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accordingly found there, and afterwards on the Asiatic side of 

 the Bosphorus, and also on Mount Athos, where C. speciosus 

 had been erroneously said to grow. Its milk-white anthers dis- 

 tinguish it widely from C. speciosus. It is a great acquisition 

 to our gardens, flowering freely at the beginning of October, 

 and ripening its seed willingly. Three plants were found w ith 

 the limb of the purest white, contrasting beautifully with the 

 orange throat. I hope to multiply this variety by its own seed, 

 and by the seed of the usual plant impregnated by pollen of the 

 white, and I have young seedlings so obtained. The general 

 tint is a pale bluish pearl-colour, with darker veins within. 



Sp. 42. C. Tournefortianus. Gav, Bull, de Fer., 25, 220. 

 Bot. Reg., 1845, 37, f. 3. Ib. Misc. p. 6. 

 C. parvulus ? Bot. Mag. 



C. c. tun. membranaceis submollibus glabris badiis, vaginaceis interioribus 

 prope basim affixis 1-2 persistentibus inferne denmm lacere parallelo- 

 incisis, foliacea exteriore supra medium caeteris altius affixis minoribus, 

 scapis 1-3 autumnalibus, spatha bracteam non tubatam scquante hyalina, 

 tubo breviter exserto, limbo sub — vel ultra — uuciali subalbo violascente 

 breviter ad basim extus violaceo striato libenter et constans patente, fauce 

 pallide lutescente ad petalorum basim subpubescente, filamentis pallide 

 luteis pubescentibus, antheris cum polline albis, stylo subcoccineo vel 

 pallide aurantiaco, stigmatibus multifidis scepius toto capite antheras su- 

 perantibus prolapsuris pendulis, foliis 4-5 angustis lsevibus proteranthiis 

 ortu depre»sis serius erectioribus, seminibus parvulis pyriformibus sa- 

 turate rufo-badiis. 



A native of the Greek Archipelago, as Milo and Thermia. 



I am indebted to the vice-consul at Syra, through the kindness 

 of Mr. Cartwright, for three bulbs of this species, and they have 

 increased a little. It was named, but very imperfectly de- 

 scribed, from a dried specimen from Milo by M. Gay, who had 

 not discovered that this plant and C. Boryanus have pure white 

 anthers. I am uncertain whether my bulbs were from Syra, 

 Tino, or Thermia. It is nearly allied to C. Boryanus, but differs 

 in the pale blue tint of the limb, the paleness of the throat and 

 filaments, the spathe not having green veins, the style being 

 longer and pendulous, the tube shorter, the segments of the limb 

 more linear, and, if once expanded, little disposed to close again, 

 even at night. That circumstance makes it a desirable plant to 

 stand in the room in November. 



Sp. 43. C. Boryanus. Gav, Bull, de Fer., 25, 220. 



C. Ionicus. Bot. Reg., 1845, M. 3. Ib. 1S47, 

 16, f. 10. * 



C. Veneris. Tappeiner in Poech PI. ins. Ci/pri, 



p. 10, n. 24. 

 C. Caspius. Fischer in Herhariis. 



