I try to get any book that Peter Goldblatt works on since he seems to be able to combine an authoritative approach and still be readable. How can anyone say a book is complete if they are less an authority on the topic thatn the author. I can only say I have never not found something that I expected to be there. --- Fred Thorne <fsthorne@hawaii.rr.com> wrote: > Good morning to all, > > I am not sure if this topic has been addressed, but > here goes. > Does anyone in the group own a copy of GLADIOLUS IN > SOUTHERN AFRICA, did you > find it to be comprehensive, informative and a > complete guide to Southern > Africa's Gladiolus. Would you purchase again? > > Regards, > Fred in Pahoa, HI > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org > [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > On Behalf Of pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 6:00 AM > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: pbs Digest, Vol 55, Issue 7 > > 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. lycoris sanguinea (Adam Fikso) > 2. Re: lycoris sanguinea (Kelly Irvin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:36:31 -0500 > From: "Adam Fikso" <adam14113@ameritech.net> > Subject: [pbs] lycoris sanguinea > To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <003d01c7d83f$910c7340$5ad8fea9@FAMILY> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > charset="Windows-1252"; > reply-type=original > > L. sanguinea has come and gone. I did not recognize > it when it came up, not > > having seen it before. I don't think anybody grows > it here in the Chicago > area, except maybe at the botanic garden. Boyce?. > Not the big trick will > be to see if it continues. It had no mulch last > year, so will do exactly > the same thing this year. > > The Wiki confirmed my best guess as to its identity. > The color, > conformation and shorter anthers nail it down. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:55:31 -0500 > From: Kelly Irvin <kelly@irvincentral.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] lycoris sanguinea > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <46B74473.2060501@irvincentral.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; > format=flowed > > Adam: > > This is not a definitive suggestion, but a > speculation. My L. sanguinea > have always been in full sun. I'm not so sure this > is good. They are > much shallower rooted than other Lycoris, having > very small foliage, and > the flower shows "burn" damage by noon of the first > day it is open. If I > had my way about it, I would give it 60% shade all > the time, or > deciduous shade that was fully shaded by 10 AM > during the summer. I > mulch mine here in zone 6. > > Mr. Kelly M. Irvin > 10850 Hodge Ln > Gravette, AR 72736 > USA > > 479-787-9958 > USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b > > mailto:kelly@irvincentral.com > http://www.irvincentral.com/ > > > > Adam Fikso wrote: > > L. sanguinea has come and gone. I did not > recognize it when it came up, > not > > having seen it before. I don't think anybody > grows it here in the Chicago > > > area, except maybe at the botanic garden. Boyce?. > Not the big trick will > > > be to see if it continues. It had no mulch last > year, so will do exactly > > the same thing this year. > > > > The Wiki confirmed my best guess as to its > identity. The color, > > conformation and shorter anthers nail it down. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 55, Issue 7 > ********************************** > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >