furrow on one side, deep green not glaucous, and about 
twice as thick as the scape, which is two feet high. He also 
states, that when first the anthers burst the pollen is bluish 
grey, but it becomes yellow after a day or so exposure to 
light and air; and the pollen of the first flowers was darker 
than that of the later ones. The first flower expanded 
September 12th, and it was still in beauty in October. The 
bulb is tunicated, obconical, and about the size of a Crocus. 
Little is as yet known of the habits or cultivation of the 
plant. Although perhaps hardy it is more advisable that 
it should be grown in pots in the greenhouse, or planted out 
in a conservatory. If planted out in a cold pit or frame, it 
should be well protected in severe weather. If it ripens its 
seeds, they ought to be sown in light soil, and in order that 
they may germinate more readily they may be plunged in 
bottom heat, in a frame that is nearly exhausted. As the 
first year’s bulbs will be small they ought not to be dis- 
turbed in the seed pot, and should be kept perfectly dry 
after the growing season is past. As soon as they are pretty 
strong, they may be potted off in a mixture of peat and sand, 
and then the only thing to be attended to will be to give 
them a free supply of water while growing, and to keep them 
perfectly dry and cool when the leaves wither and drop off, 
until the next season. 
