So what's the name of this paragon of dealers? Don't hide it, Dennis. If you keep it secret. there'll be no improvement ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Kramb" <dkramb@badbear.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Amaryllises > >> The moral is that if you are buying bulbs from any ordinary commercial >> source, >> you must assume the name is wrong until demonstrated otherwise. For the >> sake of >> one's peace of mind, calm digestion, and blood pressure, it's also >> advisable >> not to get worked up over misnamings. Just view the whole thing as >> something of >> a crap shoot that sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. >> > > > After some cajoling from a plant enthusiast friend of mine, I wrote back > to the mail order nursery and told them of the mix-up. They wanted to > replace the mis-labeled amaryllises, but I declined. I have too many > already, and I was leery of getting more mis-labeled plants. I > explained that the impostors were almost what I wanted, but were > essentially generic versions of the more exotic varieties I was > expecting. They wrote back again with other offers to make me a > satisfied customer. They offered a full refund or a credit towards > purchasing something else. So... my cajoling friend suggested some > dahlias for > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/