Dear Friends, What a difference a day or two of 60 degrees can make. After reporting a paucity of bloom just 2 days ago, the garden today has hundreds of crocus, Galanthus, Eranthis and buds are swelling mightily. I was shocked to find a fully open flower and a 2nd bud on Galanthus elwesii 'Rosemary Burnham' a cv which I don't think has ever bloomed for me during its years of residence. The plant and flower are small, the flowers a cool green so it may easily have skipped my notice. The forecast still shows nights in the 20s and a dip into the teens so there's a halt in exuberance on its way, but right now the sun is shining and a light shirt does not DEMAND a heavy jacket outdoors. Surely spring is on its way. Anticipating. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +