>And if I were 20 years younger, I'd want to go plant exploring in China >with you! Are Paige W. and Jim Waddick still putting on their plant tours >to China? Dear All, Yes I got to watch the program too and was a bit frustrated by the two themes not very well combined - the fossil history of angiosperms (flowering plants) and the modern plant exploration in China. Each could have been a separate program. Yes, I've been at or near all those spots and yes, this is not that uncommon to come across amazing batches of road side 'weeds. One spot in Yunnan had some 80 sp of Rhodies from ground cover to trees. And although I have sort of come to 'expect' these things sometimes there are amazing days - like stopping at a road side to crawl around under 30 ft rhodies to check out iris, primula, podophyllum (dysosma), and much more. And a hillside of thousands of tree peonies in full bloom. Wow. Yes Paige and I are still doing this although we have taken this spring off. Paige has been working on a lily centered tour for a while. We'll be doing peonies again next spring, but probably not in China although I'd sure rather be in the Sichuan Mtns this spring than facing the disastrous freeze damage here in Kansas City. Jim S- 20 years younger? - last year we had a participant of 82 in the group and he did fine. And a few others in their 70s. Are you over 100 yo? Best 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 +