in the latter the leaves are described as linear, and the flower- 
stalks broken backwards when in fruit, neither of which are 
characters of the plant before us. 
Its bulb had been gathered on the Asiatic side of the 
Bosphorus by a correspondent of the Honourable and Very 
Reverend the Dean of Manchester, who sent it to the garden 
of the Horticultural Society, where it flowered in a green- 
house in March 1844. 
It is most probably quite hardy if planted in a rich sandy 
loam, and a situation dry during winter. 
It flowers in March and April, attaining less than a foot 
in height, and like all such bulbs should be freely supplied 
with moisture during the growing season; but kept dry when 
in a dormant state. 
