David Victor wrote, I thought that members would like to know that there is a new seed >source in the UK with a wealth of originally wild-collected >seed. The list is run by a very knowledgeable grower, Kurt Vickery, >and is based around a combination of his material and that of Mike >Salmon, whose plant collection he has helped maintain for several >years: Mike collected for nearly forty years around the >Mediterranean and has extensive collections of the main genera. Many >of you will have known of him before he retired when he operated as >Monocot Nursery. Hurrah! I grew a great many plants from Mike Salmon's seed list and also purchased a few bulbs from him over the years, and it's wonderful that this material is available again. Jane McGary