On 27 Aug 2010, at 10:18, Michael Mace wrote: > Have we ever done a discussion on the list of the worst-smelling bulbs? > Might be fun. Arum dioscorides - gross and disgusting, like a compost heap that's been overwatered and gone into anaerobic decomposition Fritillaria camschatcensis - skunky; a real stinker. Enter a pot of this in flower at a show and the entire hall will be scented with its effluvium. Lilium martagon - oh, so pretty, but with a vile, musty, unpleasant scent that precludes using the flowers to decorate the house. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada