By Joseph Sabine, Esq. 



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on whitish ground. The stigmas are orange, nearly equal in 

 height to the anthers. 



4. C. vermis Sabinl (See Plate XI. Fig. 17.) Was so 

 named by the late Mr. George Anderson. It flowers tole- 

 rably freely and early, but not among the first. The leaves 

 are broad, rather long and spreading. The flowers are 

 obovate, standing high, opening well, and when expanded 

 are magnificent, they are larger than any Crocus with 

 which I am acquainted; the top of the tube and bases 

 of the petals are purple, the mark at the base of the petals 

 being less conspicuous than in some other varieties; the 

 petals are large, obovate, concave, the outer purple, darker 

 at the upper part, paler below towards the spot at the base ; 

 the inner petals are pale, shorter than the outer, very prettily 

 feathered within side, and whitish at the lower part within, 

 and on the edges. The stigmas are of moderate size, orange, 

 standing above the anthers. 



5. C. vernus grandis. Flowers rather abundantly and early. 

 The leaves are broad and strong. The flowers are large, club 

 shaped, standing high, and grand; the tube is thick, purple 

 at the top; the petals are long and large, obovate, some- 

 times appearing crumpled ; the outer dark purple, blotched 

 a little with white, the dark spots at the base large and con- 

 spicuous ; the inner petals are paler, striped and feathered 

 within at their lower parts, and feathered with white on their 

 edges. The stigmas are orange, spreading, somewhat longer 

 than the anthers. 



6. C. vernus obovatus. Is not very productive of flowers, 

 which appear rather late. This is the variety figured in the 

 Botanical Magazine, tab. 2240, as the C obovatus of Mr. 



