Congratulations, Ed, on the publication of volume three of your Michigan Flora. It certainly is a clich6 to say it is “long awaited.” You’ve been working on the Flora for almost 50 years, the first volume of which appeared in 1972. I used it as a student; but, alas, could not wait for the subsequent parts before leaving Michigan. I have kept up with your progress, and have been impressed to learn that you personally examined some 250,000 herbarium specimens in many herbaria in several states looking for Michigan records.