I can play this game too!

There is a source for seeds of several Brazilian species of Hippeastrum.
I
would like to get seeds of the Argentinean and the Bolivian species of
Hippeastrum as well -- but not hybrid seeds!

Are seeds of Chilean bulbs available anymore? I got some nice Rhodophiala
species a few years ago. By the way, those Rhodophiala seeds remain
viable
at room temperature for years on end! There are other genera beside
Rhodophiala in Chile that are also attractive and enticing.

I want to see seeds of more uncommon species of Haemanthus and Scadoxus
available. For example, HH. tristus, amarylloides, namaquensis, and
canaliculatus; SS. pole-evansiae, cinnabarinus, cyrtanthiflorus, and
nutans

Summer growing Gladiolus species, from the Drakensberg and Eastern Cape
Province, for instance.

Cyclamen seeds from the species. If I can nurse my C. graecum back to
enough health to flower, I can try to donate seeds of C. graecum someday.

Hardy species of Fritillaria, seeds of the real species of the names that
Chen Yi lists in her bulb sales.

And I like Paige's suggestion about seed expeditions. I might be willing
to chip in a little bit to support one of those. Thinking of going to
China again, Paige? Maybe you ought to.

Things that I am not eager to grow from seeds include Galanthus, Crocus,
Tulipa, and Narcissus. I'm too old to wait for those kinds of seeds to
get
around to flowering. However, I'd definitely be interested in BULBS of
Galanthus, Crocus, Tulipa, and Narcissus; I'd also like some healthy
bulbs
of Fritillaria, come to think of it.

Dell didn't say our wishes had to be easy to fulfill, did he?

Jim Shields
in central Indiana (USA)

*************************************************
Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd.
P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/
Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA
Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA

_______________________________________________
pbs mailing list
pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/