On 14 Apr 07, at 12:21, Diane Whitehead wrote: > Rodger Whitlock wrote: > > A fuller genealogy is... > > > > Don Elick > > me > > Ellen Hornig > > Tony Avent > > This refers to the four-petalled form, which is aberrant for a > monocot. > > ============================ > > I've just counted petals on the picture I took at the O'Byrne's > garden in Eugene, Oregon. > > Eight. > > I'd better look on the wiki and compare. Four pairs is what I meant or, as another reply pointed out, technically 4 petals and 4 tepals alternating. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island