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turists to come from Texas," make it appear possible 

 that this plant was derived from the cultures of Carter 

 and Co. If this could he established it would indicate 

 that forms very close to grandiflora were present in the 

 cultures or seeds of this firm. It is not at all improbable 

 that Texas with its immense area and very great range 

 of climatic conditions may harbor grandiflora or related 

 types especially .since it is known to be rich in species of 

 (Enothera and to have a number of large flowered rep- 

 resentatives. 



There may have been thus a second introduction into 

 England of f/nuidifl"ra-\'iko typos through < 'arter and Co. 

 at about the year 1860. While there is of course no 

 means of knowing whether their cultures were uniform, 

 it is altogether probable that the results of their sowings 

 gave a diverse progeny, since that has been my experi- 

 ence with seed from Alabama. There seems to be no 

 reason why chance hybrids may not have been present 

 or why grandiflora-\ike strains might not have shortly 

 hybridized with European forms of biennis. These pos- 

 sibilities are mere matters of speculation to which little 

 assistance is given by the puzzling plate in "The Floral 

 Magazine" and in "L 'Illustration Horticole" referred to 

 above. A search among the English herbaria might, 

 however, result in the discovery of specimens which 

 would materially assist in the solution of a very interest- 

 ing question — the identity of the plants grown by Carter 

 and Co. At present the specimen in the Gray Herba- 

 rium appears to offer the most important evidence bear- 

 ing upon the question. The contention that Lamarckiana 

 was introduced in the form of a native American species 

 at this date, 1860, seems to the writer to be without suffi- 

 cient foundation. 



The American botanist will ask himself why, if La- 

 marckiana was present in America as a native species in 

 1860, no localities are known where it may be observed 

 in the field. It will be hard for him to believe that so 

 strong and vigorous a plant, if a wild species, has become 



