Dear All, The items listed below have been donated by our members and friends to be shared. If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please email me PRIVATELY at <ds429@frontier.com>. Include "BX 349" 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 <pbs.treasury@verizon.net>; no money orders, please) you should send the PBS treasurer. Postage and packaging charges are added. Many of you are subscribers to this pbs elist which is free, but are not members of the Pacific Bulb Society which has a yearly membership charge. THIS BX OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS of the Pacific Bulb Society. If you are not a member, consider joining 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 55 W. High St. Salem, WV 26426 USA Non US donors should contact Dell 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 Nhu Nguyen: Seeds: 1. Albuca albucoides 2. Albuca namaquensis 3. Allium dichlamydeum 4. Allium unifolium 5. Alstroemeria ligtu subsp. simsii-- a lovely orange form of the subspecies. Seeds self pollinated from the same plant shown on the wiki. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… 6. Brodiaea coronaria 7. Brodiaea elegans - a wonderful and rewarding species. It's also easy to grow, although very prone to virus infections. 8. Bulbine aff. diphylla 9. Calochortus luteus 10. Calochortus vestae 11. Chlorogalum pomeridianum 12. Cyclamen africanum 13. Dichelostemma multiflorum 14. Drimia platyphylla 15. Erythronium pusaterii 16. Iris douglasiana- wild collected from Marin County, California. These seeds should produce progeny with a a wide variety of colors from bright purple to lilac and almost white. 17. Ixia viridiflora var. minor 18. Lachenalia mathewsii 19. Lachenalia viridiflora 20. Massonia sp., NNBH385, open pollinated 21. Lachenalia (Polyxena) sp., NNBH1779 22. Triteleia hyacinthina 23. Triteleia laxa, mixed forms 24. Triteleia laxa, Tilden form 25. Tulbaghia dregeana 26. Tulbaghia simmleri (fragrans), purple form 27. Umbilicus rupestris - this is a really nice species, but be warned, the plants produce copious seeds and can run amok in succulent collections. Not recommended for countries/areas where invasive plants 28. Xeronema callistemon 29. Zephyranthes sp., Guatamala City, white 30. Zephyranthes sp., NNBH1050 From Leo Martin: 31. Seeds of Amoreuxia gonzalezii From Jane McGary: SEEDS: 32. Allium peninsulare, Ratko coll., rare CA sp. 33. Allium praecox, Ratko coll. from CA 34. Allium scorzonerifolium "subsp. xericense", bright yellow 35. Alstroemeria hookeri, small, low species 36. Calochortus argillosus, southern form, white 37. Calochortus clavatus var. gracilis 38. Calochortus longebarbatus, interior NW species 39. Calochortus monophyllus, short, early yellow 40. Calochortus obispoensis, rare endemic, curious 41. Calochortus plummerae, late-blooming, rare in cult. 42. Calochortus venustus, red forms from 2 populations 43. Calochortus venustus, pretty pink forms 44. Camassia quamash subsp. maxima, very large form sometimes called ‘Puget Blue’ 45. Colchicum sp. SBL 412, fairly small sp. 46. Crocus oreocreticus, autumnal 47. Cyclamen graecum, from Greek collections 48. Fritillaria sewerzowi, Central Asian, give plenty of room 49. Narcissus obvallaris, “Tenby daffodil” of Britain 50. Sisyrinchium macrocarpum, little plant with big yellow/brown fls 51. Triteleia ixioides, coll. Salinas Co., CA 52. Triteleia laxa “giant form” from Mariposa Co. CA 53. Triteleia peduncularis, striking inflorescence 54. Tropaeolum tricolor, hardy strain 55. Tulipa sprengeri Thank you, Nhu, Leo, and Jane !! Best wishes, Dell Dell Sherk, PBS BX _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/