PASITHEA caerulea. Chile. Of all the many plants I received from the late Rose Williams, this is one of those I treasure most. It is a showy perennial of the lily family, making compact, many-stemmed clumps. Each shoot consists of a spray of folded grassy leaves, up to 1’ long, and one or more taller, well branched flower stems, appearing in early summer. For several weeks these carry a succession of starry 1" flowers, bright true-blue in color. Then the plants disappear until fall rains begin. The only other plant with which I can compare it is the beautiful Australian Agrostocrinum, which unfortunately we lost several years ago. Sun, well drained soil, little or no summer irrigation (making it an ideal subject for naturalistic meadows and banks). Hardy to 20oF. or less.