I have been asked to write a brief review of Chris Clennett, "The Genus Erythronium," a recently published Kew monograph. I was puzzled to encounter the phrase "sac-like appendages" applied to the structures seen on some western American species. In other literature I have seen these called "auricles." Does Clennet's avoidance of the word "auricle" mean that it has been misused by previous authors in reference to Erythronium? I hope one or more of our academic botanists can clarify this for me. Thanks, Jane McGary Portland, Oregon, USA