Gastil, you really know how to get us all fired up for an up coming BX. Thanks for the great images & the thoughts in your comments. Karl Church On Sep 10, 2013 8:21 AM, "M. Gastil-Buhl" <gastil.buhl@gmail.com> wrote: > Here are my own photos of the mother plants of seeds and corms on > their way to the PBS BX. > > Aristea capitata seed > Evergreen leaves, May bloom, blue > original plant from Annies Annuals > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > A. capitata blue is true blue, as in MSI's photo. The color balance is > wrong in my photo. > Stalk 4.5 feet tall, upper foot covered with buds and blooms. > and > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > > Moraea bellendenii corms > Winter grower, April bloom, bright yellow > original corms from Mike Mace > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > and > > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > > Gladiolus italicus corms and seed > Winter grower, April bloom, magenta > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > and > > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > > Lately I have come to value seeing a photo of the actual mother plant > of seed. In some cases my photos are not as clear as others' photos, > but the value here is the definite connection between the image and > the offered material. The offered seeds and corms were gathered from > exactly the plants seen in these photos. Especially with seeds, it can > take years before we see what we got. So far everything I have > received from the PBS BX has been as labeled, as far as I can tell so > far from bulbs which have bloomed. Keeping records, written and > photographic, takes time and patience and I don't always succeed with > that, as evidenced by a charming tiny pink bud of... something... this > morning with double label failure: both buried and top labels are > illegible. One can only try! > > - Gastil > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >