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feathered as the inside of the outer, the bottom being white. 

 The stigmas deep orange, not large, much shorter than the 

 anthers. 



39. C. vermis bicolor. Flowers tolerably freely, and in 

 the middle season. Leaves numerous, narrow, long, and 

 grow upright. The flowers are oblong; the petals lanceolate, 

 narrow, and long ; the top of the tube and lower parts of the 

 petals purple ; the rest of the backs of the outer petals gray, 

 tinged and feathered at the top with very pale lilac marks ; 

 the spots at the base of the outer petals pointed with three 

 rays ; the insides of these feathered with pale lilac ; the inner 

 petals, both within and without marked with pale lilac fea- 

 thered stains on white ground. The stigmas unequal, much 

 divided, and reaching to near the top of the flower, and high 

 above the anthers. 



40. C. vernus reticulatus. Blossoms late, producing few 

 flowers. Leaves few, short, and spreading. The tube purple, 

 ending below in lines, which run into the petals in spots, and 

 these are terminated by three feathered points ; the spots on 

 the inner petals paler ; the backs of the outer petals grayish 

 white, the insides of the outer petals, and both sides of the 

 inner, uniformly marked by lilac feathered stripes on white 

 ground. The stigmas pale orange, not large, standing nearly 

 equal to the anthers. 



41. C. vernus griseus. Flowers early in the middle season. 

 Leaves not numerous, broad, and short. The flowers are few, 

 short, and thick ; tube purple at top ; the petals broad, short, 

 concave, and obovate ; the outer ones with a broadish purple 

 spot at their base, ending obscurely in three points, and run- 



