Pacific BX 166

Dell Sherk dells@voicenet.com
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:51:49 PST
Dear All,

       The items listed below have been donated by our members to be shared.

  If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please email me PRIVATELY
at <dells@voicenet.com>. Include "BX 166" in the subject line. 

        Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not
specify quantities. It is a good idea to include your snail mail address,
too, in case I don't already have it. Availability is based on a first come,
first served system. When you receive your seeds/bulbs you will find,
included with them, a statement of how much money (usually $2.00/item)
(cash, check, or Pay Pal to <Arnold@NJ.rr.com>; no money orders, please) you
should send the PBS treasurer to defray our costs for packing and
first-class, priority-mail, or international postage.

 PLEASE NOTE: NEW POSTAL-RATE SCHEMES MAY NECESSITATE OUR PLACING A
SURCHARGE ON EACH ORDER FROM PBS BX OFFERINGS.

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members of the Pacific Bulb Society. THIS BX OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO
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         If you would like to donate seeds or bulbs/corms to the PBS,(Donors
will receive credit on the BX for the cost of postage for their donations.),
please send CLEAN, clearly labeled material to:

Dell Sherk
6832 Phillips Mill Rd.
New Hope, PA, 18938 
USA 

            I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER.
IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!


From Mark Mazer:

1. Bulbs of Drimiopsis maculata  

2. Tubers of Ceropegia woodii var variegata

3. Bulbs of Ledebouria pauciflora

Thank you, Mark !!

From PBS:

4. Dierama dracomontanum,  "Drakensberg Harebell", to 0.8m, linear lvs,
pendulous bell-shaped rose pink to red fl borne on nodding stalks Su. Sow
Sp. Zone 7.

5. Dierama reynoldsii, 1.5m, beautiful pendulous wine-red fl with white
bracts Su. Sow Sp. Zone 7.

6. Dietes iridioides,  0.6m, evergreen, big white fl with blue styles Sp-Au,
shade. Sow Sp. Zone 9.

7. Gladiolus gueinzii,  50cm, thick fleshy lvs, small pink/mauve/purplish fl
marked with red Su, dunes & sandy beaches, rain all yr. Sow Au/Sp.

8. Gladiolus marlothii,  To 1m, very beautiful faintly scented minutely
speckled mauve fl Sp, dry, rarely seen. Sow Au.

9. Gladiolus ochroleucus,  45-75cm, often evergreen, Su-growing,
white/cream/yellow/pink fl Su-Au. Sow Sp. Zone 7.

10. Gladiolus oppositiflorus ssp salmoneus,  0.8-1.5m, Su-growing, very
beautiful large salmon-pink fl Su-Au, cliff dweller. Sow Sp. Zone 6.

11. Gladiolus venosomaculatus,  To 1m, Su-growing, linear lvs, pink petals
speckled with maroon. Sow Sp. Zone 10.

12. Lapeirousia sandersonii,  2 narrow linear long leaves, Su-growing,
numerous mauve fl in a much-branched inflorescence Su. Sow Sp. Zone 8.

13. Littonia modesta,  1m, Su-growing, decid, pendulous bell-shaped yellow
or orange fl Su, sun or s/shade. Sow Sp. Zone 8.

14. Moraea alticola,  To 1m, Su-growing, solitary leaves, large pale yellow
fl with darker yellow nectar guides Sp-Au, wet/water. Sow Sp. Zone 6.

15. Ornithogalum maculatum,  8-50cm, orange or yellow fl, outer petals with
dark tips Sp. Sow Au. Seeds of a dark orange form available.

16. Ornithogalum pulchrum,  Robust handsome plant, Su growing, lvs spotty at
base, 1m fl spike with green and white fl, very arid area. Sow Sp. Zone 10.

17. Watsonia angusta,  1-2m, Wi/Su rain, scarlet fl Su, copious nectar, damp
areas. Sow Sp/Au. Zone 8.

18. Watsonia strubeniae,  0.6-1m, Su growing, 4-5 lvs with heavily thickened
margins, long spikes of small delicate pale pink fl Su-Au, grassland. Sow
Sp. Zone 8.

19. Xerophyta retinervis,  "Black-stick lily", to 1.8m, robust rough black
stems, grasslike leaves, many deep to pale mauve/white scented fl Sp. Sow
Sp. Zone 8.

20. Zantedeschia albomaculata, 'Helen O'Connor,'  Attractive spotted lvs,
coral pink fl. Sow Sp. Zone 8.


Best wishes,
Dell

Dell Sherk, Director, PBS BX







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