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ApriJ. Leaves few and upright. Flowers small and fusiform ; 

 the top of the tube pale purple, running into a pale undefined 

 spot at the base of the outer petals ; the remainder of these 

 petals are pale purple, paler near the spot, and darker to- 

 wards the top; the inner petals are pale and obscurely 

 feathered, shorter than the outer. Stigmas small, pale 

 orange, shorter than the anthers, which are yellow. This was 

 called C. Alpinus by Mr. George Anderson, he understood 

 that it came from Switzerland, and thought it distinct from 

 C. vernus ; I cannot however separate it. 



56. C. vernus Aprilis. Is not in full flower till the begin- 

 ning of April, and produces its blossoms very abundantly till 

 the middle of the month. The leaves are not numerous, short, 

 narrow and upright. The flowers are small and fusiform ; 

 the top of the tube is dark purple, running into dark purple 

 feathered spots at the base of the petals, those on the inner 

 petals are smaller than those on the outer ; the petals are 

 lanceolate, pointed, somewhat concave, purple within and 

 without, palish next the spots at the base ; on the tops of the 

 inner petals are slight featherings. The stigmas are very 

 small, orange, standing above the anthers which are yellow. 

 Too much cannot be said in commendation of this variety ; 

 during the whole of the first part of April, it renders the 

 garden gay with its richly coloured and numerous blossoms. 



57. C vernus tardiflorus. Is the last to appear, coming 

 out in April, and is in perfection in the middle of the 

 month. Is tolerable free in flowering. Leaves short, few and 

 upright. Flowers short, small and fusiform, more resem- 

 bling those of C. Alpinus, than those of C. Aprilis ; top of 

 the tube purple, ending below in purple lines, and above in 



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