Dear All, The items listed below have been donated by PBS members for sharing. If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please email me PRIVATELY at <dells@voicenet.com>. Include "BX 24" in the subject line. Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not specify quantities. Availability is based on a first come, first served system. When you receive your seeds/bulbs you will find included with them a statement of how much money (cash or check) you should send the PBS treasurer for your order. This is a charge to defray costs for packing and first-class postage. It is a good idea to include your snail mail address too, in case I don't already have it. Some of you are members of the PBS discussion forum but not members of the Pacific Bulb Society. THIS BX OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PBS. Consider joining the PBS so that you can take advantage of future offers such as this. Or contact me at dells@voicenet.com If you would like to donate seeds or bulbs/corms to the PBS, please send clean, clearly labeled material to: Dell Sherk, PO Box 224, Holicong, PA, 18928, USA. Donors will receive credit on the BX for the cost of postage for their donations. OFFERINGS: PBS BX 24: (A SPECIAL OFFERING OF SHORTLIVED ITEMS IN VERY SHORT SUPPLY) FROM LEE POULSEN: Seed of Clivia miniata cultivars - $1.00 per seed to cover s & h: 1. Clivia miniata, multi-petal hybrid: Japanese 8-9 petal x 13 petal 2. Clivia miniata 'Light of Buddha': Chinese, banded variegation 3. Clivia miniata, broadleaf variegated 4. Clivia miniata 'Daruma' 5. Rhizomes of Kohleria sp (Gesneriaceae) ex Uli Urban ($2.00 per lot for s&h) Lee says, "They go dormant every winter in our So. Calif. climate, and sprout and bloom each year. Typical Kohleria foliage and flower." Uli said, " Kohleria spec, pink. 30cm plant with small hairy leaves, nice plentiful pink flowers on a branching plant. Some sun, my plants have reacted negatively to mineral fertilizer. Goes fully dormant. Multiplies quickly. Not more than 5 adult rhizomes to a 15-20cm pot, also good with one rhizome in a 15cm pot. May need staking." Thank you, Lee (and Uli) !! Best wishes, Dell --Dell Sherk, Director, Pacific BX