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Transaclions of the Horticultural Sociefij. 



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, fliat 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 all produce more or less seed." 



Purple 



Vernal Crocuses ; 



Sec. 3. 



Spotted 



[ Vernal Crocuses ; viz, 



viz. 







*63. 



C. 



vernus dorsalis. 



i^Sl. C. 



vernus puniceus. 





64. 





unguis. 



38. 



purpureus. 





65. 





unguis major. 



39. 



marginatus. 

 Sabmz. 





66. 





leucorhyncus. 



40. 



Sec. 4 



, Striped 



[Vernal Crocuses ; viz, 



41. 



grandis. 





*67. 



C. 



vernus pulchellus. 



42. 



obovatus. 





68. 





lineatus. 



43, 



concinnus. 





69. 





striatus. 



44. 



Phaetore. 



Sec. 5. 



, Grey Vernal Crocuses ; viz. 



45. 



maculdsus. 





*70. 



c. 



vernus Glorianella. 



46. 



turbinatus. 





71. 





Gloriana. 



47. 



clavatus. 





72. 





variegatus. 



48. 



tjiolaceus. 





73, 





propinquus. 



49. 



dubius. 





74. 





dentosus. 



50. 



pruinosus. 





75. 





bicolor. 



51. 



fusiformis. 





76. 





reticulatus. 



52. 



stylosus. 





77. 





grfseus. 



53. 



plumbeus. 





78. 





pectin^tus. 



54. 



inflatus. 





79. 





incurvus. 



55. 



tulipdceus. 





80. 





lineellus. 



56. 



pallens. 





81. 





obesus. 



57. 



minutus. 



Sec. 6 



, Wh: 



ite 



Vernal Crocuses; viz. 



58. 



pallidus. 





*82. 



C. 



vernus crassus. 



59. 



neapolitanus prae^ 



cox. 



83. 





Andersons. 



60. 



Uladnus prae^cox. 





84. 





parvulus. 



Variegated Vernal Crocuses ; 



85. 





trilineatus. 



viz. - 



— 





86. 





obsoletus. 



^61. a 



vernus pictus. 





87. 





albus major. 



62. 



fucatus. 





88. 





dlbus minor. 



Sec. 2. 



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 

 AprD." ^ • 



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

 continues perfect far into April. 



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

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



