John, Cynthia, From the RHS Dict. 2nd edition: Habranthus - andersoni 1829 brachyandrus 1890 cardinalis 1913 gracilifolius 1821 var boothianus 1822 longipes 1898 robustus 1828 versicolor 1821 Tulbaghia - acutiloba NG alliacea 1820 var affinis NG var ludwigiana NG capensis 1774 natalensis 1891 pulchella 1930(described) fragrans NG(but "closely allied" to pulchella) simmleri NG violacea 1838 NG = not given A good source for trees and shrubs is Hilliers' Manual. My second edition of 1974 as many introduction dates. Don't know if later editions still have these dates. (If I come across a copy of the dict. do you want to know? Secondhand bookshops are my collective second home!) Regards Hamish -----Original Message----- From: johngrimshaw@tiscali.co.uk [smtp:///johngrimshaw@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: 24 August 2005 10:09 To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Historical date for Habranthus,Tulbagia One of the handiest sources of information on dates of introduction to horticulture is the old RHS Dictionary of Gardening (not the New RHS Dictionary), which provides it (where known) for each species described (I must get myself a set for this reason alone). Of course this is the date of its first RECORD in horticulture, mostly British horticulture at that, not necessarily the precise date of introduction. .... John Grimshaw