Hello Angelo I will send you some bulbs These are sold to me as true G. byzantinus just sent me private your address Roland 2010/8/25 ang.por@alice.it <ang.por@alice.it> > > Both they carry Gladiolus italicus forma alba !! > G. byzantinus is different, the photo shown in PDN is clearly G. italicus > and I do have Patty's strain. > > If I have time, I will post something about the differences among G. > italicus, G. byzantinus and G. communis (which are separated species) > > I have yet to find someone with a white form of true G. byantinus > > Angelo Porcelli > Apulia - South of Italy > > -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Tel./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com