Dear All, In September 2002 I wrote about the book that has been in the works for a number of years about California monocots. Publication was delayed. It is now finally available. The title is Wild Lilies, Irises and Grasses: Gardening with California's Monocots. At the time we talked about it before, a number of people were interested in this book and I offered to do a group order. It is coming out in paperback and hardback at the same time so that most of the on-line services are only discounting the paperback, but for more that 25 %. If that is the version that most people would want, it would hardly seem worth my time to do a group order. The amount we'd save by the time I had to mail everything would be similar to what people could get on their own. If however, a number of people were interested in the hard back it might be worth the effort. I'm going to be away on a trip for most of the next month and I wouldn't have time to do this until June. Please write me privately if you are interested in a group order so I can get some idea about this and if so if you'd want the hard back or the paper back. To learn more about the book I include the URL below. There is also a story about it in Pacific Horticulture that arrived today in my mailbox. http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10044.html People who are eager to get this book right away can find the paperback discounted through buy.com and amazon.com. The hardback isn't discounted, but shipping is free. Mary Sue