All, The recent discussion arising from the mystery Romulea raises a few points. Firstly, I agree with Alberto that R. minutiflora is the most likely identity (although diminutive plants of the polyploid R pratensis can be rather similar in appearance). This is one of the few really weedy species (apparently extensively naturalised in Australia) and is, in my view, not to be recommended for general cultivation as there are so many better plants in the genus. Secondly, it reinforces the wisdom of a skeptical approach to labels on packets of seed. I have found that a substantial majority of the Romulea that I have obtained from seed exchanges over the years have been incorrectly named, with R minutiflora a frequent 'imposter'. Commercial sources are not always a lot better, particularly in the UK, where one of the more respected operations provided me with seed of 'R sabulosa' that turned out to be Freesia viridis!!! Having said that, Jim Archibald, Silverhill, Rust-en-Vrede and Gordon Summerfield are four sources that I have found to be generally very reliable. Thirdly, I was interested in Alberto's comment regarding the Innes book (The World of Iridaceae), which, until the advent of IPNI, was the most accessible source of Iridaceae synonomy information etc to those who did not have ready access to a botanical library. Whilst it has its faults - it was intended to stimulate interest (see the closing paragraph of the foreward) and never aimed at being a definitive cultivation guide - I certainly can think of a large number of contenders for the 'worst book on bulbs' title, and this would not be one of them! Perhaps 'Worst Bulb Book' could be a topic of the week, albeit one that could lead to litigation........! Finally, for keys to European Romulea the ISBN number of the Mathew/Grey-Wilson title 'Bulbs - The bulbous plants of Europe and their allies' is 0 00 219211 X, and there is also a key in vol 5 of Flora Europea. Best wishes Robin Attrill