Dear All; (John Grimshaw?) I visited a friend about 100 miles south of here and saw a clump of a Galanthus that struck me as something odd from first view. After keying out the major characteristics, it keyed to G. gracilis, but it doesn't really fit at all. It has applanate vernation, but the grey- to grey-green glaucous foliage gets to 20-23 cm tall and 1.4 to 2 cm wide with a very slight twist. The flowers inner perianth segment is well over 1/2 covered in a mid-green mark,but somes show a hint of an X at the lower half. The large grey glaucous foliage and applanate vernation seem to not fit anything unless it is a hybrid of? The variation in inner perianth marks tells me these are mix of seedlings, not a clone and therefore close enough to be a species, not a hybrid? Appreciate any guesses. The flowers are going down so pictures won't show much. Stumped. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +