Hi Dell: Please send me the Oxalis Bulbs which are 12. Flava - color? 13. Obtusa - color? 14. Obtusa - peach Dell, as you know I am new to plants but Oxalis drew me in; I would like your help. I am interested in a Winter growing white flower of some type preferably with a nice scent. Can you help me? if any one donates something like this I would love to have it. Thank you for all of your help and generosity. Chris > [Original Message] > From: Dell Sherk <dells@voicenet.com> > To: <Antennaria@aol.com>; <floralartistry2000@yahoo.com>; <gatogordo@webtv.net>; <numida@aol.com>; <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>; <Pat.Colville@jameshardie.com>; Cathy Craig <CathyCraigEA@hotmail.com>; <mysticgardn@yahoo.com>; <masterson4@cox.net> > Date: 7/7/2004 7:48:12 PM > Subject: [pbs] Pacific Bx 65 > > Dear All, > > The items listed below have been donated by people from all over the > world, to be shared. If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please > email me PRIVATELY at <dells@voicenet.com>. Include "BX 65" 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 to defray our 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. Go to our website: <http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/> . 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. > > PLEASE NOTE: I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR > ORDER.. > IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !! > > >From an anonymous donor: > > 1. Bulbs of Galanthus nivalis, dormant but still fresh. > > >From Marilyn Pekasky: > > 2. Seed of Crinum bulbispermum > > 3. Bulbils of Watsonia sp?, ex. UC Berkeley Botanic Garden. (Marilyn is > still looking for the true identity.) > > >From Mary Sue Ittner: > > Seeds- > 1. Babiana curviscapa--winter growing, South African, just enough seeds > probably for one person. This one is pink and really beautiful, blooming > early winter. I've pictures on the wiki. > > 2. Cyclamen coum--winter growing, newly harvested > > 3. Pasithea caerulea--South American, winter growing (but for me does > better with a bit of summer water), blue flowers > > 4. Polyxena ensifolia--South African, winter growing and early blooming, > small low plant with white flowers blooming on prostrate leaves. Very > charming. This plant keyed out to P. maughanii, but Julian Slade said that > was no longer considered a species, but that may have changed again and > they all may end up in Lachenalia anyway. A picture is on the wiki of the > plant > these seeds came from. > > Bulbs-- > 5. Babiana odorata -- winter growing, South African, yellow flowers > 6. Cyrtanthus montanus x elatus -- evergreen, bulblets > 7. Delphinium -- winter growing. These are the storage organ. I'm just > going to see if this will work so it could be a bit of a gamble. I'd plant > each now in a gallon container, water them, and then water only > occasionally the rest of the summer and more in late fall when they should > resume growth. One each of D. hesperium pallescens, luteum, nudicaule, > hybrid nudicaule × luteum > 8. Freesia alba -- winter growing, white fragrant flowers. Many of these > are small cormlets, so don't know if they will bloom next year unless they > have a long growing season > 9. Gladiolus carmineus -- fall blooming before the leaves so I'd plant them > now although they are cormlets and might not bloom this year. They do > really well in the ground in coastal Northern California. > 10. Massonia pustulata -- winter growing. These did not have pustulate > leaves, but the leaves are still pretty I think. Every year I have been > potting them up as they appear too crowded so am sharing some rather large > bulbs. I think one per pot would work fine. I'll add a picture to the wiki. > 11. Moraea bellendenii -- winter growing, late blooming, tall yellow. > Cormlets. I think these are right, but I grow so many Moraeas others could > have found their way into the pot so if they aren't yellow, they are > something else > 12. Oxalis flava -- winter growing, South African > 13. Oxalis obtusa -- winter growing, forgot to note the color > 14. Oxalis obtusa -- winter growing, peach colored > > >From Tsuh Yang Chen: > > 15. Seed of Sinningia aghensis. > > Thank you, Anonymous, Marilyn, Mary Sue, and Tsuh Yang !! > > Best wishes, > Dell > > --Dell Sherk, Director, Pacific BX > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php