Hey all, I have recently gotten two articles from the University of Maryland library and its accessible databases. They are:

Cox, A.V., Pridgeon, A.M., Albert, V.A., & Chase, M.W. (1997) Phylogeny of the slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae: Orchidaceae): nuclear rDNA ITS sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 208: 197-223.

Cox, A.V. ; Abdelnour, G.J. ; Bennett, .D. ; Leitch, I.J. Genome size and karyotype evolution in the slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae: Orchidaceae). American journal of botany. 85, no. 5 (May 1998): p. 681-687.

I have PDFs of both of them, so if anyone would like a copy, please send me a PM and I will send the files. Although, the files are 1.25 and 5.5 MB, respectively, so please make sure your e-mail can handle files of that size.

--Stephen

p.s. I am on dialup, so I would like to send the articles out to people in batches, if the interest is there, so please PM me ASAP

The second article is actually available directly on the web. I printed it for some light lunchtime reading the other day.

http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/reprint/85/5/681.pdf Genome Size and Karyotype Evolution