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 250" 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 <Arnold140@verizon.net>; no money orders,
please) you should send to the PBS treasurer to defray our costs for packing
and first-class, priority-mail, or international postage.
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SURCHARGE ON EACH ORDER FROM PBS BX OFFERINGS.
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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 Shields: (SEEDS)
1. Hymenocallis eucharidifolia – very few.
2. Hippeastrum mandonii -- getting old but still should have ca 50%
germination.
3. Haemanthus montanus -- probably the most cold-tolerant species of
Haemanthus. White flowers in June (Northern Hemisphere)
4. Haemanthus humilis hirsutus (white) probably x H. montanus (open
pollinated in June)
5. Crinum variabile -- hardy outdoors in the ground in Indiana, once bulbs
get to be about 2 inches in diameter. Flowers open pure white, turn pink as
they age. Everyone should grow Crinum variabile!
From David Ehrlich:
6. Bulbs of Scilla peruviana
SEEDS:
7. Freesia laxa (red on red): the parent plants were grown from seed from
Alberto Castillo in BX 179
8. Moraea pendula: the parent plant was from Annie’s Annuals.
9. Scilla peruviana: My plants produced much seed in previous years, but
this year they were far too crowded to prosper, so I have only a few seeds.
10. Albuca aurea: parent plant was from Annie’s Annuals. It bloomed this
season, but produced very little seed.
11. Cypella herbertii: The seeds for the parent plants came from Alberto
Castillo. They grow very well, and produce a great deal of seed.
From Alberto Castillo:
12. ADULT bulbs of a miniature Ornithogalum species, fine foliage growing in
tufts, clumping, evergreen, but definitely a winter grower. Flowers are
white, minute and produced in profusion in spring. It was originally
distributed as seed in an early PBS BX. Has been a charming
undemanding species in full sun and gritty soil. It does not key out to any
of the species in the monograph. Frost free conditions.
From John Ingram:
13. Tubers of Sinningia selovii, from open pollinated parents. Are likely to
be of a variety of shades of color.
From Bob Hoel:
14. Near blooming-size bulbs of Hippeastrum papilio ($5.00 each)
15. Good sized (2 - 4 cm dia) offsets of Hippeastrum papilio (the usual
$2.00 per share depending on supply/demand)
Thank you, Jim, David, Alberto, John, and Bob !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, PBS BX