This is a most interesting plant, whether it be an inter. 
mediate tink connecting two species, which are widely 
separated from each other in the two sections of its genus, 
so closely, that it is difficult to say unto which it has most 
affinity, or a hybrid generated between them in the swamps | 
of America. ‘The bulb was discovered by Gzorce Hop-— 
KINS, in the vicinity of Rio Janeiro, growing in water in 
a spot, which, after an unusual course of dry weather, was — 
still inundated, in company with several plants of a smaller _ 
white Crinum, which appears likely to prove a variety 
approaching to the Corantyne variety, of C. erubescens. 
The bulb was received at Spofforth, in August, having — 
three dead scapes adhering to it, and it flowered about six 
weeks after, having been planted in drift sand and well wa-_ 
tered; being in every point of bulb, leaf, and infloresence, — 
intermediate between C. scabrum and erubescens. The 
bulb and foliage greatly resemble the artificial mules at 
Spofforth, between those two species, of which the flower- 
ing, which has not yet taken place, will now be expected 
with increased curiosity. The flowers of submersum have 
the fine nocturnal fragrance of erubescens, but less power-— 
fully. ‘The filaments are knebbed, and the connecting — 
membrane visible between them as in erubeseens, but less 
conspicuously. The upper filament detaches itself as in 
that species, but with less regularity, sometimes taking © 
one of the laterals with it. The anthers before their inver- 
sion are of a paler ash colour than those of erubescens, 
mottled with the straw colour of seabrum. The ye 
have the channelled base and sharp-pointed long-oval form 
which belongs to the Crina of the first section, with the 
lesser expansion and the colouring which belongs to the 
second. The number of ovules is also intermediate be-_ 
tween seabrum and erubescens. The ovules and pollen 
appeared perfect. Have we in this instance discovered 
native mule in the wilderness? Have we lit upon the first” 
origin of a new species? or, have we in this bulb an or-— 
ginal link in the creation between two plants which have 
been placed by some writers in different. genera? Which- 
ever be the ease, no unprejudiced botanist can now compare 
the three plants and not consider them of one genus. ©. 
seabrum is known to grow on. the woody hills near Rio, 
and its pollen may have’ been brought down to the lake 
on the plumage of a humming bird, and produced acci- 
. dentally the same result in the wilds of Brazil, which art 
has effected in our stoves. W.-H. 3 a 
a. Represents the whole plant in miniature. &. ‘The ovules in one cell, 
¢. the half-gibbous insertion of the filaments. 
