Harold Koopowitz asked >Does any one know of sources of North American fritillarias >especially the Californian species? I believe Telos Rare Bulbs (Diana Chapman) offers some bulbs. With the cessation of Ron Ratko's Northwest Native Seeds, the best source for seeds has vanished. However, the Alpine Garden Society (UK) has a Fritillaria Group that offers a large seed list each summer (unfortunately, their deadline for donations occurs before my seeds are ripe, most years, so I've been sending them all to the NARGS seed exchange -- with apologies to Dell!). I recently mentioned Mark Akimoff's Illahe Nursery, which is now offering bulbs grown from the stock from which I used to sell surplus bulbs. Both Telos and Illahe have websites, as does the AGS Fritillaria Group: http://www.fritillaria.org.uk/ Jane McGary Portland, Oregon, USA