Roots of this charming little bulbous plant were sent by 
Mr. Douglas from North-west America to the Horticul- 
tural Society in 1826, and flowered in the Chiswick 
Garden in July of the present year. 
It is a beautiful hardy plant, growing freely in a peat 
border, and producing seeds in small quantities. 
The squamz of the orifice of the perianthium are occa- 
sionally furnished with perfect anthers, thus indicating 
their true nature; and in B. congesta they are always 
so. The three hypogynous scales are remarkable. 
J.r. 
