Some time a ago I posted about an anti-mosaic virus treatment for hippeastrum bulbs. I think the method is OK as a last resort. It certainly eliminated the of mosaic virus marking on the survivors, but I can't be certain it is really gone. The bulbs I treated were identified as H. equestre red, H equestre pink and two different H reticulatum striatafolium, all from Thailand. The 'equestre did the best with substantial leaf growth and decent root growth. The reticulatum bulbs keep aborting their leaves but had good root growth. I decided to dispose of the virused bulbs to protect all my others. -- Dr. Ellen Chernoff, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology IUPUI-Biology SL 360 723 W. Michigan St. Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132 317-274-0591