Mary Gerritsen has made a contribution to our reference library FAR beyond what one might expect as a canny promo for the excellent book on Calochortus that she and Ron Parsons have produced. Based on having met her I attribute this unusual behavior to first, generosity and second, the desire to share that real scientists cannot stifle. Quite a few of us lead double lives in pure bulbophilia and commerce. Mary has transcended this. It's as though I dumped into the public domain both all the photos from my nursery's website -- which is meant for sharing, and clicked into far more often than sales occur, but does have a sales component -- and all the best photos from my private cache. Wow. Mary, I have no idea what you are living on, but I recognize your gesture and hope that it will be repaid. Expect that it will be repaid. How is not yet clear, but I hope that you will keep us informed. Knowledge will call out to knowledge, you may be sure. Paige Paige Woodward paige@hillkeep.ca http://www.hillkeep.ca/