Jim Waddick told us about the performance of his Lycoris caldwellii this year.. While we are on this topic, how about some thoughts and praise for Caldwell? Can anyone tell us a bit about Sam Caldwell himself? I know of him through the article he wrote decades ago for the American Horticultural Magazine on hybridizing Lycoris. What, for instance, happened to his hybrids? Do any of them survive, and if so have they played a part in present-day hybridizing? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 where I've spent the morning sorting and counting Fritillaria bulbs. 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/