Dear Dell, Thank you. I will try planting them in pots if I receive anything and will send a message to the list for advices later. Regards, Suchit On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 2:40 PM, <ds429@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Dear Suchit, > > > > Welcome! > > > > I do not think that any of these would survive outside in Houston, maybe > the gladiolus. If you grow them in pots, success is more likely since you > can move them inside when conditions are not right. You are at the end of a > list of at least 30 orders, so I might not be able to send you much anyway. > Why don't you send a message to the list asking about how to grow these > things in Houston? > > > > Best wishes, > > Dell > > > > Dell Sherk, PBS BX > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Sujit Hart" <sujithart@gmail.com> > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 3:14:55 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Pacific Bulb Society BX 291 > > Dear Dell, > > I am new with the society and not quite sure if these I picked will do well > in Houston, Texas. Please feel free to exclude ones you know would not do > well. > > Eucharis amazonica > > 6. Lachenalia pustulata (light blues), ex BX 40 > 7. Lachenalia bachmanii > 12. Lachenalia gillettii > 29. Gladiolus priorii > > My address is: > > Suchit Hart > 10526 Wind Walker Trail > Houston, Tx 77095 > > Thank you, > > Suchit > > > On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Dell Sherk <ds429@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > The items listed below have been donated by our members to be > shared. > > > > If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please email me > PRIVATELY > > at <ds429@comcast.net>. Include "BX 291" in the subject line. > > > > Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not > > specify quantities. It is a good idea to include your snail mail address, > > too, in case I don't already have it. Availability is based on a first > > come, > > first served system. When you receive your seeds/bulbs you will find, > > included with them, a statement of how much money (usually $2.00/share of > > seeds or $3 -$5/ share of bulbs)(cash, check, or Pay Pal to > > <Arnold140@verizon.net>; no money orders, please) you should send the > PBS > > treasurer to defray our costs for packing and first-class, priority-mail, > > or > > international postage. > > > > PLEASE NOTE: CURRENT POSTAL-RATE SCHEMES NECESSITATE OUR PLACING A > > SURCHARGE > > ON EACH ORDER FROM PBS BX OFFERINGS. > > > > Many of you are subscribers to this pbs elist which is free, but are > > not members of the Pacific Bulb Society which has a yearly membership > > charge. THIS BX OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS of the Pacific Bulb > > Society. If you are not a member, consider joining so that you can take > > advantage of future offers such as this. Go to our website: > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/ .... > > > > If you would like to donate seeds or bulbs/corms to the > PBS,(Donors > > will receive credit on the BX for the cost of postage for their > > donations.), > > please send CLEAN, clearly labeled plant materials to: > > > > Dell Sherk > > 6832 Phillips Mill Rd. > > New Hope, PA, 18938 > > USA > > > > Non US donors should contact me for instructions before sending seeds. > > > > I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER. > > IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !! > > > > >From Corina Rieder: > > BULBS > > > > 1. Babiana sinuata > > 2. Babiana stricta > > 3. Calochortus superbus (1st year open pollinated) > > 4. Melasphaerula ramosa > > > > >From Monica Swartz: > > > > 5. Bulbs of Eucharis amazonica > > Eucharis is known to potentially carry a couple of different endemic > > viruses (ie Amazon > > Lily Mosaic Virus, Eucharis Mottle Virus). I have not seen evidence > > of virus in these bulbs nor have I ever had virus in > > any of my other Amaryllids that my Eucharis have lived with for a > > decade. However, it is my understanding that Eucharis can carry virus > > without showing symptoms so BX recipients should be aware and > > diligently prevent sucking insects. It may be that all Eucharis carry > > endemic viruses (not unusual in Amazonian plants) so this warning > > should apply to all material in this genus, not just these bulbs. > > > > >From Richard Smith: > > (BULBS/CORMS) > > > > 6. Lachenalia pustulata (light blues), ex BX 40 > > 7. Lachenalia bachmanii > > 8. Lachenalia thomasiae, bulblets > > 9. Lachenalia liliflora, bulblets > > 10. Lachenalia orthopetala > > 11. Lachenalia zeyheri > > 12. Lachenalia gillettii > > 13. Lachenalia bulbifera (pendula), deep red > > 14. Lachenalia mutabilis > > 15. Lachenalia aloides quadricolor > > 16. Ixia capillaries > > 17. Ixia paniculata > > 18. Ixia bellendenii > > 19. Ixia 'Giant' > > 20. Ixia rapunculoides, ex BX 41 > > 21. Ixia monodelpha, ex BX 35 > > 22. Ornithogalum thyrsoides > > 23. Babiana stricta, maroon > > 24. Babiana villosa > > 25. Babiana 'Blue Gem' > > 26. Babiana framesia > > 27. Geissorhiza monanthos, ex BX 35 > > 28. Gladiolus angustus, ex BX 45 > > 29. Gladiolus priorii 'Red Afrikaner' > > 30. Gladiolus tristis > > 31. Gladiolus communis ssp byzantinus > > 32. Gladiolus cardinalis > > 33. Gladiolus 'Homoglad hybrids' > > 34. Ledebouria cooperi > > 35. Ferraria crispa var nortieri, ex BX 36 > > 36. Romulea obscura var obscura, ex BX 111 > > 37. Romulea tortulosa var aurea > > > > Thank you, Corina, Monica, and Richard !! > > > > Best wishes, > > Dell > > > > Dell Sherk, PBS BX > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >