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character in the stigmata seems to associate the species unnaturally; and there is 

 a greater variety of type than can be properly represented by three groups only: 

 we often find the stigmata, e. g. in C. longiflorus, varying in individual species with 

 every variety of structure, from being quite entire to being finely sub-divided. 



The following grouping of the species I have adopted is based on Herbert's 

 classification, except that I place in a separate section as Annulati, those specirs 

 having an annulate corm tunic; and I separate C. Fleischeri and C. parviflorus, with 

 stranded corm tunics, under a distinct section I have termed Intertexti. 



Division I. — In volucrati. 



Species with a basal spathe springing at the base of the scape from the 

 summit of the corm. 



Section 1. — Fibro-membranacei, with a corm tunic of membranous tissue, or of 

 membranous tissue interspersed with nearly parallel fibres. 



Autumn Flowering. 



1. iridiflorus. 6. nudiflorus. 10. Clusii. 



2. vallicola. 6b. granatensis. 11. ochroleucus. 



3. Scharojani. 7. asturicus. 12. lazicus. 



4. zonatus. 8. serotinus. 15. Cambessedesii. 



5. karduchorum. q. Salzmanni. 



Spring Flowering. 



14. Impcrati. ig. minimus. 



15. suaveolens. 18. Malyi. (20. Boissieri.) 



16. versicolor. 



Section 2. — Rcticnlati, with a corm tunic of distinctly reticulated fibres. 



Spring Flowering. 



21. corsicus. 23. montenegrinus. 25. Tommasinianus. 



22. etruscus. 24 banaticus. 26. vermis. 



A utum n Flo wer ing . 



27. medius. 29. sativus, and sub-species 30. hadriaticus. 



28. longiflorus. allied to sativus. 



Division II. — Nudiflori. 

 Species without a basal spathe. 



