You have published many interesting paragraphs, during the past year, upon the genus Zephyranthes; and one of the points debated has been the existence of a yellow species. I have now in blossom a species received under the name of Zephyranthes sulphurea which is chestnut colored externally and deep chrome-yellow inside. I crossed it last year with Zephyranthes Treatiae, making the latter the seed-parent and have at present, seedlings of the two species and of the hybrid, and all three are easily distinguishable from each other by the foliage. Of course, the hybrid has not yet blossomed.

On plate 6605 of the Botanical Magazine is figured a bright yellow species, Zephyranthes citrina; and the accompanying text mentions still a third species of the same color.

As to the generic name, I may add that the highest court of appeal, the Genera Plantarum, excludes from the genus Amaryllis everything except A. Belladonna, restoring to the plants under discussion their former name, Zephyranthes.

Canton, Mass.