My home computer is dead, so I'm using a computer at the local library. Mark, the long list of citations you gave only proves my point: those who make cowanii a synonym of Allium neapolitanum miss the point. That the plant grown as Allium cowanii is a form of the plant properly known as Allium neapolitanum in not in dispute. What is in dispute is the implication that the terms Allium cowanii and Allium neapolitanum mean the same thing. They do not. Furthermore, there is the point of view that the plant long grown as Allium cowanii deserves horticultural recognition distinct from any recognition given to Allium neapolitanum in general. That the name Allium cowanii does not deserve recognition as a botanical epithet is a given; that's not what this is about. The plant in question is a horticultural entity. What this is about is that the plant in question deserves a name so that those who want to grow it can; let the buyer determine its merit, not the botanists. There is also this to consider: the name cowanii antedates the cut off point for the use of Latinized cultivar names. As I understand the rules, it could be used as a cultivar name. Jim McKenney -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting/