Hi Eric: I think you could be one of the most valuable links I have with the Ontario society. First question are you able to bring lily stems into Canada for the show and bring stems (material) back? I don't want you risking anything that would be problematic. If so I would be greatly interested in buds from old cultivars when the ORLS show or RBG gardens is operational. A posting on facebook stated the RBG has G.C.Creelman Lily. Could you find out for me or find a contact I could get in touch with on the Lily acquisitions of the RBG? I could also if you take things to the bulb sale to donate material for the auction. You and the board would have to be aware that these would be non-flowering size, but I am sure members would be interested in L. gloriosoides or L. canadense var. immaculatum 'Ruth Class'. I would gladly work with the RBG and Ontario Board for the mutual benefit to the ORLS, RBG, and STARTS. All the best, Michael On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 2:49 PM Eric via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Great idea Guys > Let me know if I can help > Eric Duma > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 18, 2021, at 11:37 AM, Michael Homick via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > For a number of years Paul and I ran the North American Lily > > Society's seed exchange. During that time I was thinking of a program > that > > would take the seed exchange one step further in its evolution. The seed > > exchange is great for crosses of new hybrids that can be raised as the > next > > generation. I always wished there could be something similar for the > > notable species selections and historical hybrids. With that in mind I > > propose a new program that we are preparing to run with. > > *S.T.A.R.T.S*. > > *Seedlings, Transplants, And Regenerated Tissue Selections*. > > What is that, you may ask. > > It is a means of getting the old historical lily Lilium hybrids back to > > their vigor of bygone years and making Lilium species and selected > species > > available to lily growers at what I hope will be a reasonable cost. > > > > This program will at first be offered to USA growers, but perhaps in the > > future, internationally. When the pandemic is over and NALS starts having > > physical shows, it will certainly include Canada. > > > > If you are growing historical lilies or have uncommon species or a > species > > with traits not usually found commercially, I would love to hear from > you. > > I am looking for *buds, but* not the kind you smoke. > > > > For more information on this follow the link below. > > http://www.gpbotanicals.com/starts/ > > All discussion is welcome, let's work together on getting this program > > running > > All the best, Michael Homick and Paul Machado > > michaelhomick@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>