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C. vernus stylosus. Flowers very early and abundantly. 
C. vernus plumbeus. This flowers not very abundantly, but early in the middle 
season. 
C. vernus inflatus. Flowers tolerably abundantly, early in the middle season. 
The flowers are large, and much swollen out. 
C. vernus tulipaceus. It flowers abundantly and early, and is a singular and 
beautiful variety. The flowers are large and somewhat obovate : 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. 
C. vernus pallens. Flowers not very abundantly, but earlv in the middle season. 
It was the C. purpureus pallens of Mr. George Anderson’s collection, 
C. vernus minutus. Flowers rather abundantly, is late, and continues one of 
the longest. 
C. vernus pallidus. Flowers late in the middle season, not abundantly. 
C. vernus Neapolitanus prcecooc. Produces flowers abundantly and early. It 
has not much merit otherwise. 
C. vernus lilacinus prcecox . Flowers early and freely. It is the earliest variety 
of C. vernus. 
Section II. Variegated, bottoms of the petals distinctly spotted with purple, 
and the other parts of the petals marked with dark irregular featherings on a pale 
ground. 
C. vernus piclus. Flowers early in the middle season, but not very freely. 
C. vernus fucatus. Raised by Mr. Williams, of Turnham- Green. It first 
flowered in the year 1809, and was then named by Mrs. Clarke. Flowers rather 
late in the middle season. It produces but few blossoms, which are not well 
shaped, but are long, wide at the top, and contracted at the bottom. 
Section III. Spotted, the outer petals blotched or spotted with dark purple, 
and the other parts of the same marked with white ; the inner petals having some- 
thing of the same character. 
C. vernus dorsalis. Opens its flowers the end of March, and is in full perfection 
the beginning of April. The flowers are tolerably abundant, very beautiful, obovate, 
but not large. The lateness of the period at which this variety flowers would almost 
justify its being transferred to the last section. 
C. vernus unguis. Flowers not very freely, but early in the middle season : the 
blossoms go off soon. 
C. vernus unguis major. Does not produce many flowers : they open early in 
the middle season, and go off soon. Resembles the last. 
C. vernus leucorhynchus. Pheasants’ Feather Crocus; so called by Mr. Wil- 
liams, 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. 
Section IV. Striped. Inner and outer petals regularly striped or feathered. 
C. vernus pulchellus. A seedling raised by Mr, Sabine. Flowers early in the 
middle season. The flowers stand very high (the highest of any) on the tube, and 
are not produced in great numbers. 
