Several names have come up in our discussion of 'Sulphur Queen'. Sam Caldwell was known for his work with Lycoris. The natural hybrid, Lycoris x-caldwellii, is named after Sam. Len Woelfle worked with crossing Isemen amancaes with I. longipetala to produce the "dancing dolls' hybrids. Woelfle also hybridized Sprekelia, producing the cross Sprekelia ['Aztec Idol' x 'Superba']. Alex Korsakoff also hybridized Sprekelia. Marcia Clint and her mother (Brownsville, Texas) worked expensively with Rain Lilies, finding new species and hybridizing. There is a gold mine of information in back issues of HERBERTIA if we want to dig it out. Jim Shields ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA