Hi chris..sorry but I am looking for other kinds of amaryllis/hippeastrums that I can grow in pots in the house, I dont care for the naked ladies to much. Thank you for the offer.

I haven't personally tried growing the seeds I have, but I have heard of an easy method that seems to work, if you can't find smoke pads (if you can locate them, they are often quite cheap - a 4-inch disk costs maybe 75 cents and is good for a couple of cups of water, which can contain quite a lot of seeds): If you go to a store that has cooking ingredients (I found it in Safeway), get a bottle of liquid smoke. Those are made from real smoke diluted in water, and supposedly work really well - plus you have a bottle of lovely smoke-flavouring for your cooking. The source I got this tip from didn't mention if mesquite or hickory is better, although I rather like the taste of hickory... :)

Well, if they KNOW they're going extinct, I hope they are trying to save them! I suppose they mean extinct in the wild, but still, it seems there would be a concerted effort.

Proteas need an acid based potting mix, but I'd use a native one and you will need to use a smoke starter. They do not like root disturbance so use separate tubes. I did not have much luck with my first lots, nor did I use these instructions!!!! I'm hoping for better luck this time. I think they can also be slow to germinate.