Yep, one of our local small nursery people got one of his emails too. I think his cultivars look lovely and that he would have been better growing and selling them himself. I have a suspicion the big Dutch bulb guys are taking the little guy for a ride. I’ll bet he’s had to put up a bunch of money for their “interest” and now that these bulbs are ready to sell he’s been told he’s got to drum up interest in them. Jan > On Jun 22, 2016, at 8:08 AM, Ellen Hornig <hornig@oswego.edu> wrote: > > He's sent it out very widely, and requested its recipients, which include NARGS newsletter editors, to disseminate it further. I think this goes well beyond a modest notification of availability. > > Sent from Ellen's iPhone > >> On Jun 22, 2016, at 10:59 AM, Tim Eck <teck11@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> >> I think I disagree. Availability is different from commercialism. And as many of us know, the way to make a small fortune breeding plants is to start with a large fortune. >> >> Tim Eck >> When a philosopher says something that is true, then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial, then it is false. >> Gauss >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ellen Hornig >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:38 AM >>> To: Pacific Bulb Society >>> Subject: Re: [pbs] Allen McMurtrie's reticulate iris hybrids >>> >>> A lot of people out there have neat stuff to sell, but haven't we made it a rule >>> that we don't advertise on PBS? I think it best to keep it that way. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Jim McKenney >>> <jamesamckenney@verizon.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I got an email from Alan McMurtrie yesterday which, among other >>>> things, lists sources for his reticulate iris hybrids. Perhaps others >>>> of you also got a similar email, although the one I received was addressed >>> to me only. >>>> If this email had a wider distribution, I apologize for posting it >>>> here. He included a copy of his Plantsman's article (not attached >>>> here) and gives permission to reprint it. Let's put it on the PBS >>>> Wiki! Here's what he >>>> wrote: >>>> Hi Jim, >>>> It would be great if you could let members know my Reticulata Iris >>>> hybrids are now available. >>>> Malcolm McGregor will be publishing a couple of articles about my work >>>> in future issues of the NARGS Rock Garden Quarterly. >>>> For the moment it' s a matter of letting members know they can buy >>>> them; and at the same time trying to get wholesalers and retailers >>>> interested in selling them. >>>> If you are interested, you can reprint my article from the March issue >>>> of The Plantsman. Mike Grant says, "They do need to say it was first >>>> published in The Plantsman, and if they can add a link to our website >>>> that would be great (http://www.rhs.org.uk/plantsman/)." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Odyssey Bulbs is one of the companies selling my bulbs in the U.S. >>>> They >>>> sell: Mars Landing Orange Glow Sea Breeze Velvet Smile >>>> >>>> The Denver Botanic Garden should have some in their plant sale (via >>>> Jacques Amand) >>>> >>>> At the moment there is a big wholesaler in Canada distributing 6 of my >>>> hybrids via a couple of mail order firms and starting to get garden >>>> centres interested. I am trying to get wholesalers interested in the >>>> U.S. but its quite an uphill battle. >>>> Jacques Amand Intl. ships to the U.S. They do a bulk shipment to the U.S. >>>> and then individual orders are sent on from within the U.S. People >>>> can >>>> contact: bulbs@JacquesAmand.co.uk for details. >>>> The big advantage people get by buying this way is the best selection >>>> of my hybrids: Beautiful Day Dance On Darkness Evening Twilight >>>> Eye Catcher Mars Landing North Star Orange Glow Regal >>>> Scent•sational Sea Green Sea Breeze Splish Splash Spot On Storm >>>> Summers Day Sunshine Velvet Smile Vivacious Beginnings White >>>> Caucasus >>>> >>>> People can find out more about my work at http://www.reticulatas.com/ >>>> >>>> All the best, Alan >>>> >>>> (416) 221-4344 >>>> http://www.reticulatas.com/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> pbs mailing list >>>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ellen Hornig >>> 212 Grafton St >>> Shrewsbury MA 01545 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ > _______________________________________________ > 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/