Roots of this charming little bulbous plant were sent by- 



Mr. Doug 



from North-west America to the Horticul 



tural Society in 1826 



and flowered in the Chiswick 



Garden in July of the present year. 



It is a beautiful hardy plant, growing freely in a peat 

 border, and producing seeds in small quantities. 



The squamae of the orifice of the perianthium are occa- 

 sionally furnished with perfect anthers, thus indicating 



their 



and in B. congesta they 



alway 



so. The three hypogynous scales are remarkable 



J. L. 



