Pacific BX 51

Shirley Meneice samclan@redshift.com
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:31:44 PST
Dell, I would love #4, #7, #11 and #12.

Have a lot of sprouting bulbs in my greenhouse, courtesy of the earlier 
offerings I subscribed to.  Many thanks.
	Shirley Meneice, Box 1520, Pebble Beach, CA 93953

Dell Sherk wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
>      The items listed below have been donated by PBS list members for
> sharing. If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please email me
> PRIVATELY at <dells@voicenet.com>. Include "BX 51" in the subject line.
> Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not specify
> quantities.  Availability is based on a first come, first served system.
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> statement of how much money (cash or check) you should send the PBS
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> good idea to include your snail mail address too, in case I don't already
> have it.
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> CLEAN, clearly labeled material to: Dell Sherk, PO Box 224, Holicong, PA,
> 18928, USA. Donors will receive credit on the BX for the cost of postage for
> their donations.
> 
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> IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!
> 
> SEED:
> (W = winter-growing; S = summer growing; WE = winter-growing, evergreen)
> 
>From Mary Sue Ittner:
> 
> 1. Alstroemeria hookeri--pretty pink, dwarf--W
> 2. Calochortus catalinae--W
> 3. Calochortus mariposa hybrids--W
> 4. Hesperoxiphion peruvianum--S for me, this one blooms and blooms if you
> dead head it and has amazing large yellow flowers
> 5. Lachenalia campanulata--this one is evergreen for me if I keep watering
> it
> 6. Lachenalia carnosa-W--dry part of South Africa, I really am fond of the
> leaves and flowers
> 7. Lachenalia contaminata-W--linear leaves, pretty white flowers
> 8. Lachenalia nervosa (syn. L. latifolia)-W great leaves on this one, spring
> bloom
> 9. Littonia modesta--S But does this need to be planted sooner
> 10. Sparaxis metelerkampiae--W One of the prettier former Synnotias
> 
>From Mark Wilcox:
> 
> 11. Bletilla striata (S):  blooming divisions of this plant, with a very few
> too small to bloom next year.  Plant in partial shade with the extreme
> end of the large growing tips just at, or very slightly beneath, the
> soil's surface.  The tips are very fragile.  If broken off, the plant
> will put all its energy into growing a new one, and won't settle down to
> blooming again for a couple years.
> 
> 12. Bletilla striata X 'First Kiss' (S):  blooming divisions same as above,
> with the following differences.  This plant is somewhat smaller than the
> species in all its parts.  The leaves are variegated, having a white
> margin around their edges.  The flowers are almost all white, except for
> a very slight blush of violet.  Plant these such that the growing tips
> are about half an inch below the soil's surface.
> 
>From Dell Sherk:
> 
> 13. Small bulbs of Rauhia decora. Amaryllidaceae. from Peru? These are
> 2.5-year-old seedlings. They are in the process of going dormant for the
> first time. I think that they need a dormancy to produce their greenish
> white flowers. Leaves are fleshy, petiolate, green, mottled white. Anyone
> have any more data?
> 
>From Pat Bender:
> 
> 14. Seed of Arisaema taiwanense
> 
> Thank you, Mary Sue, Pat, and Mark !!
> 
> Best wishes,
> Dell
> 
> --Dell Sherk, Director, Pacific BX
> 
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