Jim, there is an abrupt transition in the "Slivering" text which confused me. The initial text talks about slivering; then there is a paragraph which seems to be talking about raising plants from seed. That first section recommends placing the slivers on their sides; the second section warns against soil above the side of the bulb. What's what? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where the wind finally seems to have died down. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/