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 280" 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/share of seeds or $3 -$5/ share of bulbs)(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. 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 Sophie Dixon: 1. Seed of Ammocharis coranica From Jim Shields: 2. Bulbs of Cyrtanthus sanguineus From Dianne Martinelli: 3. Corms of Moraea (Homeria) collina From Roy Herold: SEEDS: Most of the massonias were hand pollinated using sibs wherever possible, or otherwise selfed. The 'M' numbers are my own, please retain for future reference. For the impatient, the 'hirsuta' types and jasminiflora may bloom in two years from seed. Others take one to three years longer. 4. Massonia pustulata M10, pink pods, ex Hammer 5. Massonia echinata M04, Mesa Gardens form 6. Massonia sp. Addo M05, fuzzy and fragrant, variable flower color, ex Hammer as 'bewitching perfume'. Variously identified as hirsuta, echinata, jasminiflora, or sp. nov. 7. Massonia sp. M06, ex Rust en Vrede nursery, ex Hammer as 'shimmering silk stockings', with large, mildly hirsute leaves and echinata-like flowers. 8. Massonia pustulata M07, leaves streaked with purple, ex Desch as depressa 9. Massonia aff echinata M09, ex Hammer 10. Massonia pustulata purple leaf early M01, ex Doutt/Bioquest. Very few. 11. Massonia depressa Nuy M14, very long leaves (~25cm) (obovata type?), ex Hammer 12. Massonia sp. Plettenberg Bay M15, reminiscent of an echinata with pustulata flowers, ex Hammer 13. Massonia sp. Vleesbaai M16, similar to Plett form, ex Hammer 14. Massonia depressa dwarf M17, ex Hannon. Comfortable in a 4" pot. 15. Massonia sp Kirkwood M18, Berdach 11182, ex Hannon as hirsuta, similar to Addo form. 16. Massonia jasminiflora Modder River M23, ex Penroc. Very few. 17. Massonia 'jasminiflora' Lady Grey, pustulate leaved M24, ex Penroc. Very few. This may be a new species or subspecies, as styles are included as opposed to typical exserted styles of regular jasminiflora. Penroc describes it as: "The leaves have burnt amber, russet red, mauve and ruby red pustules. The plants grow in moist seepage areas on mountain tops in dolomite grit. The large white flowers are borne in autumn and early winter and smell strongly fragrant like green apples. The plants are rare and amongst the most beautiful of all South African bulbs." How romantic can you get? 18. Massonia jasminiflora Winberg M25, ex Penroc. Few. 19. Massonia 'pygmaea', coarsely hairy leaves, ex Matt Opel ex Silverhill as pustulata 20. Polyxena pygmaea Mx7, ex Cumbleton. The best polyxena, without a doubt. Really cute and attractive. 21. Androcymbium dregei Mx9 ex Mazer, little, green, and homely. "Oh, you mean *those* are the flowers?" 22. Lachenalia pusilla, special wide-leaved, heavily-spotted form, ex Hannon. Un-lachenalia-like, more of a little massonia with extra leaves. Few. Thank you, Sophie, Jim, Dianne, and Roy !! Best wishes, Dell Dell Sherk, PBS BX