I updated some information and added a few pictures of Tigridia mexicana and Milla biflora to the Wiki. The pictures were all taken in situ in Mexico two weeks ago. It's always a treat to be able to see spectacular cormous species such as these flowering in their native habitat. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… (look under T. mexicana) http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… -Dennis Toluca, Mexico State, Mexico On 7/11/06, pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org <pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote: > > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pbs-owner@lists.ibiblio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > > List-Post: <mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > List-Archive: <http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/> > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Flower Bulb Gallery Updated (Kelly Irvin) > 2. Subject: Scented Bulbs - Arthropodiums (Terry Frewin) > 3. Re: Seeds: Scented Bulbs - Arthropodiums (Jacinda and Barry) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:42:35 -0500 > From: Kelly Irvin <bulbmeister@bulbmeister.com> > Subject: [pbs] Flower Bulb Gallery Updated > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <44B29F9B.1010805@bulbmeister.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Dear PBSers: > > Sorry I've been away so long. I'm slowly starting to get back in the > groove again, hoping to contribute thoughts and ideas. I just wanted to > let you all know that my flower bulb image gallery has an inventory of > almost 1100 images. You may go to, http://www.bulbmeister.com/gallery/, > to view. If you just wish to view the latest additions (250+), click the > "last 14 days" link when you get there. That link will only be useful > through the 12th, I believe. You may also choose the "all images" link, > then sort by "latest", if you look later than the 12th. > > To comment, we just finished a trip to visit family down Houston way. On > the trip to, I drove by a roadside "clump" (more of a spread, really) of > white rain lilies. I could not identify them at 70 miles an hour, but > the urge to stop was tremendous! > > My rain lily pots underwent a full year of neglect with minimal > watering. Grass seed found them easily, though, and, now they are full > of grass. I treated with Poast over a week ago, and it has stopped the > grass growth. It should die off slowly without significant damage to my > potted bulbs. Most of my potted stock needs re-potting, if, for no other > reason, than to clean out the weeds. > > Ah, to be human is to be weedy. --kmi > > Mr. Kelly M. Irvin > The Bulbmeister > 10846 Hodge Ln > Gravette, AR 72736 > 479-366-4968 > > USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6b > > E-mail: mailto:bulbmeister@bulbmeister.com > Website: http://www.bulbmeister.com/ > Forum: http://www.bulbmeister.com/forum/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:23:54 +1000 > From: "Terry Frewin" <2frews@mcmedia.com.au> > Subject: [pbs] Subject: Scented Bulbs - Arthropodiums > To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <00a801c6a4d4$1d8f7240$a7abdccb@k2f8l8> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > As a follow up to germination times for Arthropodium strictum (choc lily), > here in NE Victoria with wet winters & very dry summers (but not wet this > winter unfortunately!) - seed that I sowed in the autumn in pots in an > unheated poly tunnel, is just beginning to germinate right now. In the bush > round here they will start to emerge late winter and flower late > spring/early summer. If anyone would like seed I could collect some this > season. I think their fragrance is a choc/caramel/vanilla mix. > Terry Frewin > in the Strathbogie Ranges where our usually reliable winter rainfall has > not eventuated this year - so far! > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:45:49 +0800 > From: "Jacinda and Barry" <barryandjac@bigpond.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Seeds: Scented Bulbs - Arthropodiums > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <004c01c6a4d7$2cbd86a0$0100000a@user01> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Terry, > > Would love some seeds. Haven't tried growing Arthropodiums yet. Was > eyeing > some off teh other day in Waldecks/Bunnings. About $15-$20 for a pot > though. > > If you could save me some we could do a swap for seeds you might like. I > will post at the end of Spring to let you/and everyone else know what I > have. > > Appreciatively > > Jac > Wilson, West. Australia > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 42, Issue 15 > *********************************** >