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Various European habitats have been assigned to this 

 species ; the only certain one in England is a meadow on the 

 Trent, south of Nottingham. The blossoms of the plants 

 found there are produced before those of most of the garden 

 varieties of the species. 



" The varieties have been divided into six sections, founded on the pre- 

 vailing colour, or peculiar markings, of each division. To those a seventh 

 section has been added, consisting of those which flower so late, that they 

 do not produce their blossoms till the exhibition of all the others has ter- 

 minated. The bulbs of the different varieties vary in size ; they are, how- 

 ever, generally small. They ail produce more or less seed." 



Sec. 1 . Purple Vernal Crocuses ; Sec. 3 

 viz. 

 *37. C. vernus puniceus. 



38. purpureus. 



39. marginatus. 



40. Sabin/. 



41. grandis. 



42. obovatus. 



43. concinnus. 



44. Phaeto«. 



45. maculosus. 



46. turbinatus. 



47. clavatus. 



48. I'iolaceus. 



49. dubius. 



50. pruinosus. 



51. fusiformis. 

 62. stylosus. 



53. plumbeus. 



54. inflatus. 



55. tidipdceus. 



56. pallens. 



57. minutus. 



58. pallidus. 



59. neapolitanus praeVox 



60. Uldcinus prae'^cox. 

 Sec. 2. Variegated Vernal Crocuses; 



Spotted Vernal Crocuses ; viz. 

 *63. C. vernus dorsalis. 



64. unguis. 



65. unguis major. 



66. leucorhyncus. 

 Sec. 4. Striped Vernal Crocuses ; viz. 



*67. C. vernus pulchellus. 



68. lineatus. 



69. striatus. 

 Sec. 5. Grey Vernal Crocuses; viz. 



*70. C. vernus Glorianello'. 



7 1 . Gloriauff . 



72. variegatus. 



73. propinquus. 



74. dentosus. 



75. bicolor. 



76. reticulatus. 



77. griseus. 



78. pectinatus. 



79. incurvus. 



80. lineellus. 



81. obesus. 

 Sec. 6. White Vernal Crocuses; viz, 



*82. C. vernus crassus. 



*61. 

 62. 



C. vernus pictus. 

 fucatus. 



83. 

 84. 



85. 

 86. 

 87. 

 88. 



Andersonii. 

 parvulus. 

 trilineatus. 

 obsoletus. 

 albus major, 

 albus minor. 



Sec. 7. Late Vernal Crocuses. This section deserves particular attention, 



because all the varieties belonging to it flower late, and thus prolong the 



crocus season till the middle of April. The colours of all of them are 



dark purple, 



*89, C. vernus delectus. Opens its blossoms in the end of March, and is 

 in perfection in the beginning of April. " This is a crocus of much excel- 

 lence : its time of flowering, its fine colour, and beautiful markings, combine 

 to render it of great value." 



*90. C. vernus neapolitanus. " Remains perfectly in blossom into 

 April." 



*9I. C. vernus alpinus. Opens its blossoms in the end of March, and 

 continues perfect far into April. 



*92. C. vernus Aprilis. " Not in full flower till the beginning of April, 

 and produces its blossoms very abundantly till the middle of the month. 



