I have just been the pleased recipient of the above plant, and, as I have never seen it written about nor ever heard of it, I will write and see if others have. This plant is a native of Texas - 200 miles from Austin. My plant was gathered by "P. H. O.," who, in September number of Gardeners' Monthly, wrote "Amaryllis of the South," and who has sent me many rare and beautiful bulbs, natives of Texas, since, but none which I can appreciate as I will the Hesperaloe. I will give his description and shall, I feel sure, if I live, enjoy this rare and beautiful species.

He says: "I send you to-day a plant of Hesperaloe Engelmanni (or H. yuccaefolia) or red flowering Yucca - a rare plant which I gathered several years since on the upper Nueces river, 200 miles from Austin, Texas. A dwarf grower, but when well established throws up a flower stalk 7 feet high, with at least one thousand flowers to a stalk, which are smaller than the Yuccas generally; purple outside, fine red inside; bell shaped. A few flowers opening each day, which lengthens time of full three months to perfect all of its flowers. Stems and young buds are a purplish color, which renders plant quite showy".

Think of a dwarf plant with 1,000 flowers, similar to our Yucca filamentosa; and I feel sure many will desire it as ardently as I, and I hope they may be equally as successful in the procuring of it.