The garden centres here have had large bins of "King Alfred" for sale for a week or so, but they are from our local fields. The bulbs might be any of about a half dozen cultivars, but everyone knows the name "King Alfred" so they use it. These are extras from the cutflower fields which get dug up during the summer, the bulbs sorted, some replanted in fallow fields, and the extras sold at low prices. -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil