Hi Jane, I would be interested too, no problem for me with spanish, But , since I live in Spain, it is maybe an idea to order directly from Chile? Kind regards Guy l'Eplattenier > Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 10:47:07 -0700 > From: rarebulbs@suddenlink.net > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [pbs] New edition of Chilean plant book > > Hi Jane: > > I would be interested in a copy. > > Diana Chapman > > > > I have received an announcement of the third edition of the extremely > > useful book "FLora nativa de valor ornamental, Zona Centro," a > > botanical and horticultural guide to the plants of that portion of > > Chile from about Coquimbo south to the northern boundary of the "Lake > > District," but excluding the high alpines. It thus covers many > > beautiful bulbous species. If you are interested in seeing the pdf of > > the offering, let me know and I will forward it to you. This is a > > prepublication offer, and with shipping the cost per book will be > > about US $45, I think. The book is actually two volumes, the main one > > and a smaller one that is a guide to the best places to see the > > plants. It is color throughout and paperbound and in the previous > > editions the larger volumes (there are four sets for different parts > > of the country) have a tendency to fall apart with use. It is in > > Spanish, but repetitive and straightforward enough to be accessible to > > most people who know botany and have a dictionary. > > > > If enough of us are interested we could put together a group order. > > This would save vastly on shipping cost. The vendor this time is a > > small botanic garden, and if previous experience holds, they will > > require payment by wire transfer, which is very expensive for us, > > though common within Chile. I'm going to write to the vendor and see > > if the book will be available in any way that might be more convenient > > outside Chile, such as amazon.com or amazon.co.uk, or if they have a > > PayPal account. > > > > Jane McGary > > Portland, Oregon, USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/