I would store them in a cool, dark spot like the cellar For a while till it cools off a bit. Good luck with them, I'd love to see your Corydalis when it blooms!

I wouldn't store them but get them into the ground. Bulbs are living plants, in dormancy, and will come to no harm if planted. The bulbs already in your garden, Owdboggy, are resting in the ground, so why not the new ones.

Ah, but these are for pot culture.

That is exactly what we have been doing these past few weeks, Ob. Unpotting and repotting part of our bulb collection. We are now nearly finished! If you wish you can pot up into a dryish compost and then give them a good soak at the beginning of September.

Cheers. It just seemed a bit earlier than I usually do that. Good looking bulbs too from Pitcairn Alpines.

Ah, Pitcairn Alpines. Yes, they would be good, Owdboggy. These are all grown in Susan's own field high above the River Tay. A little more expensive than some, perhaps, but all very good value for money.

Susan Band, owner of Pitcairn Alpines would not consider sending out bulbs until it is time to plant them. She is a consummate plantswoman following in the steps of her, now sadly deceased mother. She is a stalwart of the Scottish Rock Garden Club.

Susan's 'shop' page states that the last date for orders is 1 August. Why? Because she has lifted a good number of bulbs ready for despatch and she want's to get the unsold stuff back into the growing beds as soon as possible.
The anemones that she grows are the ones with rather thin rhizomes. These certainly want to be planted and kept slightly moist as soon as possible.