He's sent it out very widely, and requested its recipients, which include NARGS newsletter editors, to disseminate it further. I think this goes well beyond a modest notification of availability. Sent from Ellen's iPhone > On Jun 22, 2016, at 10:59 AM, Tim Eck <teck11@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > I think I disagree. Availability is different from commercialism. And as many of us know, the way to make a small fortune breeding plants is to start with a large fortune. > > Tim Eck > When a philosopher says something that is true, then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial, then it is false. > Gauss > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ellen Hornig >> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:38 AM >> To: Pacific Bulb Society >> Subject: Re: [pbs] Allen McMurtrie's reticulate iris hybrids >> >> A lot of people out there have neat stuff to sell, but haven't we made it a rule >> that we don't advertise on PBS? I think it best to keep it that way. >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Jim McKenney >> <jamesamckenney@verizon.net> >> wrote: >> >>> I got an email from Alan McMurtrie yesterday which, among other >>> things, lists sources for his reticulate iris hybrids. Perhaps others >>> of you also got a similar email, although the one I received was addressed >> to me only. >>> If this email had a wider distribution, I apologize for posting it >>> here. He included a copy of his Plantsman's article (not attached >>> here) and gives permission to reprint it. Let's put it on the PBS >>> Wiki! Here's what he >>> wrote: >>> Hi Jim, >>> It would be great if you could let members know my Reticulata Iris >>> hybrids are now available. >>> Malcolm McGregor will be publishing a couple of articles about my work >>> in future issues of the NARGS Rock Garden Quarterly. >>> For the moment it' s a matter of letting members know they can buy >>> them; and at the same time trying to get wholesalers and retailers >>> interested in selling them. >>> If you are interested, you can reprint my article from the March issue >>> of The Plantsman. Mike Grant says, "They do need to say it was first >>> published in The Plantsman, and if they can add a link to our website >>> that would be great (http://www.rhs.org.uk/plantsman/)." >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Odyssey Bulbs is one of the companies selling my bulbs in the U.S. >>> They >>> sell: Mars Landing Orange Glow Sea Breeze Velvet Smile >>> >>> The Denver Botanic Garden should have some in their plant sale (via >>> Jacques Amand) >>> >>> At the moment there is a big wholesaler in Canada distributing 6 of my >>> hybrids via a couple of mail order firms and starting to get garden >>> centres interested. I am trying to get wholesalers interested in the >>> U.S. but its quite an uphill battle. >>> Jacques Amand Intl. ships to the U.S. They do a bulk shipment to the U.S. >>> and then individual orders are sent on from within the U.S. People >>> can >>> contact: bulbs@JacquesAmand.co.uk for details. >>> The big advantage people get by buying this way is the best selection >>> of my hybrids: Beautiful Day Dance On Darkness Evening Twilight >>> Eye Catcher Mars Landing North Star Orange Glow Regal >>> Scent•sational Sea Green Sea Breeze Splish Splash Spot On Storm >>> Summers Day Sunshine Velvet Smile Vivacious Beginnings White >>> Caucasus >>> >>> People can find out more about my work at http://www.reticulatas.com/ >>> >>> All the best, Alan >>> >>> (416) 221-4344 >>> http://www.reticulatas.com/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ellen Hornig >> 212 Grafton St >> Shrewsbury MA 01545 >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/