>From: Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> >Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Subject: [pbs] Question from a new member >Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:53:28 -0800 > >Hi, > >We had this message come to our list from someone who was searching the >Internet and found a message in out archives about Hymenocallis. He is >needing help with seed. He has now joined our list, but I am copying the >message since it includes the information he found in the archives. > >Mary Sue > >I found your name on the internet when I was looking for more information >about the Hymenocallis. During my last visit to South Africa a couple of >weeks ago, I found a couple of seeds of the Hymenocallis, Common names: >Spider lily, Ismene, Peruvian daffodil, Sea daffodil. >I don't know the precise name of this plant but I'm rather sure that it is >a kind of Hymenocallis. The Hymenocallis is from a botanical garden in >Stellenbosch SA where a lot of these species were growing. But this one was >without a nameplate. > >Now back in Holland one of the seeds, seize 3 to 4 cm diameter, is >germinating. A small white/green spike is growing out. Is this a starting >root? How do I handle this seed? Should it be planted with the spike >downwards and how deep? Please advise. > >Kind regards, > >Dick Huijsman >d.huijsman at wanadoo.nl The first question is: How can one "find" a seed in a Botanical Garden? "Anonymous" _________________________________________________________________ MSN Amor: busca tu ½ naranja http://latam.msn.com/amor/