Thanks to Kipp McMichael for his detailed report on an effortful spring viewing Calochortus in habitat. I hope Kipp and Robin Hansen, the recently appointed Bulb Garden editor, will turn this into an illustrated article for our newsletter. To include plenty of photos, it could be published in installments. The mention of an unfamiliar name, Calochortus davidsonianus, occurring before a somewhat explanatory mention later in the post, sent me to Gerritson and Parsons's "Calochortus: Mariposa lilies and their relatives," p. 120, which says under Calochortus splendens: "The form with flowers that are more open, short hairs near the rounded gland, stems not bulbiferous, and often found in grassy meadows could be considered a different taxon (C. davidsonianus)." I don't mean to criticize, but could I mention again that posts to this forum are archived on the PBS website and are searchable. Thus, it's important to check the spelling of plant names so that someone searching for information can get to the post readily. (I probably left at least one typo in this post, but may I plead recent eye surgery and a new, slightly smaller keyboard?) Jane McGary Portland, Oregon, USA