>Rules to survive by.... a predator (or parasite) shall not out survive >the host....No matter the context...we must survive to persist... In my lectures on alpine plants I always talk about the amazing adaptations they've made to survive in a harsh climate....I use the line: "Adapt or die." It always gets a laugh, but applies to every living thing, including our bulbs. Why else would they develop underground storage units, disappear for part of the year, pull themselves down with contractile roots? (Shall we go on....?) Carlo Carlo A. Balistrieri The Gardens at Turtle Point Tuxedo Park, NY 10987 Zone 6 (845.351.2049) Visit: http://www.botanicalgardening.com/