  We present a method for the solution growth of single crystals from reactive
Li and Ca melts and its application to the synthesis of several, representative
compounds. Among these, single crystalline Li3N, Li2(Li{1-x}Tx)N with T = {Mn,
Fe, Co}, LiCaN, Li2C2, LiRh, and LiIr from Li-rich flux as well as Ca2N, CaNi2,
CaNi3, YbNi2, Y2Ni7, and LaNi5 from Ca-rich flux could be obtained. Special
emphasize is given on the growth of nitrides using commercially available Li3N
and Ca3N2 powders as the nitrogen source instead of N2 gas.
