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

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

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

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

 que apice obtusa cornuta ; clinandrio alto carnoso sei'rato. Stigma : 

 sinus transversalis. Pollinia 2, linearia, dorso sulcata, glandula subro- 

 tunda, caudicula membranacea clepsydra^formi ! 

 Sp. 1 . Clowesia rosea. 



The account which Mi\ 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 entirely 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 Verv Rev. Dr. Herbert, Dean of Manchester. 



CROCORUM SYNOPSIS. 



* 1, NuDi ; i. e. scapi involucro ohsoleto. (Vidi in nudis rard 

 involucri obsoleti rudimentum.) . 



§ I. Membranacei ; cormi tunica prsecipua membranacea. 



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

 sillus. 3. Adamicus. 4. Chrysantbus.) Flore verno ; tunicarum vagi- 

 nacearum basi annulata persistente, foliacea exteriore dura infra medium 

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

 subtruucatis. 



A ; foliorum et costse dorsalis margine ciliato, filamentis et fauce pubesccntibus. 



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

 3868. Vaginis pallidis, limbo coeruleo-violaceo sepalis extus saturate 

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

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



Var. 2 Bijiorus ; Miller. Vaginis lutesceutibus, limbo subalbido 

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

 scapo interdum (vidi) bilioro furcato. 



