Where does that (the test of being able to be shipped in a paper bag) leave aquatic crinums? I certainly wasn't trying to be provocative, and I'm sorry if you thought I was. Jim Waddick was trying to nudge us back towards bulby things, and I was totally enamored of my symplocarpus colony and thought that they might be "close enough" to share with what turned out to be several enthusiasts on the list. No worries, though - I don't have anything more to say about them, so will restrict myself to posting a link to some photos when/if I get any posted. Ellen On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Hannon <othonna@gmail.com> wrote: > > I still like Charles Gorenstein's off-hand definition of a geophyte or > "bulb" in the broad sense: any plant that has a dormant structure that > stands up perfectly well to being tossed in a paper bag and mailed across > the country. > > Dylan > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > -- > *L’aubepine en fleurs fut mon premier alphabet.* [The flowering hawthorn > was my first alphabet.] — Rene Char > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Ellen Hornig 212 Grafton St Shrewsbury MA 01545 508-925-5147