"Chris Hogg" wrote in message
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2011 18:10:04 -0000, "Bill Grey"
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Further Googling has turned up this--

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C...20Itch&f=false

It shows a page with a paragraph on Hyacinths.

It's one hell of a long link !

Bill

Tinyurl is your friend http://tinyurl.com/

Converts it to http://tinyurl.com/5wck5cz

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Chris

Thanks Chris - nice to know.

Regards,

Bill

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Bill Grey wrote:
I Googled "Allergic reaction to Hyacinth Bulbs" and found several
interesting articles - too many to quote.

Oh I know /what/ it is. I get it every time. But the advise of 'wear
gloves' doesn't work! I had gloves on, i didn't touch them!!

Had a bath now and I /still/ feel itchy! :-(

(particularly seemed to be a problem because it was windy, and I seemed to
get particularly itchy where my hair blew into my face)

May I suggest you stop growing hyacinths if you are allergic to them? I
know that sounds patronising but it seems like a good idea to me.

Christina Websell wrote:
I Googled "Allergic reaction to Hyacinth Bulbs" and found several
interesting articles - too many to quote.

Oh I know /what/ it is. I get it every time. But the advise of 'wear
gloves' doesn't work! I had gloves on, i didn't touch them!!

Had a bath now and I /still/ feel itchy! :-(

(particularly seemed to be a problem because it was windy, and I seemed to
get particularly itchy where my hair blew into my face)

May I suggest you stop growing hyacinths if you are allergic to them? I
know that sounds patronising but it seems like a good idea to me.

As I said somewhere along the thread - it never occurs to me until I have
the itch that there's a problem! They're never a problem once they're
growing (and I don't have to touch them!)