south african amaryllids

Kipp McMichael kimcmich@hotmail.com
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:51:40 PDT
Greetings,

  This is very disappointing to hear. I have already received bulbs from this company and now it seems they are not as reputable as I had every reason to believe previously. At least my intent for these bulbs is propagation. It is unfortunate how fraught with unintended harm the exotic bulb hobby can be...

-|<ipp

> From: silverhill@yebo.co.za
> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:10:43 +0200
> Subject: Re: [pbs] south african amaryllids
> 
> The selling of plants rescued from development sites is illegal in South 
> Africa, so I suggest that you do not support this company.
> Regards
> Rachel Saunders
> Silverhill Seeds and Books
> Tel: +27 21 762 4245
> Fax: +27 21 797 6609
> PO Box 53108,
> Kenilworth,
> 7745 South Africa
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alberto Castillo" <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com>
> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [pbs] south african amaryllids
> 
> 
> >
> > They rescue bulbs to sell them? This is the world upside down! I would 
> > encourage every one not to support this aberrhation
> >
> >
> >> I am still waiting for my payee bulbs from last year
> >> from this seller
> >> and I am not the only one
> >>
> >> PM my personal if you want to know more
> >>
> >> Roland
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2011/3/16 Kipp McMichael <kimcmich@hotmail.com>:
> >> >
> >> > Greetings,
> >> >
> >> > A South African nursery from whom I regularly purchase bulbs has 
> >> > informed me
> >> that they have a large allotment of rescue bulbs from sites in the 
> >> northern,
> >> western Cape. The list of bulbs includes: Ammocharis longifolia, 
> >> Ammocharis
> >> coranica, Boophane haemanthoides, Boophone disticha, Brunsvigia 
> >> bosmaniae,
> >> Brunsvigia gregaria, Brunsvigia orientalis, Gethyllis afra, Gethyllis 
> >> linearis,
> >> Haemanthus humilis and Haemanthus pubescens. These are all large, mature 
> >> bulbs.
> >> Please send me a note off-list and I can give you the pricelist and 
> >> contact
> >> information of the seller.
> >> >
> >> > -|<ipp
> >> >
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