The Indigenous Bulb Society of South Africa (IBSA) is holding a Bulb Symposium in August and September 2011. The Symposium will take place from the 28th August to the 2nd September at Goudini Spa (a hot water spring) near Worcester (about 100km from Cape Town). During the first 2 days of the Symposium there will be lectures on a wide range of subjects including the taxonomy of Freesias by John Manning, Bulbs of the Little Karoo by Dee Snijman, botanical art by Vicki Thomas, Amaryllids by Alan Horstmann, Iridaceae by Rod Saunders, and many more. There will also be a display table showing pots of bulbous and cormous plants grown by IBSA members. There will be a discussion of these plants during the Symposium. The next 3 days will be dedicated to field trips to the surrounding areas to see some of the plants discussed, in their natural habitats. Attendance at the Symposium is not restricted to IBSA members. If you are interested in more details, costs etc, please contact Errol Scarr at ejscarr@iafrica.com Regards Rachel Saunders Silverhill Seeds and Books Tel: +27 21 762 4245 Fax: +27 21 797 6609 PO Box 53108, Kenilworth, 7745 South Africa