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THE GENUS CROCUS. 



56. Korolkowi 

 56*. Biliottii 



Section 3. Annulati. 

 Spring Flcnvering. 



A. 



B. 



57. cypnus . 



58. aerius 



59. biflorus . 



60. Crewei 



61. tauri 



62. chrysanthus 



63. Danfordice 



Autumn Flowering. 



64. speciosus 



65. pulchellus 



Section 4. Intektexti. 

 Sp 1 ing Flm ve ring. 



66. Fleischeri . 



67. parviflorus 



69. 



D. 



E. 



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Since the preparation of the accompanying Map it seems probable that the 

 researches of the Afghan Frontier Commission have extended the known range of 

 the genus considerably to the south east of the Caspian. It appears that a parcel 

 of bulbs and seeds recently received at Kew from Dr. Aitchison contained some 

 Crocus corms, a few of which were obligingly sent to me by Sir J. D. Hooker; 

 no particulars, even of locality, accompanied them, but Professor Dyer is under 

 the impression that they were those of a yellow species. A letter from the special 

 correspondent of the Daily News, on the Afghan Frontier Commission, which 

 appeared in the Daily News of March the 15th., 1885, and dated from Bala 

 Murghab, January 26th., 1885, contains the following paragraph :-" Dr. Aitchison 



describes Badghis, the part of Afghan Turkestan he has as yet seen and in 



a former letter I have given you an account of it in our march from Kuhsan to 



