By Joseph Sabine, Esq. 



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striped, or rather blotched, with lilac within and without ; 

 the inner petals shorter and paler, marked in a similar 

 manner. The stigmas are pale orange, small, longer than the 

 anthers. From the lateness of the period to which the 

 blossoms remain, this might be considered as belonging to the 

 last Section. This variety has in some collections been called 

 Crocus Neapolitanus. 



14. C. vermis pruinosus. Is tolerably abundant in flowers, 

 it comes late into, and remains late in blossom. The leaves," 

 which scarcely appear with the flower, are broad and upright. 

 The tube is bright purple at the top, but the colour does not 

 continue low down ; the purple spots on the outer petals are 

 finely feathered into the petal, and divided by white lines, 

 which do not extend to the edge of the spot ; the upper part 

 of the outer petals dark and minutely feathered on the edges 

 within, pale below, and dark at the top ; the inner petals 

 deeply and beautifully feathered over the whole surface within 

 and without. The stigmas yellow, equal to the anthers. 



15. C. vermis fusiformis. Flowers freely, but rather late. 

 The leaves numerous, narrow, short at the time of flowering, 

 and spreading afterwards. The flowers are very slender and 

 smaller than most others ; the tube much elongated, lilac at 

 top, and running with an extended narrow pale spot into the 

 petals, which are paler next the spot, darker lilac at the top ; 

 petals lanceolate and narrow; the inner petals shorter than 

 the outer, a little feathered at the edges. The stigmas small, 

 orange, above the anthers. 



16. C. vermis stylosns. Flowers very early and abundantly. 

 Leaves rather numerous, broad, and spreading. The flower 

 elevated, with a long tube ; the tube purple at top, running 



