HERBERTIA (issn: 8756-9418), the Journal of the International Bulb Society, is devoted to the botany and horticulture of geophytic/bulbous plants. Special emphases of the Journal are the Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae, Liliaceae and other petalloid monocot families rich in bulbous, cormous, rhizomatous or tuberous plants , but articles on any aspects of dicotyledonous geophytes are also welcomed.

BULBS , our Newsletter, has timely growing tips and informative articles of seasonal interest. It is published two to three times per year, in spring and autumn.

SEED EXCHANGE: additional membership benefits include participation in our plant/seed swap column and in our members-only seed exchange, which provided an opportunity to obtain seed of many beautiful, rare and difficult-to-obtain species. Each seed list usually has several hundred offerings of seeds not available through other sources. Seeds are offered at a nominal charge. You can also order back issues of our Society's journals.

IBS E-Mail Bulb Forum: The International Bulb Society is linking to cyberspace via personal computer e-mail. An E-Mail Bulb Forum has been started for those wanting quicker communication than the traditional "snail mail" letter robin. No more waiting! You may connect anytime to robin members anywhere in the country or to the other side of the world through the E-Mail Bulb Forum. This robin flies not from mail box to mail box but through cyberspace whenever the urge and time is right for you. The modern e-mail bulb robin is a discussion group. We do this by having a prepared mailing list containing the e-mail addresses for all the Bulb Robin participants. Any responses we make to the Bulb Forum are simply addressed to this distribution list. In this way, we can be in touch with each other on a weekly basis or a daily basis.

Listed below are the steps and requirements to join.

1. You will need a personal computer (IBM compatible or Macintosh) equipped with a modem of at least 2400 baud.

2. You will need an Internet access service. Examples are: American On Line (R), CompuServe (R), or a local internet service provider.

3. You must be a member of the INTERNATIONAL BULB SOCIETY (see membership dues).

4. Then send a request to join by e-mail to RMTurley@aol.com (Robert M. Turley, LaBelle, FL).

The INTERNATIONAL BULB SOCIETY is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization which started in 1933 and was incorporated in California in 1943, the Society's tenth year of existence. Donations to the Society are tax deductible as specified under Section 501 (c) (3) of the United States of America's Internal Revenue Code (in the USA only, of course).

Membership rates are listed below in United States dollars. Memberships run from July 1st. through the following June 30th. New members receive the current issue of HERBERTIA, the two upcoming newsletters - THE UNDERGROUND, the seed list and a special member's information packet.

We do not bill. Memberships are payable upon application, and they may be paid by check drawn on a U.S.A. bank only or international postal money order to the INTERNATIONAL BULB SOCIETY. We now also accept payment using credits cards issued by VISA and by MasterCard.

To join the Society, print out and mail, by regular postal service, the Membership Application along with your dues payment. Send membership applications to this address:

INTERNATIONAL BULB SOCIETY
P. O. Box 92136
Pasadena, California 91109-2136
USA

Correspondence regarding memberships and back issue orders should be sent to the above address.

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