I have received an announcement of the third edition of the extremely useful book "FLora nativa de valor ornamental, Zona Centro," a botanical and horticultural guide to the plants of that portion of Chile from about Coquimbo south to the northern boundary of the "Lake District," but excluding the high alpines. It thus covers many beautiful bulbous species. If you are interested in seeing the pdf of the offering, let me know and I will forward it to you. This is a prepublication offer, and with shipping the cost per book will be about US $45, I think. The book is actually two volumes, the main one and a smaller one that is a guide to the best places to see the plants. It is color throughout and paperbound and in the previous editions the larger volumes (there are four sets for different parts of the country) have a tendency to fall apart with use. It is in Spanish, but repetitive and straightforward enough to be accessible to most people who know botany and have a dictionary. If enough of us are interested we could put together a group order. This would save vastly on shipping cost. The vendor this time is a small botanic garden, and if previous experience holds, they will require payment by wire transfer, which is very expensive for us, though common within Chile. I'm going to write to the vendor and see if the book will be available in any way that might be more convenient outside Chile, such as amazon.com or amazon.co.uk, or if they have a PayPal account. Jane McGary Portland, Oregon, USA