I THINK I am currently a member in good standing. But haven’t participated in exchanges and unclear on the concept. My questions are: Am I current? Would donation/contribution of Watsonia bulbs be appropriate How do I know or anticipate when the next exchange will occur? Thanks for your help Lisa > On Jul 7, 2020, at 5:00 AM, pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net wrote: > > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pbs-owner@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > > List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Donation SX 467 (Johannes Ulrich Urban) > 2. Re: Fwd: BX and SX 467 Notes (James Waddick) > 3. Today I Divided the Crinum (Judy Glattstein) > 4. BX/SX Corrigenda (Jane McGary) > 5. Re: BX/SX Corrigenda (Paul Machado) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 15:18:01 +0100 > From: Johannes Ulrich Urban <johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Subject: [pbs] Donation SX 467 > Message-ID: <170d2ea2-dfb9-c538-cac3-c96d0a964995@t-online.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Dear All, > > > Due to the delay in air mail during the COVID pandemic, my donation is > only offered now by Luminita. > > I would like to comment on some of the items. > > Some of the items need immediate attention on receipt: they are Begonia > martiana bulbili and Dioscorea tubers. They should still be viable but > must not be stored any longer: give them a soak in lukewarm water over > night and pot them the next day. The Begonia being Mexican has only > started to grow recently. Diosorea needs some bottom heat to start, its > growth cycle is rather long in autumn but it eventually goes completely > dormant in winter and must then be kept dry. A vigorous vine with > beautiful foliage. > > All 3 Dahlia seed should not be sown in hot conditions, all come from > humid and moist montane forests. If you live in a comparable climate > they can be sown, they are all winter flowering and need a frost free > environment anyway. These seeds should be viable until this autumn or > next early spring. All three belong to the tree Dahlia group. > > Tradescantia boliviana is NOT a creeper or a hanging basket plant but an > upright tuberous perennial. If sown immediately it may still produce a > reasonably sized plant, but I recomment keeping some of the seed till > next spring. It needs as much sun as possible, lots of water while > growing but must have a totally dry winter rest, otherwise the fleshy > roots will rot. A magnificent long flowering plant with pink flowers > loved by insects. > > Seed of the two Zantedeschias is best kept until? spring next spring. > They are summer growers and may not be able to form a tuber big enough > to survive the first dormancy. Z. jucuda is a magnificent bright yellow > with spotted leaves and Z. albomaculata is an elegant white flowerd with > arrow shaped pretty leaves, also spotted, originally from Ellen Hornig, > thank you, Ellen! > > Hope that helps! > > > Bye for now > > > Uli > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 12:22:43 -0500 > From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Fwd: BX and SX 467 Notes > Message-ID: <60694BBE-5562-49C9-ABE7-230BAF42C07F@kc.rr.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Dear friends; > > I donated 2 items > > > 15. Crinum bulbispermum ex ?Jumbo?. see instructions > > I gave info on starting these seeds on July 5 in a message entitlled ?Crinums in bloom?. Seeds need to be started soon as they have a short shelf lfe and may already be germinating. > > > 1. Euphorbia decarii > > > spelling Euphorbia decaryi. This is a stoloniferous plant that rarely gets more than 2 -3 inches tall, but creeps on top and under the gritty soil in bright sun. I donated plants a few year before as Euphobia ?sp. ?Nova? when its identiy was less fixed. Easy if frost free. > > Best Jim > > Dr. James Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > USA > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 13:48:30 -0400 > From: Judy Glattstein <jgglatt@gmail.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Subject: [pbs] Today I Divided the Crinum > Message-ID: <0b6e3c90-08e1-ec53-c5a0-90346d9f7eda@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > The Major Thing I Did Today > I divided the large pot of crinum. I knew this would be a (apologies to > female dogs) b*tch of a job. It involved setting up work area over by > tool shed. Wrestling crinum and offsets out of a 13 inch diameter pot. > As I thought the soil was a solid mass of roots. It took two spading > forks back to back to start prying the smaller offsets away from each other. > > Took the second largest crinum bulb down to tropical garden at the > bottom of the driveway and planted it. Severe root damage. It was > planted very deeply, watered in stages - first when set in hole, then > when partially back-filled, and finally after filling and mulching. It > is supposed to rain this afternoon, again tomorrow, and also on > Wednesday. I set a tall plastic garbage can with no top or bottom over > it (looks like a very large cylinder) for some protection against > transplant shock. It might winter over. We shall see. > > Pried largest bulb - the one with with pseudostem and whirligig of > leaves 3 feet high - free of entanglements and potted in a different, > nicer pot. Potted seven smaller divisions. They had better find new > homes before winter because there is simply no room in the greenhouse > for them. > > And now - right now I am drinking a large mug of yesterday's solar tea > with the last of the limeade concentrate (made lemonade concentrate > yesterday) while the sweat dries and the acetaminophen kicks in. Then I > shall shower and go soak my head. After which I will wash bluejeans. > There's enough dirt on this pair that they could possible stand up on > their own. > > Judy in summery western New Jersey where the weather station up on the > roof reports? current temperature of 96.3 degrees Fahrenheit > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Dividing Crinum_2020-07_my hand and largest bulb.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 146561 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Dividing Crinum_2020-07_largest bulb and new pot.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 169611 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 21:58:39 -0700 > From: Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Subject: [pbs] BX/SX Corrigenda > Message-ID: <efb5f242-03cc-7d8e-84be-a95e378aca07@earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > A number of items on the latest BX/SX list were slightly misspelled, so > I've been asked to send this list of corrections. > > When? you donate to the BX, please include a TYPEWRITTEN list of your > items so that the manager does not have to puzzle over your handwriting. > > 12. Zephyranthes citrina > > 16. Zephyranthes drummondii > > 17. Zephyranthes grandiflora > > 18. Amaryllis belladonna > > 24. Triteleia hyacinthina > > 25. Triteleia laxa > > 26. Triteleia ixioides > > 27. Dichelostemma capitatum > > 28. Gladiolus tristis alatus [should that be Gladiolus tristis x alatus?] > > 34. Bomarea hirtella > > 37. Hippeastrum harrisonii > > 40. Veltheimia bracteata > > 43. Moraea huttonii > > 41. Tradescantia boliviana > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 21:56:37 -0700 > From: Paul Machado <farmerguys08@gmail.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] BX/SX Corrigenda > Message-ID: > <CAG8=qqw=WCaDr3q23d_B2HHrdb7RzQAmBA5bUBEQ=8Y0DXaxAg@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Jane, > When I cut and pasted the items I wanted as Luminita asked, it suggested > the correct spellings! > Paul > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 9:41 PM Jane McGary via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> A number of items on the latest BX/SX list were slightly misspelled, so >> I've been asked to send this list of corrections. >> >> When you donate to the BX, please include a TYPEWRITTEN list of your >> items so that the manager does not have to puzzle over your handwriting. >> >> 12. Zephyranthes citrina >> >> 16. Zephyranthes drummondii >> >> 17. Zephyranthes grandiflora >> >> 18. Amaryllis belladonna >> >> 24. Triteleia hyacinthina >> >> 25. Triteleia laxa >> >> 26. Triteleia ixioides >> >> 27. Dichelostemma capitatum >> >> 28. Gladiolus tristis alatus [should that be Gladiolus tristis x alatus?] >> >> 34. Bomarea hirtella >> >> 37. Hippeastrum harrisonii >> >> 40. Veltheimia bracteata >> >> 43. Moraea huttonii >> >> 41. 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