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 <ds429@comcast.net>. Include "BX 218" 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 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 plant materials to:
Dell Sherk
6832 Phillips Mill Rd.
New Hope, PA, 18938
USA
Non US donors should contact me for instructions before sending seeds.
I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER.
IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!
From Dell Sherk (Small bulbs; all in limited supply.)
1. Haemanthus montanus
2. Haemanthus amarylloides ssp polyanthus
3. Haemanthus barkerae
4. Haemanthus namaquensis
5. Haemanthus coccineus ex Bainskloof
6. Ledebouria zebrina
7. Ledebouria sp?, evergreen large, unmarked, glaucescent, leaves, white
flowers
From Shirley Meneice;
8. Corms of Chasmanthe floribunda, red
From Jim Jones:
9. Bulblets of Narcissus fernandesii
From Ron Vanderhoff:
Oxalis bulbs. All are cool-season growers and all but one are of South
African origin (O. brasiliensis)
10. Oxalis anomala, Smaller white flowers on a soft, somewhat branching
plant. Fall blooming.
11. Oxalis bowiei 'Amarantha' Very much like the species. Supposedly larger
and even more vigorous. Fall blooming.
12. Oxalis bowiei An easy one, with very large, lush foliage and a few large
pink flowers. Plant rather deep in pot. Fall blooming.
13. Oxalis brasiliensis A South American mat-forming species that is very
easy with small glossy foliage and bright pink flowers. Plant just below
soil surface. Spring blooming.
14. Oxalis compressa 'Double' A double-flowered version. Fall through spring
blooming.
15. Oxalis compressa Very similar to O. pes-caprae, but more compact and
with better foliage. Sulfur-yellow flowers. Fall thru spring blooming.
16. Oxalis fabaefolia, ex Uli. A particularly heavy flowering selection.
Fall blooming.
17. Oxalis fabaefolia Very large pure yellow flowers on an easy to grow
plant. Leaves have characteristic wings on the petiole. Fall-blooming.
18. Oxalis flava and fabaefolia mix Probably 80-90% flava, but some
fabaefolia got mixed in and are impossible to separate. They are very
similar and grow nicely together.
19. Oxalis flava var pectinaria A small O. flava selection with thin linear
leaflets and typical yellow flowers. Fall blooming.
20. Oxalis glabra A smallish but prolific species with a short, upright,
somewhat wiry habit and large quantities of bright pink flowers. Fall to
spring blooming.
21. Oxalis hirta 'Gothenburg' a somewhat larger flower, more aggressive
version of the popular O. Hirta. Rosy-pink. Fall to late winter blooming.
22. Oxalis imbricata var. violacea MV4621B A small airy species with small
leaves and light pink flowers with a yellow throat. Fall blooming.
23. Oxalis luteola 'Glauca' MV5567 Typical ground-hugging grey leaves with
deep maroon-red undersides contrast well with the pale yellow flowers. Fall
to late winter blooming.
24. Oxalis luteola MV6038 Similar to MV 5885, with somewhat less gray
foliage. Heavy flowering. Fall to late winter blooming.
25. Oxalis massonorum Almost cushion-like with fine grey-green very low
foliage topped by a heavy display of small white flowers with yellow
throats. Fall blooming.
Thank you, Shirley, Jim, and Ron !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, PBS BX