By James Robert Gowen, Esq. 363 

 green, not having the slightest trace of that glaucous hue so 

 conspicuous in the foliage of that plant; they are also tinged 

 with brown towards their points, and diverge at once from 

 the bulb, instead of being produced into a leek-shaped neck, 

 as is the case in A. Psittacina. The bulb will increase faster 

 than that of A. Psittacina, but it does not appear so much 

 disposed to make offsets as the hybrids derived from A. ru- 

 tila, in which that propensity is so strong, as to be incon- 

 venient. 



I have no doubt that the bulb will grow to a considerable 

 size, that it will be very free in flowering, and that the next 

 blossoms will be larger. I think you will allow that its ex- 

 traordinary beauty renders it one of the greatest ornaments 

 of our collections. As it grows older it may be expected to 

 produce four flowers on a scape. I have heard that A. Psit- 

 tacina has done so in the Liverpool Garden, and I have often 

 seen four on a scape of A. Johnsoni. 



I am, dear Sir, 

 Your's most sincerely, 



James Robert Gowen. 



Highclere, near Newbury, 

 January 18, 1823. 



Note by the Secretary. 



On the 15th of July, 1823, Mr. Griffix sent to the Gar- 

 den of the Society two plants of Amaryllis Psittacina- John- 

 soni, which had been produced at the same time, and from 

 the same parents and impregnation, as the bulb, which has 



