Dear international members of the PBS: this is an announcement for EU members only, please do not confuse it with the US Exchanges, thank you. Dear Members of the Pacific Bulb Society living in the EU, Please read this information carefully and entirely. The donation time window is now open for seed and bulbs for autumn sowing and planting. As usual we will do two rounds so that the donation time window will remain open until further notice. Please avoid to send in bulbs which have already broken dormancy, they may not travel well. Please send your donations to Martin Bohnet Ludwigstr. 1 73035 Göppingen Germany Please send only healthy material cleaned of soil and debris. Please label each packet with the name of the plant and your own name, so that all donations can be traced to their donors. If you are willing to do so, we would appreciate 5 portions of pre-packed seed of each species, if you have much more or if you know the seed is very popular, you can add a larger amount in a separate envelope. This is no obligation but will reduce Martin’s workload considerably. A seed portion should contain enough seed for a good potful of seedlings, in very rare seed a minimum of 3 seeds. Free of charge seed envelopes can be requested at Martin’s<garak@code-garak.de> Please do not pre-pack bulbs. Every paid member with a postal address in the EU is entitled to order, you do not need to be a donor, but of course, this kind of exchange depends on the generosity of the donors. Please consider a donation of surplus material.Every donor gets a refund for the postage in form of a bonus with a minimum of 5 US$. The precise ordering information will follow once ordering has opened. We are often asked if this or that plant is worth sending. Our answer always is: if you like a particular plant, somebody else will also like it. And also: a common plant in one country might be much less common in another one, so please do send. And…. Last but not least: Please send Martin an email<garak@code-garak.de> or a PM through the forum to announce your donation. This is important because there may be delays in postal services from some countries. Your email will help Martin to set up the list to order from even if your donation has not yet arrived. Please do not hesitate to contact me (Uli) in case of questions <johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de> Martin and Uli _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…