I do not have the 1978 RHS journal with the article. The Garden, vol 103 p 75 Germination of Alstroemerias, Dr P.A. Thompson and P. Newman They published in a couple of other places, so if you can access jstor you will be able to read online. THOMPSON PA, P NEWMAN & PD KEEFE (1979) Germination of species of Alstroemeria L. Gartenbauwissenschaft 44: 97-102. Diane Whitehead