Thank you, Jim, for your response. -Cynthia Mueller >>> "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com> 9/3/2008 7:30 PM >>> Cynthia, I can’t cite an early publication from Price himself, but Woodcock and Coutts (predecessors of Woodcock and Stearn) state that Price introduced the dwarf alpine form in 1912. That might help narrow down your search. On the other hand, W&C do give this reference to an article written by Price much later: W.R. Price in Gard. Chron., 3rd ser,. lxxxlx, p. 70 (Jan. 1931) Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7, where Gladiolus callianthus is deliciously fragrant. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ ( http://www.jimmckenney.com/ ) BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ ( http://www.pvcnargs.org/ ) Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ ( http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ ) _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/