Dear Dianne: As an Englishman I know what was meant. Cheers, John E. Bryan Diane Whitehead wrote: > > > I use a very light brushed on > >application of Paraffin around the edge of precious bulb and seed pots > > Here in North America, paraffin is wax that we melt to put on the top > of jam to keep mold out. It doesn't have any smell, so I don't think > it would deter anything. Is this what you mean? > > Diane Whitehead Canada > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php