Justin's story about sundews in Texas reminds me of a day spent bulb-hunting near Cape Town with Graham Duncan. We found a slope that had been burned the previous season, covered in the usual charred proteas that make a terrible mess of clothing, and thought that it looked suitable. There were plenty of bulbs as expected, but also masses of Drosera capensis with elongated, beautifully sticky leaves. Although well aware of the tuberous species in southern Africa it was stil a very pleasant surprise to see it there. From the British perspective one expects Drosera to be plants of damp places (as most indeed are), and to be rather insignificant, so lush stands of a large species on a dry hillside just 'doesn't seem quite right'! John Grimshaw Dr. John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567