The first mention we find of this plant is by Cuustus in his 
Historia rariorum stirpium Pannonie, where he observes 
that. a single bulb was received from Constantinople by 
Madame ve Hersentein, along witha quantity of Narcissuses. 
He remarks that the flower was equally fragrant with the 
blossoms of Leucosum vernum, and in his opinion more 
agreeable ; afterwards in his General History he added a cut of 
this species, which is repeated in Gerard. There is a better 
figure in the German edition of Tabernemontanus, in which 
the spathe is represented as much longer than the peduncle ; 
one of the characters given by MarscuAutt A BreBersTEIN, 
which however does not appear to be constant. 
Native of Caucasus. Communicated by Mr. AnpERson 
from the Chelsea Garden, who received it from Mr. Orzo, of 
the Royal garden, at Berlin, under the name. of GALANTHUS 
Clusiz. r. GRIFFIN, we are informed, received bulbs of 
this plant from Constantinople. 
Lozet in his adversaria has recorded another species with 
a blue flower which was. gathered in Albania on his, returm 
from Constantinople by Mr. J. Somer *, the most, eminent 
botanist of his time at Marburgh in Germany ; but nothing 
seems to have been since known of it; nor indeed is it clear 
why Lose referred Somer’s plant to this genus rather than, 
to Lucojum. 3 
SERRE 
* D, J. SomERvs hujus studii jucundi apud Mattiacos coryphxus- 
