Dear All,
The items listed below have been donated by our members to be shared.
If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please email me PRIVATELY
at <dells@voicenet.com>. Include "BX 174" in the subject line.
Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not
specify quantities. It is a good idea to include your snail mail address,
too, in case I don't already have it. Availability is based on a first come,
first served system. When you receive your seeds/bulbs you will find,
included with them, a statement of how much money (usually $2.00/item)
(cash, check, or Pay Pal to <Arnold@NJ.rr.com>; no money orders, please) you
should send the PBS treasurer to defray our costs for packing and
first-class, priority-mail, or international postage.
PLEASE NOTE: NEW POSTAL-RATE SCHEMES NECESSITATE OUR PLACING A SURCHARGE ON
EACH ORDER FROM PBS BX OFFERINGS.
Some of you are members of the online PBS discussion forum but are not
members of the Pacific Bulb Society. THIS BX OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO
MEMBERS OF THE PBS. Consider joining the PBS so that you can take advantage
of future offers such as this. Go to our website:
<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/> ....
If you would like to donate seeds or bulbs/corms to the PBS,(Donors
will receive credit on the BX for the cost of postage for their donations.),
please send CLEAN, clearly labeled material to:
Dell Sherk
6832 Phillips Mill Rd.
New Hope, PA, 18938
USA
I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER.
IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!
From Tom Mitchell (UK):
(NOTE: Tom says, "I have very detailed site locations which I'll happily
supply on request." Tom also collected about 9 taxa of hellebore which he
will also supply if people are interested. Contact him privately at
tom@evolution-plants.com )
SEED:
1. Muscari sp?, wild-collected in Croatia.
2. Asarum europeaum wild-collected in Slovenia
3. Anemone pavonina, ex hort, from scarlet-flowered plants isolated from
other colour forms
4. Anemone nemorosa wild-collected in Slovenia (few)
5. Epimedium alpinum (Berberidaceae) wild-collected in Slovenia (few)
6. Hepatica nobilis (Ranunculaceae) wild-collected in Slovenia (few)
From Ton de Waard (Netherlands):
7. "Bulbs" of Geranium malviflorum. Flowers light purple in April. Summer
dormant.
From Roy Herold:
BULBS:
8. Oxalis melanosticta 'Ken Aslet' Originally from a friend of a friend in
Belgium. This form seems to bloom reliably for me, although some of the
donated bulbs may take a year to bulk up and do their thing. Fall bloomer.
9. Oxalis obtusa (Pink) My first bulbous oxalis, source unknown. I've been
growing it for close to 20 years, and it never fails to give a couple of
months of bloom in late winter. It likes water (!!!) which took me a while
to discover, and I have had the best luck by keeping the pot in a shallow
dish that keeps the water from draining away. Gritty, sandy soil mix, use
minimal fertilizer or you will get mostly leaves.
10. Oxalis versicolor Common, but a favorite. Another couple of months of
nonstop bloom in mid winter, in between melanosticha and obtusa. Yes, I sent
some to the BX last year, too, but you really need another potful.
SEEDS:
11. Leucojum vernum var carpaticum 'Podpolozje' The early spring snowflake
with a YELLOW blotch, as offered by Janis Ruksans. These are fresh seeds,
just collected this week, and moist packed to keep them from drying out.
Plant immediately, and wait for them to come up next spring.
12. Massonia echinata Grown from Mesa Garden seed, started 2004 and bloomed
fall 2007 for the first time. Quite vigorous, producing 6" wide leaves in a
3" pot. Really.
13. Massonia cf. pustulata Grown from NARGS seed, received as M. depressa,
but larger and more vigorous than generic pustulata.
14. Massonia sp, Hardy Form (possibly a hybrid) A volunteer seedling from
who knows where. This one accidentally spent a winter in an unheated garage
that gets down into the teens F. The pot was frozen solid, but it came
through unscathed, green leaf intact.
From Cathy Craig:
15. Blooming-size bulbs of Leucojum aestivum
From Tom Glavich:
BULBS:
16. Albuca circinata, mostly flowering size
17. Cyrtanthus 'White Gem' from Pacific BX 31 (Robert Parker donation) ex
Harold Koopowitz UCI selection
18. Ledebouria socialis cv 'Miner'
19. Ledebouria concolor
20. Haemanthus pauculifolius
From Nhu Nguyen:
SEED:
21. Freesia viridis
22. Calochortus amoenus
23. Delphinium cardinale
24. Allium crispum
25. Eucomis punctata (few)
26. Sisyrinchium striatum (few)
From Tony Avent:
27. Seedling corms of Calydorea coelestina
28. Small corms? of Ennealophus euryandrus (Iridaceae)
29. Seed of Zephyranthes reginae
30. Seed of Rhodophiala bifida, carmine-pink, originally from Alberto
Castillo
Thank you, Tom M., Ton, Cathy, Roy, Nhu, Tom G., and Tony !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, Director, PBS BX