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having been forced, to satisfy my impatience), have 
produced strong dormant bulbs under ground at 
the bottom of the pot, in the manner of Ismene, 
which will not vegetate till next year. Hymeno- 
callis, like most other bulbs, forms leaf and bulb at 
the same time. The genus is perhaps confined to 
the Mexican dependencies, including Texas. The 
seeds were obtained by cutting off the rind of the 
germen and laying open the cells, and, though two 
of the ovules had a slice cut off in the operation, 
they did not suffer from the loss, and their growth 
seemed facilitated by the removal of the rind, which 
they must otherwise have burst. The scape of this 
plant was bent downwards every night, and be- 
came more erect again in the day time while the 
flowers lasted. 
2. Galvestonensis. — PI. 41. f. 34. 35. Specim. Herb. 
Hooker, (absque foliis) Drummond, 412. ex Gal- 
veston bay in prov. Texas. N. lat. 29-30. (f, 36. 
represents the outline of the upper part of one of 
the leaves of a bulb sent by Drummond from 
Texas labelled genus like Crinum, supposed by 
me to be this plant.) Scapus 9-11 uncialis, spatha 
circiter biunciali valvis sejunctis, umbella 4-flora, 
germine sessili, tubo vix 2± unciali, limbo 2^- 
3-unc. stylo vix limbum superante, filamentis un- 
ciam brevioribus, corona unciali. Flowers four, 
scape 9-11 inches, spathe 2 inches long, valves dis- 
joined, germen sessile, tube scarce 2j inches, limb 
24-3 inches, style scarce exceeding it, filaments an 
inch shorter. There are no leaves to the specimen. 
On the first sight of Drummond’s leafless bulb 
labelled “ Genus like Crinum,” without leaf, I 
pronounced it to be an Ismene, if of any known 
genus, and probably allied to the plant since 
named Chor. glauca, but the integuments are 
much paler, and not black as in that bulb. It pro- 
duced last spring eight suberect glaucous leaves 
not vaginating, having been forced early, and it 
has gone to rest before the end of July as well as 
Chor. glauca, and I entertain little or no doubt 
that it is the plant which I have named Choretis 
Galvestonensis from the specimen inSirW. Hooker’s 
