like ridges ; in penfylvanknm the four 1 or five Upper leaves are 

 whorled and nearly equal to the corolla in length, but not fo 

 in bulbiferum ; all the leaves of the former are alfo far more 

 diftant, and the peduncle and outfide of the corolla more 

 woolly ; befides it is altogether a far fmaller, tenderer, and 

 more lax plant with a corolla more turbinately narrowed. 

 The bulb about twice as big as a filbert, and fends out nu- 

 merous creeping fhoots, by which it propagates moft rapidly; 

 a fingle root in three or four years in a light rich foil and 

 warm fituation foon forms a very large tuft. Although we 

 have feen above thirty otherwife fine fpecimens, we have never 

 yet met with a growing one that had a piftil, which will ac- 

 count for the abfence of that organ in our drawing ; however 

 that which flowered at Peckham was complete. Blooms in 

 June, but not freely except in the foil and fituation above 

 directed. 



Our drawing was taken at the Nurfery of MefTrs. Whitley 

 and Brame, Old-Brompton, who imported the bulbs from 

 America. 



Catesby's figure of the plant is a very good one ; he fays 

 the Mem generally reaches fixteen inches j in our plant this 

 was nearly two feet high. G. 



