John, in July 2001 Diana Chapman wrote: J.G.Baker Handbook of the Amaryllidae: Leucojum subgenus Acis which included trichophyllum, tingitanum, longifolium, autumnale and roseum I would much more confortable if indeed "Acis" was used as a subgenus. Regards Lauw de Jager 27/03/04 20:38, johngrimshaw@tiscali.co.uk à johngrimshaw@tiscali.co.uk a écrit : > This plant is now correctly known as Acis tingitana, to follow the very > sensible suggestion from botanists at Kew that all the small Leucojums with > narrow leaves and unmarked flowers revert to the old genus Acis, reserving > Leucojum for the robust, wide-leaved, green-marked L. aestivum and L. > vernum. That nobody has questioned this extraordinary lumping (inb the > 1880s, by J.G. Baker) in the past is really quite remarkable. > Lauw de Jager Bulb'Argence Mas d'Argence 30300 Fourques France tel 31(0)466 016 519 fax 0466 011 245 http://www.bulbargence.com/