David Victor wrote to me privately to point out that although in the old style of doing things the Tropaeolaceae and Oxalidaceae were placed in the Geraniales, the new take on things places the Tropaeolaceae in the Brassicales (the cress order) and the Oxalidaceae in its own order, the Oxalidales. Thanks, David, for helping to keep this old-timer up to date. After thinking this over for a bit, this occurred to me: the more things change, the more they stay the same. Back in the sixteenth century, Tropaeolum (nasturtiums) were known as Indian cress! Could they have known something back then that we have only just rediscovered? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 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/