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 166" 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 MAY 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 Mark Mazer: 1. Bulbs of Drimiopsis maculata 2. Tubers of Ceropegia woodii var variegata 3. Bulbs of Ledebouria pauciflora Thank you, Mark !! From PBS: 4. Dierama dracomontanum, "Drakensberg Harebell", to 0.8m, linear lvs, pendulous bell-shaped rose pink to red fl borne on nodding stalks Su. Sow Sp. Zone 7. 5. Dierama reynoldsii, 1.5m, beautiful pendulous wine-red fl with white bracts Su. Sow Sp. Zone 7. 6. Dietes iridioides, 0.6m, evergreen, big white fl with blue styles Sp-Au, shade. Sow Sp. Zone 9. 7. Gladiolus gueinzii, 50cm, thick fleshy lvs, small pink/mauve/purplish fl marked with red Su, dunes & sandy beaches, rain all yr. Sow Au/Sp. 8. Gladiolus marlothii, To 1m, very beautiful faintly scented minutely speckled mauve fl Sp, dry, rarely seen. Sow Au. 9. Gladiolus ochroleucus, 45-75cm, often evergreen, Su-growing, white/cream/yellow/pink fl Su-Au. Sow Sp. Zone 7. 10. Gladiolus oppositiflorus ssp salmoneus, 0.8-1.5m, Su-growing, very beautiful large salmon-pink fl Su-Au, cliff dweller. Sow Sp. Zone 6. 11. Gladiolus venosomaculatus, To 1m, Su-growing, linear lvs, pink petals speckled with maroon. Sow Sp. Zone 10. 12. Lapeirousia sandersonii, 2 narrow linear long leaves, Su-growing, numerous mauve fl in a much-branched inflorescence Su. Sow Sp. Zone 8. 13. Littonia modesta, 1m, Su-growing, decid, pendulous bell-shaped yellow or orange fl Su, sun or s/shade. Sow Sp. Zone 8. 14. Moraea alticola, To 1m, Su-growing, solitary leaves, large pale yellow fl with darker yellow nectar guides Sp-Au, wet/water. Sow Sp. Zone 6. 15. Ornithogalum maculatum, 8-50cm, orange or yellow fl, outer petals with dark tips Sp. Sow Au. Seeds of a dark orange form available. 16. Ornithogalum pulchrum, Robust handsome plant, Su growing, lvs spotty at base, 1m fl spike with green and white fl, very arid area. Sow Sp. Zone 10. 17. Watsonia angusta, 1-2m, Wi/Su rain, scarlet fl Su, copious nectar, damp areas. Sow Sp/Au. Zone 8. 18. Watsonia strubeniae, 0.6-1m, Su growing, 4-5 lvs with heavily thickened margins, long spikes of small delicate pale pink fl Su-Au, grassland. Sow Sp. Zone 8. 19. Xerophyta retinervis, "Black-stick lily", to 1.8m, robust rough black stems, grasslike leaves, many deep to pale mauve/white scented fl Sp. Sow Sp. Zone 8. 20. Zantedeschia albomaculata, 'Helen O'Connor,' Attractive spotted lvs, coral pink fl. Sow Sp. Zone 8. Best wishes, Dell Dell Sherk, Director, PBS BX