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39. C. cASPius Fisch. et Meyer in Hohen. Enum. Taluscli 22 ; 

 Maw, Mouogr. t. 46. — Corm ovoid, ^-^ in, diam. ; tunics rigid, 

 showing matted parallel fibres towards tlie base. Basal spatlie 

 absent. Leaves 4-5 to a tuft, not as high as the flower, very 

 narrow, with reflexed edges and a white band. Proper spathe di- 

 phyllous. Perianth-tube much exserted ; segments white, unstriped, 

 1-1;!^ in. long ; throat yellow, glabrous or slightly pubescent. 

 Anthers pale yellow or cream-coloured, twice the length of the 

 filament. Style-branches much overtopping the anthers, slender, 

 yellow, subentire. 



Hab. Hills west of the Casi^ian Sea ; flowering in October. 



Section II. Ouontostigma. 

 Vernal. 



40. C. Olivieri Gay m Bull. Ferns, xv. 21'J ; Maw, Monogr. t. 

 53. — Corm subglobose, i-^ in. diam. ; tunics membranous, splitting 

 into fibres towards the base. Basal spathe absent. Leaves 4-5 to 

 a tuft, as high as the flower, linear, finally ^ in. broad, with 

 eni'olled edges and a very distinct white central band. Proper 

 spathe diphyllous. Perianth-tube little exserted ; segments bright 

 orange-yellow, 1-1^ in. long, never striped ; tbroat concolorous, 

 glabrous. Anthers orange, twice the length of the papillose con- 

 colorous filaments. Style-branches orange, each usually divided 

 into two slender forks. Seeds bright red, ripening to brown. 



Var. C. SuTERiANUs Herb, in Bot. Beg. 1845, Misc. 5 ; Maw, 

 Monogr. t. 52. C'. Amheri Boiss. C. chrysanthiis Herb, in Bot. 

 Reg. 1847, t. 7, fig. 1. — ^Leaves narrower, with more enrolled 

 edges. 



Hab. Mountains of Greece, Dalmatia and Asia Minor ; tiowering in March 

 and April. 



41. C. Imperati Ten. Fl. Neap. iii. 411 ; Mem. t. 3; Reich. Ic. 

 Crit. fig. 1260; Bot. Reg. t. 1993 ; Maw, Monogr. t. 14. C. Impe- 

 ratunius Herb. — Corm ij-1 in. diam. ; tunics of fine matted parallel 

 fibres. Basal spathe present. Leaves 4-6 to a tuft, overtopping 

 the flowers, very narrow, with reflexed edges and a white band. 

 Proper spathe 1-2-valved. Perianth-tube little exserted ; segments 

 1-1^ in. long, brigbt lilac, rarely white, the outer buff on the out- 

 side, with three dark lilac feathered stripes. Anthers yellow, 

 exceeding the glabrous filaments. Style-branches three, orange- 

 yellow, distinctly fimbriated at the tip. Seeds buff. 



Hab. Italy ; abundant in the neighbourhood of Naples ; flowering in 

 January and February. 



42. C. NEVADENsis Amo & Campo, Rev. Ciene. Madrid, -1855, 55 ; 

 Maw, Monogr. t. 42. C. atlanticns Pomel. C. alt/eriensis Baker. — 

 Corm ovoid, ^-ij in. diam. ; tunics a dense mass of fine parallel 

 fibres. Basal spaihe absent Leaves 3-4 to a tuft, as high as the 

 flowers, thicker and more rigid than usual, the margin not reflexed. 

 Proper spathe diphyllous. Perianth- tube little exserted ; segments 

 about an inch long, white tinged with lilac ; throat white, pubes- 



