Yes, hyacinth bulbs have always been "itchy" to me, but not any other bulbs I know of. -Cynthia Mueller Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 10, 2014, at 5:44 PM, "ds429" <ds429@frontier.com> wrote: > > When I pack lachenalia bulbs for the BX, I get itchiness if I touch my face. Is this, perhaps something that is part of the chemistry of Hyacinthaceae? > > Dell > -------------------------------------------- > On Fri, 10/10/14, Nathan Lange <plantsman@comcast.net> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Scilla maderiensis > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: Friday, October 10, 2014, 6:35 PM > > > The first bulbs immediately looked like Scilla peruviana > bulbs. The > new bulbs immediately looked like purple flowering Hyacinth > bulbs > (also grown in Israel). > > Has anyone had an allergic skin reaction after handling > their new > replacement bulbs? > > Nathan > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/