of the prefent plant alone quoted. This induced us to add it 

 to that fpecies as the variety y j but with a note of doubt.— 

 Now that the plant itfelf is before us, its being a variety of that 

 is out of the queftion : we have called it bifrons, from an 

 almoft equally-proportioned refemblance to both Jonquilla and 

 calathinus. From the former it borrows fcent and general ap- 

 pearance of the flower, with the proportions and pofition of 

 the parts of fructification; except that here the fegments of 

 the corolla are lefs truly obovate or widened upwards, and the 

 ftyle not fo far advanced ; the crown is longer and not rotate 

 or fo widely expanded; yet fhorter than that of calathinus, 

 like which it is however fix-lobed, while the lobes are not fo 

 even and regular, nor fo clearly defined: but the leaves are 

 entirely thofe of this laft, except perhaps that they are fome- 

 what lefs acuminate, as well as not quite fo flefhy. Is it a 

 mule production between thefe two fpecies ? The bulbs 

 were imported about two years ago from Holland, by a 

 Seedfman, in Bond-Street, under the name which we have 

 adopted above for our Englifh one. Blooms in March and 

 April. Has generally only two leaves, which are nearly two 

 feet long, but fometimes fhorter and equal to the fcape. It 

 has from four to five flowers, larger than thofe of the Jonquil, 

 but lefs than thofe of cdathinus. Extremely fragrant. Seems 

 to be as hardy as the others of the genus. If it has not been 

 produced in the way we have gueffed, the native country is 

 unknown to us. G. 



