Jane: If you can wait a couple of weeks for the information, I have already ordered a discounted copy of the hardback edition of this book. Once it arrives, I would be happy to assist you in getting the information you requested. I hope this helps. Joseph Meler Los Angeles, CA On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net>wrote: > As usual this time of year, I'm wondering what to call the many > seed-grown Narcissus in my bulb beds. Browsing through the PBS wiki > sections on Narcissus led me to a discussion of classification by > Brian Mathew in the book "Narcissus and Daffodil," a collective > volume edited by Gordon R. Hanks and available through CRC. Whoever > wrote the introductory sections on our wiki apparently had access to > this chapter, but when I went looking for it, I found I could > download the book (most of which concerns the chemistry, especially > pharmacological, of Narcissus) for the princely sum of $117, or have > access to the chapter for 72 hours for only $20. I decided against > the whole book, but am wondering whether it makes sense to get access > for a short period to something I can't download separately and keep > for later reference. I suspect I couldn't print it off the screen, > either. Do any of our correspondents have an opinion on this? Will it > help me with Section Jonquilla, the major source of my frustration? > > I have John Blanchard's book "Narcissus: A guide to wild daffodils," > which we discussed a week or two ago, but in many cases it serves > mostly to assure the reader that he or she is not alone in being > confused about these plants. It also describes well-known natural > sites for many species, which helped, e.g., in examining two > collections of N. bulbocodium from Oukaimedin, Morocco--I think I got > ssp. bulbocodium in one case, and the intermediate with ssp. nivalis > in the other. > > I am tempted to call most of them hybrids anyway, though I did raise > quite a few from wild-collected seeds. In any case, they are bright, > vigorous, and fragrant, and most of them probably can move to the > garden successfully, as long as the bulb fly lets them. > > Jane McGary > Portland, Oregon, USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >