>How many people belong to PBS, and how many belong to the list? > >I am only on the list. I plan to rejoin PBS when the financial tide >comes in, in a month or two. Dear Paige, You asked an apparently difficult question. Let me give an 'obvious' and obviously incorrect answer. The Membership Directory gives a total of 267 members. This directory also includes members who are delinquent and does not include new members. I'd guess the correct number is closer to 200 members. Membership gives you access to the quarterly 'The Bulb Garden" publication and every BX announced on the elist. Membership also supports this elist. The elist has 2 to 3 times the number of paid members which means something near 600 cyber PBSers. Personally I think membership is a good thing just to support the elist. If you order only a couple items a year form the BX you will probably 'pay' for the cost of membership considering the rarity of many items offered for a small fee. If you go to http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php and browse membership and BX you'll get more details. On assuming he Presidency of the PBS membership organization, I am filling a spot temporarily. Since I was not on the board previously, I claim little knowledge about the inner workings of PBS: on the job learning. This also allows me to accept any suggestions and comments without bias or preconception of 'how things are done'. If you have any fresh ideas, complaints, comments, whatever, please drop me a note at <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> and chat. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +