Norm here, 15315 SE Woodland Way Portland OR 97267 1....up to 3 2 6 9 Thanks Norm -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dell Sherk Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 9:24 AM To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' Cc: 'Roger Macfarlane'; 'Mark Wilcox' Subject: [pbs] Pacific BX 247 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 247" in the subject line. Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not specify quantities (except for this offering's colchicums). 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. PLEASE NOTE: CURRENT POSTAL-RATE SCHEMES 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 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 Arnold Trachtenberg: PLEASE NOTE: These bulbs are specially priced. A photo of #2 can be found on the PBS wiki. 1. Colchicum mix "pot luck," 1 - 4 cm dia. $2/bulb; maximum of three per customer. 2. Colchicum kotschyi, 2 - 4 cm dia. $3.50/bulb; maximum of one per customer. From Pam Slate: 3. Bulblets of Lachenalia aloides var. quadricolor From Roy Herold: BULBS Massonias are two year old seedlings, should bloom next year. 4. Massonia pustulata--late emerging form with red stripes on the leaves 5. Massonia echinata--Mesa Gardens form 6. Ornithogalum fimibriomarginatum 7. Oxalis melanosticta 'Ken Aslet'--not sure if this is the same form as the others, but mine bloomed nonstop for a month last fall, with several flower open each day. Repot every year, sandy gritty mix, keep only the largest bulbs, do not overcrowd, stand in a saucer of water in the greenhouse during the winter. Plant these immediately. 8. Polyxena pygmaea Karas ex Cumbleton BX181--only a few 9. Biarum davisii ex JMG--only a couple of small offsets 10. Oxalis luteola MV6038 11. Oxalis commutata 12. Oxalis compressa ex BX218 13. Oxalis compressa Double ex BX218 14. Oxalis engleriana 15. Oxalis fabaefolia ex Uli BX218 16. Oxalis fabaefolia ex Dylan Hannon 17. Oxalis flava lupinifolia 18. Oxalis flava ex BX179 19. Oxalis flava pink?? ex BX152 20. Oxalis sp flava group ex Uli BX183-10 21. Oxalis sp flava group, large yellow, succulent blue foliage ex Uli BX183-11 Thank you, Arnold, Pam, and Roy !! Best wishes, Dell Dell Sherk, PBS BX