Hi all, Yesterday I received some really neat crinums in a swap. A beautiful big C. jagus var. vanillodoratum, a tiny seeding of C. album (a.k.a. yemense), and some named varieties or hybrids like "Improved Peachblow" and x-digweedii "Gonzales" among others. Now I'm still looking for bulbs, seedlings, or seeds of the species C. abyssinicum. Before Les Hannibal died, I received two large bulbs of C. abyssinicum from him. Unfortunately, when they leafed out, they both turned out to be heavily infected with a mosaic virus. I disposed of them before the rest of my collection could become infected. Does anyone know of anyone having C. abyssinicum? I want the straight species, no hybrids. I want to use the abyssinicum in my own hybridizing program, so they need to be fertile. Best regards, Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA