The UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley received almost the entire bulb collection from Irvine in 2003-4. Sadly, most proved of limited value to us because data had been lost or mixed and worse,many of the bulbs had been eaten by rodents or if alive, mislabeled. We have what's left. Paul -- Paul Licht, Director University of California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Alberto <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com> wrote: > At UC Berkeley you will find many species planted in the ground displaying > a natural habit, something very important to check against your own growing > conditions. Certainly a fabulous place worth visiting several times. And > tended by great experts that love their jobs. > > There used to be an incredible collection of South African geophytes at > the UC Irvine Arboretum but have no idea if it still exists. > > Of course there are private collections as well like that of our President > Nhu with large numbers of varieties but people is so busy nowadays that > arranging a visit could be a problem. > > One thing is certain: your visit to UC Berkeley will be a turning point in > your bulb (and many other plants) growing life. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >