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C. Bo'ryi (Bory's). White. Autumn. Ionian Islands. 



1845- 

 .. ,. marathon* seus (Marathon). White. Marathon. 



nth' nits (Byzantine). See C. IRIDIFLORUS. 

 .. ( ambessede'sii (Cambessedes's). Lilac, purple. 



October and November. Majorca. 1845. 

 ,, cuHCcllatus (cross-barred). White to lilac. October 



to December. Asia Minor. 1847. 

 cili'cicus (Cilician). Violet, purple. Ci! 

 ,, ,, mazia'ricus (Maziarian). White, yellow. Caria. 

 ,, ca'ndidus (white). White, tinged yellow in throat. 



March. The Troad. 1856. 

 ,, ., lu'teus (yellow). Yellow, veined and mottled 



purple outside. 1904. 

 ,. carpcta'nus (Carpetan). Pale lilac or white. March to 



J une. Spain. 

 ,, ca'spius (Caspian). White. October. Caspian Sea. 



1838. 



,, ., lilaci'na (lilac). Rosy lilac. 1903. 

 ,. chrysa'nthus (golden-flowered). Orange-yellow. Janu- 

 ary to March. Asia Minor. 1847. 

 a'lbidus (whitish). White. Bythinian Olympus. 

 ccerule' scens (bluish). Bluish. Bythinian Olym- 

 pus. 

 ,, ,, fu'sco-linea'tus (brown-lined). Orange, lined 



reddish-brown. Smyrna. 1876. 

 ,, ,, fu'sco-ti'nctus (brown-tinted). Orange, tinted 



brown. Smyrna. 1876. 

 ,, ,, supe'rbus (superb). 



., cili'cicus (Cilician). See C. CANCELLATUS CILICICUS. 

 ,, Clu'sii (Clusius's). Lilac. October and November. 



Portugal. 1845. 

 ,. co'rsicus (Corsican). Lilac, buff, with 3 feathered 



lines outside. Corsica. 1882. 



,, Cre'wei (Crewe's). White. February. Sogra. 1874. 

 ,, cy'prius (Cyprian). Lilac, purple blotch. April. 



Cyprian Olympus. 

 ,, dalma'ticus (Dalmatian). Lilac. February, March. 



Dalmatia. 



,. ,, ni'veus (snowy). White. 

 ,, ,, viola' ceus (violet). Violet. 

 Danfo'rdice (Mrs. Danford's). Pale sulphur- yellow. 



February, March. Taurus. 1879. 

 ,, etru'scus (Tuscan). Lilac, cream. March. Tuscany. 



1876. 

 Fleische'ri (Fleischer's). White, three lilac lines. 



January and February. Asia Minor. 1875. 

 Gaillardo'tii (Gaillardot's). White, slaty lilac. 



Palestine to Damascus. December to January. 

 garga'ricus (Gargarian). Orange- yellow. April. 



Western Bithynia. 

 granaU'nsis (Granadan). Lilac. September, October. 



New Granada. 

 hadria'ticus (Hadriatic). Pure white. September, 



October. Greece. 1847. 

 ,, ,, chrysobelo'nicus (Chrysobelonian). White, yellow. 



Santa Maura. 

 hermo'neus (Hermonian). Purple, white. Autumn. 



Mount Hermon. 

 hyema'lis (winter). White, purple line. Spring. 



Palestine. 



,, ,, Fo'xii (Fox's). Anthers nearly black. 

 Impera'ti (Imperato's). Bright lilac, buff, 3 feathered 



stripes. January, February. Italy. 1830. 

 ,, .. purpu'reus (purple). Purple. 1888. 

 ,, insula'ris (insular). See C. MINIMUS. 

 ,, major (larger). See C. CORSICUS. 

 ,, iridifto'rus (Iris-flowered). Purple, lilac. January, 



February. Italy. 1830. 

 ,, karducho'rum (Kurdistan). Lilac. September. 



Kurdistan. 1859. 



Ki'rkii (Kirk's). See C. CANDIDUS. 

 ,, Korolkowi (Korolkow's). Bright orange-yellow. 



Spring. Turkestan. 1880. 



,, kotschya'nus (Kotschyan) of Herbert. See C. CAN- 

 CELLATUS. 



,, koischy' 'anus (Kotschyan) of C. Koch. See C. ZONATUS. 

 ,, laviga'tus (smooth). White, 3 to 5 lilac stripes. 



October to December. Greece. 1838. 

 lagenaflo'rus (bottle-flowered). See C. AUREUS. 

 ,, laxi'cus (Lazistan). Orange- yellow. August. Mts. 



of Lazistan. 1866. 

 longiflo'rus (long-flowered). Lilac, purple. Autumn. 



S. Italy. 1 8 10. 

 lu'Uus (yellow). See C. AURBUS. 



Ma'lyi (Maly's). White, throat orange. March. 



Dalmatia. 1872. 

 nie'dius (intermediate). Bright lilac. October. N. 



Italy. 1843. 

 mi'nimus (smallest). Violet, buff, and 3 feathered 



stripes. Corsica. 1805. 

 mcesi'acus (Moesian). See C. AUREUS. 

 monttncgri'nus (Moiiteuegran). Creamy white, throat 



orange. Spring. Montenegro. 1881. 

 Mouradi (Mourad-dagh). Bright orange. Spring. 



Smyrna. 1889. 

 ntvadSnsis (Nevadan). White, lilac. December to 



February. S. Spain. 1861. 

 niva'lis (snowy). See C. SIEBERI. 

 ni'veus (snowy). See C. BORYI MARATHONISEUS. 

 nudiflo'rus (naked-flowered). Lilac. September. 



October. France, Spain. 1798. 

 ochroleu'cus (yellowish-white). Creamy-white. 



October to December. Lebanon. 1862. 

 odo'rus (scented). See C. LONGIFLORUS. 

 Olivie'ri (Olivier's). Orange-yellow. March, April. 



Asia Minor. 1831. 



Orpha'nidis (Orphanides). See C. TOURNEFORTII. 

 parvifto'rus (small-flowered). Pale lilac. Spring. 



Taurus. 1877. 

 pulche'llus (pretty). Bright lilac. September to 



December. E. Europe, Asia Minor. 1670. 

 pusi'llus (dwarf). See C. BIFLORUS PUSILLUS. 

 reticula'tus (netted). White to lilac, 3 feathered 



stripes. February to April. E. Europe. 1808. 

 ,, micra'nlhus (small-flowered). Small flowers. 



Cilicia. 

 Salzma'nni (Salzmann's) Lilac. October. Morocco. 



1831. 

 sali'yus (cultivated). Lilac. October. England to 



Himalayas. 1753. Cultivated. 

 ,, cartwrightia'nus (Cartwrightian). Lilac, striped. 



Athens. 



cashmeria'nus (Cashmerian). Purple. Cashmir. 

 Elwe'sii (Elwes's). Bright purple. Smyrna. 

 Hausskne'chtii (Haussknecht's). Purple. Kur 



distan. 



Orsi'nii (Orsini's). Purple, lilac. Italy. 

 Palla'sii (Pallas'). Lilac. Crimea, &c. 

 Scharo'jani (Scharojan's). Bright yellow. July, 



August. Caucasus, &c. 1869. 

 sero'tinus (late). Bright lilac. November. South oi 



Spain. 1806. 



sibthorpia'nus (Sibthorpian). See C. AERIUS. 

 Siebe'ri (Sieber's). Purple, lilac or rosy. January to 



March. Greece, Crete. 1831. 

 ,, purpu'reus (purple). Deep purple. February. 



1904. 

 ,, versi'color (changing-coloured). White, with 3 



feathered nerves outside. Crete. 1909. 

 specio'sus (showy). Bright lilac-blue, with 3 feathered 



nerves. September to November. Asia Minor. 



1808. 

 Aitchiso'nii (Aitchison's). 



,. a'lbus (white). White. 1907. 

 stella'ris (starry). Orange, feathered with brown out- 

 side. March. Garden hybrid. 

 suave'olens (sweet-smelling). Purple, buff outside, 



with 3 purple stripes. February. S. Italy. 1833. 

 susia'nus (Susian). Orange, with 3 brown stripes. 



February. Crimea. 1605. 

 suteria'nus (Suterian). Orange-yellow. March and 



April. Asia Minor. 1845. 



rau'rt(Taurian). Pale purple. March. Cilicia. 1892. 

 ,, melanthe'rus (black-anthered). Anthers black. 



Smyrna. 1893. 

 totnmasinia'nus (Tommasinian). Pale sapphire 



lavender. March. Dalmatia. 1847. 

 Tournefo'rtii (Tournefort's). Bright lilac. November 



December. Greece. 1831. 

 valli'cola (valley). Cream. August and September. 



Caucasus, &c. 



lilaci'nus (lilac). Purple. Stauros. 

 ,, suwarrovia'nus (Suwarrow's). Cream, larger. 



Caucasus. 



variega'tus (variegated). See C. RETICULATUS. 

 vtluche'nsis(Ve\\ich3m). Dark purple. May. Balkans. 



1845. 

 Ve'neris (Venus's). White, or outer feathered purple. 



November. Cyprus, Crete. 1842. 



