( 3868 ) 
Crocus ANNULATUS ADAmicus. Mons. 
ApaAm’s var. of Crocus ANNULATUS. 
SEEKER EKER EEE EEE 
Class and Order. 
Trianpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—IripAcez. ) 
Generic Character.—Vide supra N“” 3861. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Vide Synop. supra N“” 3861, ad calcem. 
©. annulatus Adamicus flowers at Spofforth very early, 
having been kindly sent there by Mons. Gay, who named 
it C. Adami. It will be seen by the descriptions, that all 
the varieties enumerated conform with each other, and 
differ from other species in the bulb, and agree also in the 
naked scape and tubular bracte. I have named the group 
C. annulatus, from the persistent rings, which are the base 
of the vaginaceous extrafoliaceous coats. Those who like 
to multiply species may look upon Annulati as a section of 
the Genus, and the varieties as species ; they will be at least 
designated usually by the subordinate names for conveni- 
ence. Mr. Gay received it from Tauria. W. H. 
Fig. 1. Section of the Tube’s mouth below a Petal, showing the Tufts of 
Hair. 2, Ditto, below a Sepal, with the Stamen. 3. Naked Scape, with 
Spathe and Tubular Bracte. 4. The Inflorescence without Spathe, Bracte, 
or Limb. 5. Inside of a Petal. 6, The rings at the base of the bulb 
coats. 
a 
majoribus subrotundo tunici vaginac. interiore fibris parallelis su- 
perne confluentibus, foliacea exteriore membran. supra med. corm. 
is, gemme vaginis Circ. 5, duabus 
interioribus 3 gradatim altits affixis, ge if 
interior. inequal. acutis ceteris obtusis vel truncatis, scapo brevi, 
involucro 
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