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on one, and I should not now like to lose it. It is very late in 

 flowering, coming in quite at the end of the season. I do not 

 know its history, but I believe Mr. Max Leichtlin had his bulbs 

 from the Vienna Botanic Gardens. 



G. Warei has green spots on the outer petals like G. Schar- 

 lokii, but has not the divided spathe, and the markings on the 

 interior petals are larger. Mr. Boyd, of Melrose, kindly sent me 

 my root of this variety, and he obtained it from Mr. Ware under 

 the name of G. Scharlokii, and I imagine it must be a seedling 

 from that kind. Mr. Ware is unable to account for the variation 

 from the type. It is a strong-growing, handsome plant. 



G. Fosteri " Leopard " is a great curiosity, having flowers of 

 quite unusual shape, and at the tip of each outer petal a large 

 dark green spot, in the style of Leucojum vemum. Mr. Max 

 Leichtlin kindly sent me ten collected bulbs of G. Fosteri in 

 January 1890, and one of these flowered as described, and has 

 kept true this season. 



G. Fosteri " Spot " is quite distinct from " Leopard." It has 

 long outer petals, somewhat pear-shaped, and at the tip of each 

 is a small pale green spot. The spots are not sufficiently pro- 

 minent to give a decided character to the flower, but it is valuable 

 as a variety. 



To the green-flowered Snowdrops already mentioned may be 

 added three of my seedlings. Two of these were raised from 

 G. Scharlokii, the first having the green spots but not the 

 divided spathe. I think this will be very similar to G. Warei. 

 The second is from G. virescens, and is very much like that 

 variety, but the green markings are paler in colour. The third 

 is another seedling from G. Scharlokii, and seems to be almost 

 a reproduction of that curious plant, having not only the green 

 spots, but the divided spathe also. Another seedling from 

 G. Scharlokii had the divided spathe, but the outer petals were 

 entirely white. 



Pink (?) Snowdrops. — Writing to me in July 1888, my valued 

 friend Mr. Max Leichtlin says : " There exists a pink Snowdrop ! 

 So I was assured by my late friend Mr. Threlfall, who unfortu- 

 nately died in Armenia. He told me so last November, and said 

 he was promised a bulb this summer. Alas ! he does not want 

 it." Some gentleman present may, perhaps, have known Mr. 

 Threlfall or his family, and be able to follow up the clue given. 



