Dear All, I have just received Edition 2 of the Oxalis checklist of species with some descriptions & cultural notes compiled by Richard Clifton of the Geraniaceae Group (May 2004). I haven't had a chance to compare it with the previous version, but it is 142 pages versus 119. From his notes on the first page: "Errors are mine, unless specifically assigned, Issue Two has more descriptions and removes spelling & some other errors I made in Issue 1; Leeane Dreyer now working with a team of students on the S. African bulbous species has not produced her Revision at 1Dec03 but promises to reduce the species to about 150 which would 'fit' with calculations due to the expected number of synonyms usual in a genus." Although Clifton would not want anyone to attempt to i.d. a plant from his checklist, it does provide so much more information than is usually available, tells the status (species, synonym, invalid name, etc.), includes the specifics about the name (who, where, when), often has information about the ecology, habitat (country, sometimes where in the country and when it blooms), sometimes a description of as much information as he could find, occasionally where you can find an illustration, and finally occasionally remarks. This is a meticulous gathering together of information. But also the writer's strong opinions and experience if he has had it are interspersed throughout. Mary Sue