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Dear PBS Members

As many of you know we have increased the level of member services the last year to include many more BX and SX offerings.

Our two relatively new Board of director members, Jan and Bridget have done a great job and deserve much credit.

It's a thankless job at times but the rewards  are seen when hard to find seeds and bulbs land in our mail boxes.

I am writing to remind all of those who have enjoyed the distributions.

Please play catch up and pay those outstanding payments and at the same time you can renew your membership for 2023.

Due paid now will qualify for a full 2023 membership

This will avoid the need to send out all those post card reminders.

Hope the coming season is full of flowers for everyone.

If you aren't sure about past payments please write me at:

Arnold140@verizon.net

Regards,

Arnold
Treasurer, PBS

I have mailed all the books that have been pre-ordered in the US.

If you paid and didn't get on let me know.

We will have  four extra copies if no one reaches out with a problem.

If you're interested please send $35.00 to PayPal or email me that you want one and are sending a check.

I will take first come first serve on payments and email reservations  for books with checks on the way. 


PayPal to Arnold 140@verizon.net


Mail:


PBS
c/o Arnold Trachtenberg
140 Lakeview Avenue
Leonia, NJ 07605
 


Thanks,
 
Arnold

Uli

That's fine, he's in Germany.

 From a Friend looking for some seeds:

I'm searching in this time for seeds of Ipomoea quamoclit ...I try it since many years but until now without success
Some seed sellers offer it ...but they are always wrong named
Here is the true plant ( Ipomoea quamoclit ):
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326361-2
 
That's the hybrid ( it is easy to get – Ipomoea x multifida ...it runs also under Ipomoea x sloteri ) ...this plant I have
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:269351-1
 
 
 

The final box of Gladioli books has arrived and I will be sending them out in the next few days.

I was posted from South Africa on Jan. 10, 2022 and sat in a warehouse until a ship was released from SA a couple of weeks ago.

Arnold

Well Randy

I was somewhat successful watching soccer.  Wife is now  Leeds fan, don't ask how she picked Leeds.

I'm on the Tottenham side of things.

I've been repotting all the winter active bulbs outside to keep the marital bliss in my household.

I took a break for a bit of lunch and see I've gained an assistant.  Glad he's watching over the discarded potting soil so well.

His name is "Speck" for the tiny speck of color on his face.  He's one of two feral cats we feed and encourage to hang around.  Keeps the squirrels and others away from plants.

PayPal has changed their settings for international transactions. 

If you pay for a BX/SX you must use the PBS interface.  PayPal will only allow international movement of funds if it is for "Goods and Services"

Here is the link to pay for BX/SX's  https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php?page=BXpay


Add your name and put the BX/SX number in the appropriate box along with the amount.

This will assure that a receipt is generated satisfying Paypal's new criteria.

Thank you,

Arnold

Have these in the ground in N New Jersey for over 20 years.  No additional protection.

Peter

We all started somewhere on the learning curve with the quest to grow exotic bulbs.  

Jeron

I grow a couple of  Crinums here in Northern NJ.  They are in the ground all winter. I think they a bit tougher than we think.


The bulbs will dive down to get away from cold temps.

Peter

I've always tried to keep them growing as long as possible in their first year. Move to more favorable environs if you must.  I'd look to report in 2-3 years when bulbs have bulked up a bit.

The Romans had trouble with honey as well.

https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/mad-honey-deli-bal/

Great work.

Such an exotic beauty.