One caution is to be wary of Thai vendors who are tissue culturists. I understand that part of the agreement when you contract for tissue culture is that they get to take some of the material. Consequently, many people intentionally mislabel their tissue and when the Thai companies try to sell the extra bulbs on eBay, the customer will often get something very different from the label. Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mike > Rummerfield > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 11:08 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] CHAD > > The niche Hippeastrum breeder that sells on eBay at times is Maria Mancini > in VA, dba. - greentreasures03. She also grows Clivia and I have bought > Clivia plants and seeds from her. I've never received more carefully > packaged plants than she sends. She's good at communicating, is very > reliable, knows her stuff, and ships quickly. > NOTE: if she has no current listings, eBay will put up another seller with a > similar name that has no relation whatsoever with Maria Mancini. > > On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 7:48 PM, Tim Eck <teck11@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > > There is a reliable Japanese vendor who sells on eBay. I have ordered > > from them with good luck. You can also order some excellent > > hippeastrums from bulk domestic dealers (Sunshine etc.) and niche > > breeders ( Mary Mancini ?) on eBay. I haven't ordered from them in a > > few years so my info might be outdated. > > Tim > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of > > > Arnold140 > > > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 6:47 PM > > > To: Pacific Bulb Society > > > Subject: Re: [pbs] CHAD > > > > > > The only one I know is Telos Rare Bulbs in CA. Diane who is the > > proprietor > > > appears here on occasion. > > > > > > Arnold > > > New Jersey > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Jan 15, 2017, at 6:11 PM, From HK <hk@icarustrading.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Has anyone order from dhgate? Having done agriculture business in > > China, > > > > I am weary of this site. > > > > > > > > Please let me know if someone finds a good seller on dhgate. > > > > > > > >> On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 5:53 PM, Jane Sargent > > > >> <jane@deskhenge.com> > > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >> I understand that CHAD can be difficult for family harmony. I > > > >> have a PTSD from having lived with a collector many years > > > >> ago--not a plant collector, but in the extreme case, the symptoms > > > >> are probably the same. My situation had a happy ending when I > > > >> traded him my half-interest in the collection, for the house and > > > >> full custody of > > the kids. > > > >> I have a few hippeastrums in the garden in Mexic/o./ Here in > > > >> Massachusetts, I am considering getting one to put indoors on the > > > >> bright, cool windowsill. There was a website offering them, > > > >> http://dhgate.com/product/… > > > >> rum-rutilum/381632910.html > > > >> First of all, it says they are blue, and this seems questionable > > > >> to > > me. > > > >> Are there really blue ones? > > > >> Secondly, he says he ships them from China. Is it possible to > > > >> mail bulbs here from China? Or even seeds? > > > >> If this isn´t a proper hippeastrum source, could you tell me what > > would be? > > > >> January seems a bad time for a bulb to be in a Fedex truck in > > > >> Massachusetts. It´s cold. > > > >> The reasons I´m not afraid that I´ll get CHAD: > > > >> I can quit whenever I want to. > > > >> Other people have more hippeastrums than I do. > > > >> I´m not hurting other people. > > > >> I´m not even hurting myself. > > > >> It´s not illegal. > > > >> It actually improves my performance. > > > >> I deserve it. > > > >> Everybody does it. > > > >> You do it, too. > > > >> It´s a disease, not a moral failing. > > > >> One day at a time. > > > >> Jane > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> 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/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/