Hello Jim just a thought Maybe the virus gets better visible with a nitrogen fertilizer Roland 2010/8/25 J.E. Shields <jshields@indy.net> > Hi Nikko, > > Sir Peter and I discussed the "viruses" a couple times. He thought there > might be a latent virus, perhaps constitutive, in the broadleaf nerines that > was activated by nitrogen fertilizers. Having seen how they reacted to high > nitrogen feeding, I tend to agree with his notions, even though many plant > people with whom I've discussed this don't agree with the "virus" bit. So > the alternative is that these nerines have a physiological quirk that reacts > to high nitrogen intake in a way that mimics a virus infection. You pays > your money and your takes your choice! No one has actually looked for a > virus, so far as I know (one would need an electron microscope.) > > R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Tel./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com