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ning below into the tube ; the rest gray, with faint featherings 

 of purple ; the inner petals with a large purple feather over 

 the whole, rising from a purple spot ; the inside of all with 

 pale purple feathers on white ground. Stigmas deep orange, 

 rather large, shorter than the anthers, which are very large. 



42. C. vermis pectinatus. Flowers late and in good quan- 

 tity. Leaves numerous, narrow, become long, and grow up- 

 right. The flowers approaching to obovate ; the top of the 

 tube, and the whole lower part of the flower white both within 

 and without ; the backs of the outer petals white, showing the 

 internal featherings transparently through, and occasionally 

 marked with broadish or narrow purple stripes, variously 

 disposed ; the inside of the outer petals and both sides of the 

 inner petals marked with lilac stripes and featherings on a 

 white ground, the lines not extending to the margin. Stigmas 

 pale orange, large, shorter than the anthers. 



43. C, vermis incur vus, Flowers freely and abundantly 

 early in the second season. Leaves few and broad, grow long 

 and spreading. The flowers well shaped ; tube at top deep 

 purple, which, running into rich purple spots on the petals, 

 end in the outer in three lines, terminated by points ; the 

 petals large, concave, forming an obovate flower ; the back of 

 the outer petals gray, showing the marks through; in the 

 inner petals the lines from the tube, instead of terminating 

 in points, run to the top in conspicuous lines, feathered on 

 the top on a white ground ; the insides of all the petals are 

 marked with purple widely feathered lines. The stigmas 

 rise above the anthers, and are small and orange. 



44. C. vernus lineellus. Flowers tolerably freely and early 

 in the middle season. Leaves numerous, and grow very long 



