Mary Sue will probably kill me for this, but I'm going to intersperse my comments among Jim's (and delete the ones I'm not commenting on). J.E. Shields wrote: > 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! > I totally agree. And extend it up from Bolivia into Peru as well. And there are a bunch of other geophytes from that area that I'd love to get my hands on as well. Bolivia & Peru are probably my #1 choice of where I'd like to see a seed expedition go. I'd even shell out a little bit for that one if it happened. > 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. > Sorry Jim, I should have sent you the ones I know that are currently offering Chilean seeds to update your Sources 'page. Osmani is still actively offering a lot of Chilean native geophyte and other seeds. <http://stores.ebay.com/MAINLY-BULBOUS-GEMS/> A woman named Ursula is also offering Chilean seeds, some of which complements Osmani's. <http://stores.ebay.com/Gatos-Garden/> That website I was commenting on some days ago apparently also offers seeds for a number of the species on their site, although they're a bit pricey. <http://chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/…> And Flores & Watson are now offering some of their seeds via the Archibalds' list, which makes them quite a bit pricey in dollar terms. (But the Archibalds aren't going to keep up their website so you need to request their paper list. Which BTW they offered 3 species of Hieronymiella that the Watsons collected in N. Argentina.) > 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 > These would be very nice as well. Know anyone going to Uganda anytime soon? I heard rumors that Silverhill Seeds might be able to offer seeds of S. cyrtanthiflorus in a few years. I need to think some more about what is on my wish list. --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a