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ture with the lemon-coloured Gargaricus, which is found even 
on Gargarus with a golden flower. ] have the like also 
from Bithynian Olympus. The Angora bulb has the outer 
foliaceous coat attached near the base, and not cribrous till 
four years old in the native specimen. This plant and the 
lemon-coloured Gargaricus are closely akin to reticulatus, 
and perhaps may be considered as varieties thereof. Some 
bulbs similar to the yellow have been sent from Angora said 
to have a white flower, and one with the coats like pusillus 
said to have a yellow flower, which in that case must be C. 
chrysanthus, but I suspect that the white flower really belongs 
toit. I have ascertained from Mr. Fridwalski that C. chry- 
santhus grows in company with C. campestris (his C. hybernus) 
on the low hills at the foot of Rhodope, about five and a half 
hours walk at a good pace from Philippopolis towards Karlowa, 
flowering in February. —W. H. 
9. CROCUS Tournefortianus ; varietates. 
C. Tournefortianus ; Gay B. F. 25. 220. c. tun. membranaceis submollibus 
glabris badiis, vaginaceis interioribus prope basim,affixis 1-2 persis- 
tentibus inferne demum lacerè parallelo-incisis, foliac. exter. supra 
medium, ceeterisraltiús affixis minoribus, scapo nudo, spatham bracteam 
non tubatam æquante, tubo breviter exserto limbo sub-vel ultra-unciali 
subalbo violascente breviter ad basim extus violac. striato fauce levi pal- 
lidé aut vix lutescente, filamentis pall. luteis pubescentibus, antheris cum 
polline albis, stylo subcoccineo stigmatibus multifidis sæpius toto capite 
antheras superantibus prolapsuris; fl. 1-3 autumnalibus, foliis 4-5 angustis 
levibus ortu depressis post anthesin erectioribus. Habitat ins. Melo; 
et Thermiam ? Flos desiccando purpurascit.—W. H. 
v. Venereus; (C. Veneris, Tappeiner apud  Poech, 
Enum. pl. h. cogn. ins. Cypri) Limbo albo (sed ad basim, ut in v. 
principe, striato, fauce et filamentis saturatiüs luteis, fil. nisi fallor in 
semisicco, levibus) csetera conformis. Germine pallido striis sex pur- 
pureis, interdum obsolescentibus. Floret pluviis primis Sept. Oct. solo 
quàm mazim? calcareo inter rupes Papho proximas. 
v. parvulus ; (C. parvulus, Herbert; supra Croc. Syn. et 
in Bot. Mag) Ex Syrid fl. nondum viso.—W.H. 
10. DE Crocıs ADDENDA. 
Having succeeded in obtaining and flowering Crocus 
Tournefortianus and Clusianus of Gay, which were only 
known by his descriptions, necessarily very imperfect, from his 
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