Oxalis page on PBS wiki + page descriptions
Antennaria@aol.com (Thu, 20 Feb 2003 21:23:19 PST)

Hello PBS'rs,

I made an Oxalis image page on the PBS wiki, and moved Sheila Burrow's link
to the enticing O. palmifrons onto that page. I certainly admire and desire
Oxalis very much, and there's been some recent discussion on them. I offer
this challenge; to populate the Oxalis page and PBS wiki with more photos of
Oxalis... we can't just have the one image file!

Also, when people are creating new pages for separate genera, if you know a
little something about the genus, feel free to edit the page and add to the
genus summary or genus description. Right now, by default, the Oxalis page
has text at the top that says "Describe Oxalis here". If you're an Oxalis
aficionado, edit the page, delete the default text "describe Oxalis here" and
replace it with something short but meaningful. Do this on the other pages
as well. I added a genus summary to Allium and Eremurus (even as little I
know about the latter genus).

I truly believe that the PBS wiki could become a great resource for bulb
images from you bulb people who are "in the know" on correct identifications.
And judging from the photos I've looked at on PBS wiki, many of you are fine
photographers to boot.

Last item: please note that I edited the main PBS wiki Photographs and
Information page to standardize the formatting on plant names; e.g.
italicized the plant names, and specified cultivar names with single quotes
rather than double quotes. I hope that helps for consistent legibility and
syntax protocol.

It was warm today, in the mid 40s (Fahrenheit) and it seemed like spring, but
what's the point when there's still over 3' (+90 cm) of snow on the ground!

Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States
antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5
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alliums, bulbs, penstemons, hardy hibiscus, western
american alpines, iris, plants of all types!