portionate elevation of the ftigmas ; nor otfufianus, which has 

 a very diftinft bulb-tuber and the outer fegments of the co- 

 rolla: revolutely patent. It appears to us to come neareft to 

 biflorus, but has ftill very different kind of tunics to the bulb- 

 tuber, which are much thinner ftriated and pliant, not even 

 imbricated and fubputamineous as in that ; it differs alfo 

 fomething in the organs, and entirely in colour. Varies with 

 ftriped and plain flowers ; both varieties being true to their 

 fpecific characteriflics. Never feeds, which Juftanus y bi- 

 f orris and vcrnus do abundantly, but mafiacus more fparingly. 

 Propagates mod profufely by offsets ; has no fcent j blooms 

 one of the earlieft ; is the leaft ornamental of any. 



Both varieties were communicated by Mr. Williams, of 

 Turnham-Green, than whom there is no more curious culti- 

 vator of this genus, as well as of almoft the whole bulbous tribe 

 of plants. G. 



