Hello, I would like to announce the availability of two items available from the North American Lily Society (NALS) that may be of interest to subscribers to this list. The first is the new book "Martagon Lilies" by Eugene Fox. It is a 182 page book dedicated entirely to martagon species and hybrids, and includes numerous line drawings, maps, and 16 pages of color photos. It starts with an excellent job of describing the species that belong to the martagon group, and goes on to discuss hybrids, hybridizing, and all aspects of culture and propagation. I believe it is the only book available that is dedicated to martagons. Fox published the book himself, but it is available on the NALS web site. The second is the NALS "Digital Yearbook" DVD, containing facsimiles of the first 50 NALS Yearbooks (1947-1997). The Yearbooks have been converted into high quality graphic Adobe PDFs that can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewers. All of the original text, graphics, and photos are included, and the files are suitable for on screen viewing or printing. The DVD is compatible with computers using Windows, Macintosh, or Linux operating systems. A DVD drive is required; the files can not be accessed from a CD drive.The DVD contains more than 6,800 pages of material, and is an economical alternative to collecting all of the printed yearbooks. It is a great resource for lilium research, as it contains 50 years worth of information about lilium species, hybrids, hybridization, and lily culture. More information about these can be found at the NALS Store on the NALS website: http://www.lilies.org/store.html Thank you, David Sims NALS Web-master and Yearbook Editor