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Today's Topics:

1. Re: gladiolus (Alberto Grossi)
2. [Fwd: Re: gladiolus] (Arnold Trachtenberg)
3. Re: gladiolus (Mary Sue Ittner)
4. The first day of spring (Jim McKenney)
5. Re: The first day of spring (Arnold Trachtenberg)
6. Re: The first day of spring (Bill Richardson)
7. Re: gladiolus (Dell Sherk)
8. Re: fees (Theladygardens@aol.com)
9. oops, sorry (Theladygardens@aol.com)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:16:36 +0100
From: "Alberto Grossi" <crinum@libero.it>
Subject: Re: [pbs] gladiolus
To: "pbs" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
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Dear Arnold, I also have found only watsonius and watsonioides on my books

My regards
Alberto
Italy

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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:41:29 -0500
From: Arnold Trachtenberg <arnold@nj.rr.com>
Subject: [pbs] [Fwd: Re: gladiolus]
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I received this from a PBS member.

Arnold

http://ag.arizona.edu/~daves/glads.html
<http://ag.arizona.edu/%7Edaves/glads.html>

Gladiolus watsonius- A small plant producing a single round leaf. The
flower spike emerges from the base of the leaf. This species is a rather
vigorous, if dainty plant and in the second year has 6-8 bulblets
sprouting around the base of the main bulb. It blooms in early to mid
February (2/15/00 and 2/5/01) and has 2-3 buds. Each flower lasted 6-7
days. The flowers are burnt orange in color with the center of the
flower, especially the "hood" petal being a pale yellow with some
veining of the orange color. The flowers have no scent, are spidery in
form and span 3" in diameter. They are strongly zygomorphic

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:23:02 -0800
From: Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org>
Subject: Re: [pbs] gladiolus
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060220131209.036022f0@mail.mcn.org>
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Hi Arnold,

The corms you got were from Bob Werra. He grows Gladiolus watsonius very
successfully and there is a picture on the wiki of his plants in flower.

looks like this was just a spelling error that no one caught. I expect we
all need to be a little more vigilant looking at the BX offerings.
Sometimes I note something that looks like a questionable name or spelling
and if I'm really busy don't send a message to the group about this. Dell
no doubt just accepts the name the people give him. We can't expect him to
research every name with all the time he puts in with the BX. Please help
us get the names right everyone.

I am also guilty of misspelling this plant on the wiki. It's not one I

(although Bob has given me corms so that has changed) and I didn't look
carefully at his spelling when I added his picture to the wiki. Thanks to
your questioning we have cleared this up and I have made the correction.

When we visited Diana, she had this species in bloom. It is really very
pretty. I took a nice side view picture of it which I could add to the

unless Susan has a better one which she is planning to add.

Mary Sue

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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:52:43 -0500
From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@starpower.net>
Subject: [pbs] The first day of spring
To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Message-ID: <002201c63667$fae99020$4a012c42@Library>
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I was doing something around the house the other day, the radio was on in
the background, and I thought I heard the voice on the radio say "the

day of spring is only two weeks away".

Then today I heard it again: "spring starts next week" or something like
that. This time I tried to listen a little more carefully: the spring in
question is something being called meteorological spring.

Traditional spring is what, astronomical spring?

Is this concept of meteorological spring being used in other areas, or is

a peculiarity of our local weatherman?

Jim McKenney
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where titmice, cardinals,
mourning doves and Carolina wrens are singing and lots of things are
blooming.

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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:00:26 -0500
From: Arnold Trachtenberg <arnold@nj.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [pbs] The first day of spring
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Message-ID: <43FA3BFA.50401@nj.rr.com>
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Jim:

Found a definition;;

Meteorological spring: Comprised of March, April and May, it begins on
March 1. Astronomical spring extends from the vernal equinox to the
summer solstice (about March 20 to June 21).

So I guess senility starts early too.

Arnold

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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:08:27 +1100
From: "Bill Richardson" <ixia@dcsi.net.au>
Subject: Re: [pbs] The first day of spring
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Message-ID: <005901c6366a$306b9cf0$0201a8c0@Ixia>
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Jim,
hmmm!. You've got me confused
regards,
Bill Richardson,
Ixia King
Summer 16c-42c. at present
West Gippsland,
Victoria,
Australia
ixia@dcsi.net.au
Ixia Website: http://www.angelfire.com/ri/ixia/
"Almost any garden, if you see it at just the right moment, can be

iwth Paradise" Henry Mitchell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arnold Trachtenberg" <arnold@nj.rr.com>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [pbs] The first day of spring

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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:27:52 -0500
From: "Dell Sherk" <dells@voicenet.com>
Subject: Re: [pbs] gladiolus
To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Message-ID: <20060220222741.426F24C008@lists.ibiblio.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hi,

If I question a name, I look it up in Bryan or IPNI or someplace. Since

one came from Bob Werra, a master plantsman, and because I don't know much
'bout Glads (and nothin' 'bout birthin' babies), I plead persistent senile
ignorance. ;<)) But I am thinking of trying some species gladiolus for

first time; they are so beautiful!

Dell

-----Original Message-----
From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
On Behalf Of Mary Sue Ittner
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 4:23 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] gladiolus

Hi Arnold,

The corms you got were from Bob Werra. He grows Gladiolus watsonius very
successfully and there is a picture on the wiki of his plants in flower.

looks like this was just a spelling error that no one caught. I expect we
all need to be a little more vigilant looking at the BX offerings.
Sometimes I note something that looks like a questionable name or spelling
and if I'm really busy don't send a message to the group about this. Dell
no doubt just accepts the name the people give him. We can't expect him to
research every name with all the time he puts in with the BX. Please help
us get the names right everyone.

I am also guilty of misspelling this plant on the wiki. It's not one I

(although Bob has given me corms so that has changed) and I didn't look
carefully at his spelling when I added his picture to the wiki. Thanks to
your questioning we have cleared this up and I have made the correction.

When we visited Diana, she had this species in bloom. It is really very
pretty. I took a nice side view picture of it which I could add to the

unless Susan has a better one which she is planning to add.

Mary Sue

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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:24:44 EST
From: Theladygardens@aol.com
Subject: Re: [pbs] fees
To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
Message-ID: <d5.3775ea99.312bf00c@aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

Arnold, you sent me an e-mail saying I was $6.00 ahead. I just received

115 for which I owe $4.00 Can we just apply the 5 to that?
Carolyn Craft
16380 Hawood Rd
Los Gatos, CA 95032

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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:34:31 EST
From: Theladygardens@aol.com
Subject: [pbs] oops, sorry
To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
Message-ID: <126.6ee04abe.312bf257@aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

sorry for sending message for Arnold to entire list!

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