Jane I forgot to mention I am a member of the Scottish Roxck Garden Club and have accessed the archive on this but a huge thanks for the headsup. I am sure others might also find it worth looking at. Iain ----- Original Message ----- From: <pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 5:00 PM Subject: pbs Digest, Vol 57, Issue 4 > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pbs-owner@lists.ibiblio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > > List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/> > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Lilies and their allies (auchgourishgardens@falsyde.sol.co.uk) > 2. Re: Does anyone have any fresh S. formosissima pollen to > share? (Doug Westfall) > 3. Re: Does anyone have any fresh S. formosissima pollen to > share? (Doug Westfall) > 4. Re: Lilies and their allies (Jane McGary) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 19:11:46 +0100 > From: <auchgourishgardens@falsyde.sol.co.uk> > Subject: [pbs] Lilies and their allies > To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <010e01c805e8$dc7dc280$0401a8c0@TERMINAL4> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > As a simple Scot I am not too familiar with the system used here so please > be gentle with any comments, I have led a sheltered life! My wife might > not agree but she is English and what do they know about us crazy Celts. > > Here goes, my name is Iain Brodie of Falsyde, known to everyone as just > plain Iain. I run Auchgourish Botanic Gardens & Arboretum in the central > Scottish Highlands where we are glad not to have to deal with Lily beetle > and other pests. I am in the process of writing a Monograph "The Lilies > and their allies, Cardiocrinum, Lloydia, Nomocharis and Notholirion" This > book is intended to deal with all the botanical species and their hybrids > within the above Generas and covers botanical descriptions, colour > illustrations, cultivation techniques, pests and diseases, commerical lily > production for cut flower trade, potted lily trade and so forth. > > With the qualification that as an English langauge speaker I have VERY > limited knowledge of other spoken languages, although comfortable with > Latin names and scientific terms, I would to interested to hear from > anyone, anywhere in the world, whether dedicated amateurs, crazy > gardeners, professional growers and also commerical companies. Essentially > I would be very grateful to learn of your experiences and problems with > climate, soils, pests and diseases, availability of access to plants > whether as species or whatever, by way of seed, bulbs and lack of > information on various topics. > > I will endeavour to answer any questions although a little worried about > being swamped, but I am trying to learn, amongst other things, what are > the concerns and issues in various Regions of the world where we Lily > lovers now reside. By knowing more about the things which interest I would > hope to fine tune the text of the book to meet these aspects. If anyone > thinks of some thing which should be incorporated in the text under > various chapters now would be a good time to flag them up as needing > addressed, thanks to the power of the internet. > > At my gardens there are now some 80+ botanical species as well as > additional material being sent either as seed or bulbs by folk who have so > far proved very supportive. There is one new 'species nova' from Tibet > here and I have just learned last week of another 'species nova' currently > being described which originates from Vietnam. No doubt there are other > Lilies to be discovered as too species in the other Generas. If you know > of any such and can spare the time to let me know about any such that > would be hugely appreciated. The Lily from Tibet is utterly beautiful and > the lily hybridisers will probably kill me to get at it if for no other > reason than for it's scent which is truly amazing. > > Many thanks for taking the time to read the above and I do apologise for > its length. > > Iain > auchgourishgardens@falsyde.sol.co.uk > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:11:43 -0700 > From: Doug Westfall <eagle85@flash.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Does anyone have any fresh S. formosissima pollen > to share? > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <7A8B6E41-71E4-11DC-8B96-00050277B6E6@flash.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > > On Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 11:11 AM, rdjenkins wrote: > >> Robert. > > I have some fresh Sprekelia formosissima pollen. Give me some > instructions as to how to get it to you. > > Doug > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 16:45:23 -0700 > From: Doug Westfall <eagle85@flash.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Does anyone have any fresh S. formosissima pollen > to share? > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <B55B05B9-720A-11DC-AE26-00050277B6E6@flash.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > > On Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 11:11 AM, rdjenkins wrote: > > Robert, > > I just went out and "clipped" pollen from three flowers. It will be in > the mail tomarrow. > > Doug > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:32:46 -0700 > From: Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Lilies and their allies > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.0.20071003172742.016bb9b0@mail.earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > In response to Iain Brodie's inquiry, the book "Lilies: A guide for > growers > and collectors" by Edward Austin McRae (another Scot, but living in the > United States for many years) contains a wealth of information on the > genus > Lilium proper. It was publishsed by Timber Press in 1998 and should still > be available from booksellers. I was privileged to assist Eddie McRae in > preparing it for publication and was overwhelmed by the depth of his > knowledge of lilies and the lily-growing world. > > The book doesn't touch much on lily allies, except Cardiocrinum. The back > issues of the Scottish Rock Garden Club's magazine are a rich source of > information on Nomocharis, in particular. > > Jane McGary > Northwestern Oregon, USA > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 57, Issue 4 > **********************************