I noticed Rhodophiala bifida in bloom in a local garden last weekend here in the Washington, D. C. area. Zephyranthes drummondii was also blooming, as were Crinum x powellii and x Amarcrinum memoria-corsii. And here in my own garden, a Nerine sarniensis cultivar is in bloom. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@starpower.net Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, zone 7 where the nights are, finally, cooler, the dews heavier and the attitude improving.