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the flowers are never pure white, and it is much more abundant 

 than albinos usually are, though rather limited geographically. 

 I do not recall ever seeing it outside of Alabama, or more than 

 100 miles from Tuscaloosa, though I have known it for over 

 twenty years. 



To determine the exact status of the cream-colored form 

 would require breeding experiments, or perhaps an examination 

 of chromosomes, for which I have no facilities. At present I 

 cannot say whether it breeds true indefinitely, or is continually 

 being derived as a mutant from the common yellow form (which 

 always grows near by). If it occurred throughout the range of 

 the species, or else only rarely, or if it were connected with the 

 type by intermediate forms, it would scarcely be necessary to 

 mention it except by amending the description of the species 

 to include the variation in color. 



But as this may be a nascent species of recent origin, which 

 may hereafter become more widespread, it seems desirable to 

 give it a name, to focus attention upon it momentarily at least. 

 On account of current bibliographic practices, which attach 

 much more importance to communications embodying new 

 names than to others of equal length, this note might soon be 

 forgotten if the cream-colored form were left unnamed. I there- 

 fore propose to call it Sitilias Caroliniana, forma alabamensis. 4 

 Precedent for naming such a slight variation is afforded by 

 several cases of similar color phases, not correlated with differ- 

 ences in environment or time of flowering, which have been 

 given names in the past. 



For example, Sarracenia purpurea heterophylla Eaton, with 

 greenish foliage and flowers, Aquilegia canadensis flaviflora 

 (Tenney) Britton, with yellow flowers, Argemone alba Lestib. 

 (^4. Georgiana Croom), which seems to be only an albino or 

 white form of A. mexicana L., and many horticultural varieties, 

 some of which may have originated in the wild state. Several 

 species of Ilex, both deciduous and evergreen, with normally 

 red berries, have occasional yellow-fruited forms, which have 

 been given subspecific names for that reason. 5 



4 Specimens which represent the type were collected in the eastern part 

 of Tuscaloosa, near the University, at 8 a.m., May 20, 1933. 



5 One such form, of Ilex myrtifolia from Mitchell County, Georgia, was 

 described by me in Torreya 2:43-44 (March, 1902), with references to two 



