white, but turns purplish with age ; has only five round con- 
cave petals, which, if the number of petals were constant, 
would at once separate it from A. sylvestris, of which Jussieu 
suspects it may be only a variety. 
Native of the steppes of Daouria where it was collected 
by the mineralogist M. Parrin. 
A hardy perennial. Flowers in April. Gommunicated by 
Mr. Anperson from the Chelsea Garden. 
