Since the subject hasn't been curtailed yet, I'm looking forward to Michelle Obama running in 2024. (With a little martial arts training I think she could take on Putin mano a mano.) 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 Thomas > Masinter > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 9:25 AM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Colchicum as a pollinator plant > > Yes, concerning the election, I am trying to decide whether to learn mandarin > so I can communicate with our new Chinese overlords, or learn Russian so I > can barter my skills as a gardener more effectively. > > My sternbergia lutea is blooming. > > Tom Masinter > San Antonio, TX > > > On Oct 11, 2016, at 7:28 AM, Travis O <enoster@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Autumn blooming Colchicum in my garden always seem to be covered in > bees. I did a little research and concluded that they are in fact bee pollinated > (perhaps fly pollinated for alpine species), while at least a few species of the > closely related Androcymbium are in fact rodent pollinated. This article focus > solely on fall blooming colchicums: > > > > http://amateuranthecologist.com/2016/10/… > > > > I hope all of you that are US residents are coping well despite the > deathmatch that is this presidential election. Oh well, none of it will matter > anyway after the reptilians make their move. Or aliens invade. > > > > Travis Owen > > Rogue River, OR > > > > http://www.amateuranthecologist.com/ > > http://www.oldsolbees.com/ > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/