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bluish varieties occasionally occurring, but the pale yellow shade is the prevalent 

 colour. There is a Crocus in the Kew Herbarium, collected by Forbes in Lycia, 

 in February, 1842, which is probably this species. 



C. Danfordicc is more nearly allied to C. chrysanthus than to any other species, 

 but it is readily distinguished by its exceptionally short spreading stigmata, and 

 its very small pale yellow flowers. It is an early spring species, and flowers 

 and seeds freely in cultivation. It appears to take the place of C. chrysanthus in 

 the east of Asia Minor. Its recorded habitats are situated in longitude 37 east, 

 and between 38 and 40° north latitude. If it occurs in Lycia its range of latitude 

 would be between 30° and 37° east. 



REFERENCES TO PLATE LXIII. 



Fig. 1. Flowering-state, February 19th, from conns collected at Sivas, Asia Minor, actual size. 



Fig. 1. a and b. Bronzed and white varieties, actual size. 



Fig. 2. With matured leaves and capsules, May 17th, actual size. 



Fig. 3. Diagrammatic dissection of scape, ovary, and spathes, actual size. 



Fig. 4. Stamens and Pistil, magnified two-fold. 



Fig. 5. Pollen Grain, magnified one hundred and fifty-fold. 



Figs. G and 7. Stigmata, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. 8. Section of leaf, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. 9. Seed, June Sth, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. 10. Corm tunics, magnified two-fold: c, main tunic: </. e, and/, basal tunic. 



