Dash asked for feedback on what should be included in a horticultural database intended for collections management. Compared to a botanic garden or major nursery, I have only a small collection (my database has about 1300 entries), but here are some features I would want: 1. Ability to sort, display, and print in a variety of layouts for different purposes. And the layouts should be easy to design! 2. Exportable to a Word document, so the list can be e-mailed to people who don't have the database program. 3. In addition to the obvious nomenclature fields, here are those I use: source, date acquired, location (I have the bulb frames coded in numbered sections), cost per bulb, price (if I sell bulbs), flowering date, and comments. Others might want fields such as height and flower description -- if I want to note these, I put them in "Comment". Another useful field, which I'll add to my database soon, would be "Authority," for citation of the books or articles where you have checked the plant against its published description -- something we all need to do more. [And another topic entirely is a really good bibliography on bulbs, indexed by genera and maybe species, which we should put together cooperatively and add to the PBS website. I will volunteer to coordinate such a project, since massive bibliographies are one of my specialties.] 4. Would there be a way to add thumbnail photos, or would that make the database too big? Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA