Dear Jane, Glad you took my suggestion to heart. If ever there were an ‘Instant Classic”, this is it. The book is not only packed with serious plant info, there are tons of entertaining and enjoyable, informative asides on biggest, best, economic uses, and mini essays. I keep finding new stuff all the time and have had it for weeks. Incidentally you can get a bargain price at Wordery so there’s a few less days of eating beans. (https://wordery.com/plants-of-the-world-maarten-j-… <https://wordery.com/plants-of-the-world-maarten-j-…>) I’ve never ordered from them before, but they sound reliable. Best Jim W. On Apr 3, 2018, at 10:29 PM, Jane Sargent <jane@deskhenge.com> wrote: Thanks to a suggestion on this forum, I ordered _Plants of the World, _by Christenhusz, Fay, and Chase. Now I don't sleep any more, I just wallow in this magnificent tome. It's big, it's lushly illustrated, it's comprehensive, and the text is enlightening. There are even ribbons bound in so that you can mark your place. It cost about $99 from the University of Chicago Press. I suggest you and your family live on beans for two weeks to save up for this book and light up your life. (You can even learn about beans from the book.) Probably I'm the last person to find out that hops and cannabis are related. There are ferns that are only one cell thick. Jane Sargent _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Dr. James Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 USA Phone 816-746-1949 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…