Good morning Arnold I ordered two books directly from SA and they arrived yesterday. Thanks for help and information. David Maltby from Toronto. Canada On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 5:03 PM Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > I am closing the ordering period tonight March 31 12 PM New York Time. > The book is $80.00 shipped to USA addresses. > If you are sending in a check let me know in case it arrives late. > Mailing address is > PBSc/o Arnold Trachtenberg140 Lakeview AvenueLeonia, NJ 07605 > PayPal to: > Arnold140@verizon.net > Indicate it's BX 1 and for the Amaryllis book in the note section. > Arnold > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > The publisher of THE AMARYLLIDACEAE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, is closing down > in May. > > We have been offered a bulk purchase for our membership. > I'm writing to gauge the interest on the part of our membership. > I estimate the price delivered to USA addresses only at $85-90 delivered. > Once we get a estimate I can get a better idea of the exact price. > There is a bit of a savings on shipping for larger number of books. > You can write me privately at arnold140@verizon.net with your interest. > Here's a description of the book. > > Author: Graham Duncan, Barbara Jeppe, Leigh Voigt > > Barbara Jeppe, botanical artist extraordinaire, began work on the > paintings in July 1971 and for the next 28 years she collected and painted > over 200 species of Amaryllidaceae. After her death in 1999, her daughter, > Leigh Voigt, a versatile and highly acclaimed artist herself, picked up > where her mother left off and painted most of the subsequently described > species. This thorough easy-to-use guide is the first book dedicated > entirely to the 18 genera in the family Amaryllidaceae in southern Africa. > Apart from the over 240 exceptional watercolor plates there are detailed > distribution maps and magnificent photographs showing plants in typical > habitat conditions. There is an index, glossary and bibliography. The text > has been written by one of the most knowledgeable horticulturists and > botanists in the field, the inimitable Graham Duncan, who has written many > books and articles on bulbs. The comprehensive text includes a full > description of each species, a short history of the discovery of each > plant, nomenclature, medical and other uses, various aspects of > cultivation, pollination, locality preference and affinities with similar > species. There is a separate chapter on the cultivation of the species in > the summer and winter rainfall areas in southern Africa and also in the > northern hemisphere. This eagerly awaited book will be an asset to every > botanical book lover's library. > > > > Arnold > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > | > | > | | > BX/SX Payments > > BX/SX Payments > | > > | > > | > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…