Dear Pieter Warm greetings from Cambridge (Boston) Mass. I envy your good fortune to live in one of the most beautiful places on earth and to have access to so many fantastic bulbs. I remember when I was very young, much like yourself, when I was "bitten" but the bulb bug, only I had to contend with the limited varieties we had available in this region of the U.S. at that time. Luckily, we now live in a vastly different and wonderful time where we have virtual access to the whole planet and a support group of other "bulb nuts". Welcome to our group. Fred Biasella USDA Zone 6b Hi there, Like most of you I have been bitten by the amaryllis caterpillar and contracted a passion for bulbs! I am particularly passionate about Scadoxus but also grow Cyrtanthus, Clivia, Eucomis, Cryptostephanus etc. I am fortunate enough to live in South Africa, where I have wide access to some of the most beautiful bulbous species! I am probably the youngest bulb enthusiast I know, and the only one in my school! I would like to use this opportunity to enquire what other species of Scadoxus you are growing? I have all of the South African species including a couple of S.pole-evansii seedlings and would love to trade for material of among others Scadoxus nutans, cinnabarinus and cyrtanthiflorus. Happy bulb growing Pieter van der Walt _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php