I always assumed that the various bulb societies were really devoted to geophytes, not just bulbous plants. But, maybe my interpretation is too broad. In reference to fleshy rooted plants, most societies include Clivia as "grist for the mill". ----- Original Message ---- From: "totototo@telus.net" <totototo@telus.net> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2006 9:10:14 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Ipomoea pandurata... 2nd attempt On 4 Nov 06, at 16:25, rdjenkins wrote: > Guess this is really a bit OT, the tuberous pandurata root not being > exactly a bulb......? I'm not privy to Mary Sue's inmost thoughts, but it's easy to imagine that she's happy with a fairly broad-brush interpretation of the word bulb, so that rhizomatous, tuberous, and cormous plants are all grist for the mill. There was a spate of messages about peonies some time back, but I felt that was stepping beyond the pale; a fleshy root system alone doesn't qualify for discussion here -- in my books! You might think of it this way, that the word "bulb" in PBS means bulb in the everyday common or garden sense, not the narrower technical sense. Myself, I'm fascinated to read of these tuberous morning glories native to the eastern US. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php