Dear PBS Friends, I am sort of surprised that there has been response or comments about this plea for involvement. I don't know anything about this group, but membership groups of all kinds (including PBS?) are in trouble these days. Whether local garden clubs, national societies and activities of all sorts. I know that if I were any bit closer to MA, I'd consider signing up and going. And that is not so hidden plea to consider renewing your membership and involvement in PBS. Recently I was at a bigger garden center and found two interesting bulbs in the rows of pots of labelled cacti and succulents. One was an Ornithgalum with tufts of grassy thin leaves coming out of exposed bulbs, and the other was a long emergent exposed bulb, but I can't recall the genus. A familiar name, but an odd plant. Best Jim W. >Help Cultivate the 16th Eastern Cactus & Succulent Conference *- will there >be a 17th ?!?* > >The 16th Eastern Cactus & Succulent Conference, is planned for the weekend >of Aug. 15 to 17, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. > >Please visit our Conference website, http://www.succulentplants.info/, for more >information about this great event. Those of you interested in South African >bulbs take note of some of the speakers below who are very knowledgeable on >the subject. Also of note - at our specimen auction we will have a >collection of hard to get Gethyllis bulbs - at least 6 different species. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +