Greetings, This is very disappointing to hear. I have already received bulbs from this company and now it seems they are not as reputable as I had every reason to believe previously. At least my intent for these bulbs is propagation. It is unfortunate how fraught with unintended harm the exotic bulb hobby can be... -|<ipp > From: silverhill@yebo.co.za > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:10:43 +0200 > Subject: Re: [pbs] south african amaryllids > > The selling of plants rescued from development sites is illegal in South > Africa, so I suggest that you do not support this company. > Regards > Rachel Saunders > Silverhill Seeds and Books > Tel: +27 21 762 4245 > Fax: +27 21 797 6609 > PO Box 53108, > Kenilworth, > 7745 South Africa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alberto Castillo" <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com> > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:14 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] south african amaryllids > > > > > > They rescue bulbs to sell them? This is the world upside down! I would > > encourage every one not to support this aberrhation > > > > > >> I am still waiting for my payee bulbs from last year > >> from this seller > >> and I am not the only one > >> > >> PM my personal if you want to know more > >> > >> Roland > >> > >> > >> > >> 2011/3/16 Kipp McMichael <kimcmich@hotmail.com>: > >> > > >> > Greetings, > >> > > >> > A South African nursery from whom I regularly purchase bulbs has > >> > informed me > >> that they have a large allotment of rescue bulbs from sites in the > >> northern, > >> western Cape. The list of bulbs includes: Ammocharis longifolia, > >> Ammocharis > >> coranica, Boophane haemanthoides, Boophone disticha, Brunsvigia > >> bosmaniae, > >> Brunsvigia gregaria, Brunsvigia orientalis, Gethyllis afra, Gethyllis > >> linearis, > >> Haemanthus humilis and Haemanthus pubescens. These are all large, mature > >> bulbs. > >> Please send me a note off-list and I can give you the pricelist and > >> contact > >> information of the seller. > >> > > >> > -|<ipp > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > pbs mailing list > >> > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >> > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >> > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> R de Boer > >> La Maugardiere 1 > >> F 27260 EPAIGNES > >> FRANCE > >> > >> Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 > >> Email: bulborum@gmail.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pbs mailing list > >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pbs mailing list > >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/