chocolate scented bulbs/Cosmos
boutin (Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:54:43 PDT)

Shirley and Lee, Re. Cosmos atrosanguineus, Appropriately, the first place
where I collected seed of this Cosmos was in meadows of herbs under tall
pines on a hillside in Jalisco, Mexico. I believe, in my field notes I
remarked how the site reminded me of the pine woods of Pebble Beach and the
Monterey Peninsula. They have a good home with you Shirley.

Another geophytic Cosmos which I once collected and grew at the Huntington,
but which we lost, was C. seemannii. This was a small grower with almost
dahlia-like tubers. As I recall it was from well drained slopes. Leaves
were very divided and fern-like. I don't recall if it was fragrant.

Fred Boutin
Tuolumne, CA