From: Dell Sherk
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 <<mailto:ds429@comcast.net>ds429@comcast.net>. Include
"BX 242" 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
<<mailto:Arnold140@verizon.net>Arnold140@verizon.net>; no money orders,
please) you should send to the PBS treasurer to defray our costs for
packing and first-class, priority-mail, or international postage.
PLEASE NOTE: CURRENT POSTAL-RATE SCHEMES NECESSITATE OUR PLACING A
SURCHARGE ON EACH ORDER FROM PBS BX OFFERINGS.
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are not members of the Pacific Bulb Society. THIS BX OFFERING IS
AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PBS. Consider joining the PBS so
that you can take advantage of future offers such as this. Go to our website:
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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 Lynn Makela:
1. Bulbs of Habranthus brachyandrus hyb 'Cherry Pink', a beautiful plant
SEEDS:
2. Freesia grandiflora
3. Hippeastrum gracilis 'Firey Bouquet'
4. Zephyranthes drummondii
5. Zephyranthes morrisclintii (syn Cooperia morrisclintii)
From Jay Yourch:
6. Fresh seeds of Crinum bulbispermum 'Jumbo'. They were open
pollinated, so it's possible for some to be hybrids, but the majority
will be straight bulbispermum 'Jumbo'.
From Jim Waddick:
7. Seeds of Leucojum aestivum, a spring garden favorite. L. aestvum
is known as the "Summer" Snow Flake but it blooms just a short time
after the earlier L. vernum or Spring Snow Flake. This species has
3 or 4 to 7 flowers per stem. They are vaguely similar to Snowdrops Galanthus.
<http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…>http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
Fruits look like green grapes in size and color. Each fruit can have
1 to 6 seeds, but here most pods have 3 seeds each. The seeds are
relatively large, round and black about the size of a BB. Seed pods
have to be shelled and they pop slightly when removing seeds. I think
the seed are somewhat ephemeral and short lived. Seeds should not be
allowed to dry too much. Best collected and sown as quickly as possible.
From Justin Smith:
SEED:
8. Patersonia occidentalis
9. Patersonia sericea
10. Dichopogon fimbriatus (few)
11. Herbertia lahue
From Sophie Dixon:
12. Seed of Ammocharis coranica (few)
13. Seed of Hymenocallis harrisiana (few)
From Mary Sue Ittner:
BULBS/CORMS:
14. Polyxena paucifolia syn. Lachenalia paucifolia bulblets - Best
grown in a pot. The form I grow, originally from BX seed, fits its
name as the flowers are few and small. Photos on the wiki.
15. Tulipa clusiana - small bulblets of a cultivar type, yellow with
red on the back. I've not tried to figure out which cultivar it is.
It was supposed to be the white one when I purchased it. It's a very
pretty form.
16. Tulipa linifolia - delightful small species bulb with red flowers.
Some of these may not be blooming size, but they bloom when the bulbs
are small.
17. Tulipa 'Little Beauty' - bulblets,- reddish pink petals with a bluish heart
18. Tulipa 'Little Princess' - bulblets, originally from BX and Cathy Craig
19. Tulipa turkestanica - bulblets
Thank you, Lynn, Jay, Jim, Justin, Sophie, and Mary Sue !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, PBS BX