Roy Herold wrote: > Leucojum vernum var carpaticum 'Podpolozje', as distributed by Janis > Ruksans, is quite vigorous and a most enjoyable bulb here. Janis has a very amusing but chilly description of finding the original population of this stock in the Ukraine. It will appear in his forthcoming book 'Buried Treasure', which should be a fascinating read when it appears. 'Podpolojze' is not a clone, sales bulbs being dug from the self-sowing population in the Ruksans garden derived from Ukrainian stock, but it is certainly a good representative of var. carpathicum. A lengthy review of variation in Leucojum vernum will appear in the March issue of 'The Plantsman', written by myself with input from Ena Gatenby and Joe Sharman. It turned out that there was too much to be said for L. aestivum to be reviewed in the same article, so that is waiting its turn. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567