Jim W. mentioned that the mystery-bulb-now-identified-as-Scilla-litardieri is available from McClure and Zimmerman. Sure I could buy some, and I might. But they will be anonymous. It is the pedigree, the connection, that these few bulbs I collected today have as a history. I have some Galanthus nivalis that are ex ex Lob's Woods. I got them from Sydney Eddison. She got them from a neighbor who is a granddaughter of Mr. Krippendorf. He's the man who had a wonderful correspondence with Elizabeth Lawrence. And she visited Lob's Woods. These "ordinary" snowdrops are extra-ordinary to me because of their pedigree. Never thank for plants, says Felder Rushing, because they won't grow. O.K. I think that's a Southern thing? So I won't thank for plants but I will and can and do give thanks for the friends who share with me - plants and ideas and gardening tips. Especially the friends here on the PBS web site. Judy