> The moral is that if you are buying bulbs from any ordinary commercial source, > you must assume the name is wrong until demonstrated otherwise. For the sake of > one's peace of mind, calm digestion, and blood pressure, it's also advisable > not to get worked up over misnamings. Just view the whole thing as something of > a crap shoot that sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. > After some cajoling from a plant enthusiast friend of mine, I wrote back to the mail order nursery and told them of the mix-up. They wanted to replace the mis-labeled amaryllises, but I declined. I have too many already, and I was leery of getting more mis-labeled plants. I explained that the impostors were almost what I wanted, but were essentially generic versions of the more exotic varieties I was expecting. They wrote back again with other offers to make me a satisfied customer. They offered a full refund or a credit towards purchasing something else. So... my cajoling friend suggested some dahlias for the spring. I was surprised by their persistence. And I'm too easily excited to refuse free plants! So I asked for some dahlias as my friend suggested. I'll share them with him, since he's a big dahlia lover. And without him I'd've never got them. I'm pretty happy with the outcome. I'll give them a good write-up on the garden watchdog. Dennis in Cincinnati