Hi Jane- I thought I saw that on a previous request for donations. If that is inaccurate, please disregard. Thank you for the assistance! On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 10:38 AM Jane McGary via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hello, Lisa, > > Has banning donation of wild-collected seeds always been a PBS policy? > It seems extreme. I always prefer wild-collected seed to cultivated, > because the latter is likely to contain hybrids. If I donate seed from > home, I keep it to hand-pollinated species or those that don't have any > chance of hybridization here. It's very embarrassing to donate something > and hear, years later, that one has misnamed it. Of course, a lot of > wild seed does circulate under a "wrong" name, either because of > taxonomic disagreements or just because it's impossible to distinguish > the dry capsules of species in some genera. I've taken to adding > "received as" to the ID of some things I donate, if I can't verify them > precisely. > > In any case, your winter SX will probably be almost all South African > and subtropical species, and likely out of people's greenhouses, rather > than of wild origin. So no worries at that point, anyway. > > Best regards, > > Jane McGary > > On 3/1/2024 2:55 AM, bulbSXpbs via pbs wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > The PBS Seed Exchange is currently seeking donations. 😊 > > > > Please send your cleaned and labeled seeds to: > > > > Lisa Zankowski > > > > 8N655 Dittman Rd. > > > > Elgin, IL 60124 > > > > There's no specific packaging required. > > > > I'll portion the seeds for PBS members based on demand. > > > > Your postage costs will be reimbursed as credit towards future seed > > purchases. > > > > Please refrain from sending wild-collected seeds. > > > > Should you have any inquiries, feel free to send a private message. > > > > Thank you for your support and contributions! > > > > Best regards, Lisa > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…