>John Bryan wrote: >>Has anyone had any other >>allergic reactions from handling any other genera? Cheers, John E. Bryan > >I don't know this from personal experience, but I sure wouldn't want to be >the guy who has to handle bulbs of Urginea maritima all day - at least not >without gloves and a face mask! > >Jim McKenney >jimmckenney@starpower.net > I wonder if my acquired immunity to alstroemeria-induced dermatitis has also protected me against the offending antigen in Urginea maritima, because I've handled Urginea fairly frequently without an unpleasant reaction.