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obliqua, in mentum breve producta, basibus connatis. Petala conformia, 

 latiora, fimbriata. Labellum concavum, carnosum, cum labello conti- 

 nuum nee articulatum, obsolete trilobum, margine in fimbriam glandu- 

 losam laceram solutum, disco lseve. Columna semiteres, clavata, utrin- 

 que apice obtusa cornuta ; clinandrio alto carnoso serrato. Stigma : 

 sinus trans versalis. Pollinia 2, linearia, dorso sulcata, glandula, subro- 

 tunda, caudicula membranacea, clepsydrseformi ! 

 Sp. 1. Clowesia rosea. 



The account which Mr. Clowes's gardener gives of the ap- 

 pearance of the plant, which I have not yet seen, is this. Pseudo- 

 bulb 2^ inches long, ovate, and tapering to a point, covered 

 with a thin brownish white sheathing ; each pseudo-bulb has 

 two or three small dark brown bands, which entirelv surround 

 it, and are apart from each other about half an inch. Leaves 

 three, resting on the summit, seven inches long and one 

 inch across, lanceolate, ovate, and acuminate, at the point 

 twisting a little on one side. Both leaves and pseudo-bulbs 

 are in the way of Catasetum ; it was imported a few years ago 

 from the interior of Brazil. The scape rises from the apex 

 of the pseudo-bulb. 



40. CROCUSES. 



For the following enumeration of all the known species 

 of this interesting genus the Editor is much indebted to the 

 Hon. and Very Rev. Dr. Herbert, Dean of Manchester. 



CROCORUM SYNOPSIS. 



* 1. Nudi ; L e. scapi involucro obsoleto. (Vidi in nudis vara 

 involucri obsoleti rudimentum.) 



§ 1 . Membranacei ; cormi tunica prsecipua membranacea. 



1. Annulatus; Herbert. (Vel, si mavis ; § Annulati. 1. Biflorus. 2. Pu- 

 sillus. 3. Adamicu8. 4. Chrysauthus.) Flore verno ; tunicarum vagi- 

 nacearum basi annulata persistente, foliacea, exteriore dura infra medium 

 cormum affixa, spathse bractea tubata, perianthii fauce lutea, stigmatibus 

 subtruncatis. 



A ; foliorum et costae dorsalis margine ciliato, fdamentis et fauce pubescentibus. 



Var. 1. Adamicus; C. Adami, Gay Bull. Fer. 25. 219. Bot. Mag. 

 3868. Vaginis pallidis, Umbo cceruleo-violaceo sepalis extus saturate 

 5-7-plumeo-striatis, seminibus pallide subpurpurascentibus. Tauria 

 et Iberia. Variat limbo magis aut minus ex subviolaceo ccerulescente. 



Var. 2 Biflorus; Miller. Vaginis lutescentibus, limbo subalbido 

 sepalis extus stramineis 5-striatis, foliorum margine crasso recurve, 

 scapo inter dum (vidi) bifloro furcato. 



