By Joseph Sabine, Esq. 



and is a singular and beautiful variety. Leaves rather nu- 

 merous, short at first, spreading after. Flowers large, some ■ 

 what obovate ; the spathe rising to the top of the tube ; 

 the tube thick, and pale purple; the petals broad and obtuse, 

 concave ; the inner ones like the outer, but a little paler ; the 

 whole pale lilac, externally and internally striped irregularly 

 and curiously with dark purple in the manner of a tulip, and 

 not in featherings, as in most other Crocuses. The stigmas 

 pale orange, high above the anthers. 



20. C. vermis pallens. Flowers not very abundantly, but 

 early in the middle season. Leaves numerous, become long 

 and grow upright. The flowers are long and fusiform ; the 

 tube particularly long, elevating the flower considerably; 

 the top of the tube, and the spots on the lower parts of 

 the petals bluish purple, the remainder pale, blotched with 

 darker purple towards the top ; the petals narrow, slightly 

 concave, and long ; inside of the petals pale, and white at bot- 

 tom. The stigmas orange, elevated above the anthers. It 

 was the C. purpureus pallens of Mr. George Anderson's 

 Collection. 



21. C. vermis minutus. Flowers rather abundantly, is late 

 and continues one of the longest. Leaves numerous and 

 become long. The top of the tube dark lilac, with oblong 

 lilac spots at the base of the petals ; the other parts of the 

 petals pale lilac, paler next the spot ; the petals are narrow, 

 short and lanceolate ; the inner petals are paler and a little 

 feathered. Stigmas fine, small, pale yellow, equal to the 

 anthers. 



22. C. vermis pallidus. Flowers late in the middle sea- 

 son, not abundantly. The leaves are not numerous, they are 



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