Ephemeral seeds

1999 Call for Ephemeral Seeds

        This year several groups are participating in an exchange of seed with
short viability.  When seed of this type goes through the seed exchange and
dry storage it germinates poorly.  Appropriate candidates are members of
the Ranunculaceae: Aconitum, Adonis, Anemone, Eranthis, Glaucidium,
Helleborus, Hepatica, Ranunculus, Thalictrum; and the genera Asarum,
Colchicum, Corydalis, Cyclamen, Dicentra, Dryas, Erythronium, Galanthus,
Hacquetia, Hylomecon, Jeffersonia, Lysichiton, Salix, Sanguinaria, Shortia,
Stylophorum and Trillium.
        This list is not exhaustive, but please restrict offerings to species with
known short viability or those which exhibit dramatic differences in
germination when sown promptly.
        If you have seeds to offer, please fill out the form below and mail it in
now - the deadline is March 15. The list will be published in a spring
newsletter, letters, or e-mails along with the procedure for obtaining seeds.

Some guidelines for submission:
        * A modest offering is advised. If you submitted one or two last year,
increase it a little. Try to offer up to half a dozen species, but no more.
        * There tend to be many offerings of some taxa. If you have a copy of last
year's list, choose items that were not offered or were offered by only one
or two donors. If you don't have last year's list, keep the one that comes
out this year for reference. I have last years list available for sending.
        * Diversity is one of our goals. Last year we were short in  Colchicum,
and Epimedium and there is never enough Shortia.
     * Don't offer items from your garden that you haven't seen flower and
fruit. Wait another year.
        * Don't be afraid of crop failure. If there's no seed, drop a postcard to
the requester and save the request for next year.

        When the list is published, these are the directions that will be given to
requesters: To request seeds, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
the donor. (If the donor is across an international boundary, obtain
International Reply Coupons.) Write the species name on the return
envelope.  If you are requesting more than one species from a donor, send
the appropriate number of envelopes, though multiple forms of the same
species are safe for a single envelope.  You are responsible for
appropriate packaging and sufficient postage.
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Submission form: Ephemeral Seeds for the 1999 Exchange
Your Name & Address:
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Genus, species and form                 Collection Date
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Mail this form to:
Nancy Swell
505 Baldwin Road
Richmond, VA 23229
or e-mail swell@erols.com   Deadline is March 15
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