, Penstemon and Trillium-l changed > > http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/bot-linx/ Scott's Botanical > Links- extensive list of links > > http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html Martindales > Reference Desk of Calculators Online changed > > http://www.maccactus.com/ If you are a succulent lover like I am > this is a good reference site with photos > > plus another good site is http://www.rjunkdrawer.com/ for custom > metal art work for your garden or home > > many bulb pictures > http://www.bulbsociety.org/ Still the best site for photos on bulbs, > great job IBS > http://broadleighbulbs.co.uk/picturelibrary.htm/ > http://rareplants.co.uk/ > South African bulbs http://www.thebulbman.com/index.html > > New bulb pictures > http://www.bulbsociety.com/latest/LATEST.html > > Allium > http://www.plantbuzz.com/Allium/Allium.htm > http://berkshirebotanical.org/Articles/… new > > Amaryllis > http://geocities.com/fadjar_z/Amaryllis/… > http://perso.club-internet.fr/v_pascal/… in French > > Arisaema > http://www.head-crash.com/~rrh/arisaema.html > > Corydalis > http://www.thealpinegarden.com/buschiicu.htm new > > Crocosmia,Chasmanthe and Tulbaghia > http://theafricangarden.com/ > > Crocus > http://thealpinehouse.fsnet.co.uk/crocus%20pages/ > > Cyclamen > http://www.cyclamen.org/indexCS.html > http://www.tilebarn-cyclamen.co.uk/ > > Fritillaria > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lee.pater/images.htm > > Iris- Reticulata and Juno > http://reticulatas.com/ > > Ixia > http://www.angelfire.com/ri/ixia/ > > Lilium - many links > http://ccins.camosun.bc.ca/~jbritton/netlil/… > > Muscari > http://home.tiscali.nl/~hennessy/firstpage.htm > > Oxalis > http://www.oxalis.50megs.com/ new > > > > ICRAs (International Cultivar Registration Authorities) to find which > organization registers new cultivars of particular genera: for > example, Achimenes AMERICAN GLOXINIA AND GESNERIAD SOCIETY, INC., > Albuca ROYAL GENERAL BULBGROWERS' ASSOCIATION (KAVB) > http://www.ishs.org/sci/taxlist/taxlist.htm new > > International registers, previously published as books, but the > latest versions are downloadable from the Royal Horticultural site: > bulbs are Daffodils, Dahlias, and Lilies. > http://rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder.asp/ > > National Collections (U.K.) There are links to bulbous collections > including: Canna, Crocosmia, Chasmanthe, Crocus, Dahlia, > Erythronium, Narcissus, Tulipa. National Collections must be open to > the public, either through Open Days or by appointment. > http://www.nccpg.com/ changed > > plant names to verify spellings, also to find U.K. and Irish sources > http://rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder.asp/ > > Seed germination of Ontario Rock Garden Society > http://webhome.idirect.com/~jehan/Information/… changed > > Forgot any other conversion one: This converts anything - Length, > Temperature, Speed, Volume, Mass, Computer, Time, Cooking, Angles, > Area, Torque, and more > http://www.onlineconversion.com/ > > African sites: > PlantzAfrica > http://www.plantzafrica.com/ > > EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE > Conservation, Partnerships & Ecotourism > http://www.rhino.org.za/default.htm > > Especially this page which highlights over collection of bulb species such > as Scilla and Eucomis > http://www.rhino.org.za/flora_medicinal.htm > > KEW - People and Plants Online > http://rbgkew.org.uk/peopleplants/wp/… > > U.K. gardens > The Eden Project > http://www.edenproject.com/ > > Tresco Abbey Gardens > http://tresco.co.uk/the_abbey_garden/default.asp/ > ===================================== > Not found: > http://users.anet.com/~manytimes/ Tom Clothiers extensive database > on seed germination Not found > > http://www.epiphyllum.com/epibase/home.htm All about Epiphyllums > that you could ever want to know. currently offline. Will return > Summer 2004 > > Nerine > http://plusgarden.com/photo/plants/… Not found > > http://plusgarden.com/photo/plants/… Great > site for photos of Nerines and their correct names Not found. The > search function of http://www.plusgarden.com/ did not find "nerine". > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >