Hi all: Alberto Castillo and i have recently published in Brittonia a new species of Herbertia. Herbertia crosae inhabit stony grasslands in Uruguay. The new species resembles Herbertia lahue, but can be distinguished by the smaller pale lilac flowers, the presence of yellow spots at the base of the tepals. The flowers of Herbertia crosae open during early afternoon and remain open untill the evening; this contrasts with the flowers of the other species of the genus that open early in the morning and close by midday. We dedicate this species to Dr. Orfeo Crosa of the Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Uruguay, Montevideo. You can find a picture of it in: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… You cna look at the abstract here: http://bioone.org/bioone/… I still dont have the reprints and hope to obtain the .pdf file of the article soon. Best wishes Germán _______________________________________ Ing. Agr. MSc Germán Roitman mailto:groitman@mail.retina.ar Cátedra de Jardinería FAUBA Av. San Martín 4453. 1417. Buenos Aires Argentina _______________________________________ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com/). Version: 6.0.797 / Virus Database: 541 - Release Date: 15/11/2004