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/ >