At our PBS board meeting this morning it was observed that this forum has been less active lately, and we'd like to encourage more participation. One way to do that is to revive a feature called "Topic of the Week." Much discussion and improvement to the PBS wiki grew out of this. I'll start the ball rolling with a post, but perhaps one or more of you would like to step forward and offer topics in subsequent weeks. Please do! There must be things you've been observing and thinking about in your bulb collection that would encourage others to join in. We don't have to limit this to one topic a week, either. Several threads can run simultaneously, because our membership is so diverse. Some will respond to topics on South African bulbs, for instance, while others may want to talk more about species hardy in temperate or even cold climates. When I look through the "Favorite bulbs" entries in our membership database, I see everything from Alstroemeria to Zantedeschia. Just now someone joined who specializes in tuberous Begonia. We have amaryllid fanatics and species lily growers. So think about a topic you'd like to start, and send your post, please! Jane McGary Membership Coordinator, PBS _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@mailman1.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/