Pacific BX 216
Dell Sherk (Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:33:38 PDT)

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 <ds429@comcast.net>. Include "BX 216" 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.

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members of the Pacific Bulb Society. THIS BX OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO
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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 plant materials to:

Dell Sherk
6832 Phillips Mill Rd.
New Hope, PA, 18938
USA

Non-US donors should contact me for instructions before sending seeds.

I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER. IF YOU
DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!

From Jim Waddick: (BULBS)

1. Narcissus pachybulbos Few small bulbs. This rarity is best
suited to a mild climate gardens only. It has notoriously large bulbs
up to 3 inches in diameter and robust foliage with tiny (teensy)
flowers of perfect daffodil shape, but less than 3/4 in. in diameter.
It is related to the Tazetta group and flowers though small are very
fragrant.

2. Lilium lancifolium 'Flore Pleno' stem bulbils. This is the
double flowered Tiger Lily. Flowers are mostly hose-in-hose doubles
and long lasting. My plants originate from Ellen Hornig and Paige
Woodward and are a mix of these clones.

SEEDS:

3. Arum nigrum My favorite Arum. The foliage is plain dark
green, but the deep lustrous black spathes peer out ominously from
beneath. Easy in half sun or half shade. Plants have proven hardy in
Zone 5 for over a decade. Plants originated form Panayoti Kelaidis at
the Denver Botanic Garden.

4. Dracunculus vulgaris. An imposing aroid up to 4 ft tall
(taller in some locations) and perfectly hardy here. Deep dark red
inflorescence is very pungent -not in a good way - but impresses all
who see it. These plants share silver marked foliage. Although
considered a curiosity, the foliage is very dramatic and the bright
red-orange seed heads are ornamental, too.

5. Gladiolus byzantinus These are the small flowered hardy
glads native to Europe. My plants come from Dutch stock and are hardy
and reliable in Zone 5. Lovely smaller purple flowers.

6. Thalia dealbata This is a large dramatic aquatic rhizomatous
perennial and one of these most northerly members of the Marantaceae.
Generally defined as hardy to Zone 6 and south, my plants originated
in Central Illinois from Stan Tyson. There is no representation on
the PBS wiki and I do not recall discussion of this species before.

7. Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane' This is a popular species tulip
similar to the wild form pictured at
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
Proven hardy, easy and vigorous here.

8. Tulipa whittali a smaller species Tulip that came from Dutch
stock. The strictly upright cup shaped flowers are essentially orange
with streaks of greenish and brownish. See
http://brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/…
It has proven hardy and easy in Zone 5.

From Jim Shields:

9. Some 2.5 yr old seedling bulbs of Haemanthus coccineus (W). These bulbs
were not washed, as they will want to start growing as soon as they get wet.
They are fairly clean otherwise.

10. Some seeds of Haemanthus humilis humilis (S) (smooth broad leaves, pink
inflorescence)

11. Seeds of Haemanthus montanus (S) (white flowers, long narrow leaves)

12. Some seeds of Hymenocallis glauca

From Mike Mace:

13. Bulbs of Oxalis stenorrhyncha (cf #17)

From Lyn Makela: (BULBS)

14. Crinum x powelii album
15. Freesia grandiflora
16. Oxalis x 'Omel', from Yuccado
17. Oxalis stenorrhynca, orange (cf #13)
18. Zephyranthes traubii

SEEDS:

19. Babiana vanzyliae
20. Sinningia warmingii
21. Sparaxis grandiflora v. acutiloba
22. Zephyranthes drummondii
23. Zephyranthes lindleyana
24. Zephyranthes morrisclintii
25. Zephyranthes katherinae rubra
26. Zephyranthes 'Sunset Strain'

Thank you, Jim W., Jim S., Mike, and Lyn !!

Best wishes,
Dell

Dell Sherk, PBS BX