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the period of which this variety flowers would almost justify 

 its being tranferred to the last section. 



28. C. vermis Unguis. Flowers not very freely, but early in 

 the middle season; the blossoms go off soon. Leaves few, 

 broad and spreading. The flowers inclining to be obovate, 

 and of moderate size, of a beautiful lilac, with white tips ; 

 spathe long ; the tube purplish, as well as the base of the 

 outer petals ; all the petals marked at their tops with white ; 

 the inner petals are feathered within and pale without, with 

 white tops ; the part of the petals next the spot is pale, gra- 

 dually darkening towards the top, and abruptly terminating 

 in the white top. The stigmas orange, equal to the anthers. 



29. C. vermis Unguis major. Does not produce many flowers; 

 they open early in the middle season, and go off soon. Re- 

 sembles the last, but is larger, and the colour of the whole of 

 the petals is paler in all the parts. The stigmas deep orange, 

 and shorter than the anthers. 



30. C. vernus leucorhyncus. {See Plate 11, Fig. 12.) 

 Pheasant's Feather Crocus, so called by Mr. Williams, 

 of Turnham Green, who raised the variety. Shows its head 

 very early, but proceeds slowly to opening, and is in blossom 

 in the latter season, but not late ; does not produce many 

 flowers. Leaves not abundant, of moderate breadth, and 

 upright. The flowers are small and short, and most con- 

 spicuous as they rise ; the top of the tube is white ; the petals 

 small and concave, the inner ones shorter than the outer ; the 

 whole of the petals pale except the tops, which have a small 

 purple spot, surmounted with a patch of pure white, occu- 

 pying the whole top of the petals ; the inner petals are 

 tipped with white, but have not so much of the dark colour 



