Not to me, Jim. And I've seen the species the in the wild in 5 different populations. Alan ----------------------------- Alan W. Meerow, Ph.D., Research Geneticist and Systematist USDA-ARS-SHRS, National Germplasm Repository 13601 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33158 USA voice: (305) 254-3635 fax: (305) 969-6410 email: miaam@ars-grin.gov ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Your Hipp. reticulatum > >Alan: > > > >I don't remember who donated the bulbs? How is the real thing > >different from what I have? > > Dear Alan; > I think I sent a few bulbs to the IBS event in LA a few years > ago. They might be from me. I also don't see a lot of difference in > the pic from you and Alan although Alan's came through with a more > blue tinge to the flowers, the pattern of veining and foliage looks > very similar. > > Jim W. > > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > E-fax 419-781-8594 > > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >