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 231" 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 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.
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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 Gary Meltzer:
1. Seed of Musa balbisiana, fruit is pink and inedible due to large numbers
of seeds. This banana is the progenitor of many of the banana cultivars that
we know of today. Growing to 20' it forms clumps of lush foliage which make
it ideal for creating a jungle landscape for warmer zones. Its foliage tends
to be more upright than most cultivated bananas. It develops large colorful
inflorescences of bright red and maroon. Plant the seeds at a depth of 3/4"
using a well draining soil mixture. Keep warm, damp and in bright light with
high humidity. Fertilize lightly every two weeks.
From Paige Woodward:
2. Seed of Cardiocrinum giganteum They were collected in November and have
been soaked till they plumped up, changing the water once a day, then stored
in sterile vermiculite in a plastic bag in a vegetable drawer until it's
warm enough to plant outdoors. Prompt planting after cool storage is
important.
From Monica Swartz:
3. Seed of Ornithogalum glandulosum
From Dennis Kramb:
4. Seed of Alophia drummondii
From Bill Welch:
5. Seed of Narcissus tazetta 'Autumn Colors' strain
From Mary Sue Ittner:
6. Agapanthus seed from plants given to me by Jim Robinett he grew from seed
he collected from plants he admired growing in Washington state. Most of
them are dark purple, but one was white with purple tinges on the tips. I
assume they are hybrids. They bloom in summer and are mostly evergreen
unless it gets very cold and wet in winter when the leaves die back.
7. Moraea polystachya- Jim Shields asked for seed of this long blooming
Moraea that seems to benefit from being watered in summer when it is
dormant. Mine usually starts blooming early fall and continues to bloom
until late December, early January. We had a lot of rain in January and it
was impossible to protect the seed. I tried to remove pods that were ruined
by the rain and only send in the seed that looked o.k., but couldn't
evaluate if the seed left was viable. The pods left were splitting open.
8. Bulbs of Oxalis triangularis- Although I used to grow this outside in
summer,
I have lately been growing it in a pot in a bathroom (with a window
and a skylight so there is indirect light) and it stays in growth as
long as I water it and blooms off and on all year. I let it dry out
however so I could share some of the bulbs with others. It has purple
leaves and light pink flowers and very strange bulbs.
<http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
angularis>http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
xalis#triangularis
Thank you, Gary, Paige, Monica, Dennis, Bill, and Mary Sue !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, PBS BX