C 938 3 



Crocus Sulphureus (a). Worst Yellow 

 or Old Cloth of Gold Crocus. 



Oafs and Order, 

 Hexandria Monogynia. 



Generic Chamber. — Fid. N cs - 845 & 860. 



Specific CharaEler and Synonyms. 



CROCUS fulphureus bulbo-tubere tunicis membranaceis 

 brunneis tenuibus fibrofo-ftriatulis te&o ; corolla 

 zequaliter patente; antberis parvis, fagittatis, pal- 

 lidis ; ftigmatibus inaequalibus has longius fuper- 

 antibus. G. 

 (a.) corolla extus tribus lineis fufcis plumofis longitudinaliter 



pcrcurfa. G. 



CROCUS vermis flavus ftriatus. Park. Par. 163. f. to. 



CROCUS vermis latifolius flavo-vario flore. Rati Hi/?, p. 

 1174. n. 8. defer, optima. 

 ($) corolla concolor ; fulphurea abfque omni ftria aut ma- 

 cula. G. 



CROCUS vernus latifolius flavo flore minore et pallidiore. 

 Bauh. Pin. 66. Tournef. Infi. 352. 

 Narrow-leaved Spring Crocus with fmaller Brimftone- 



coloured flowers. Mill. D'ul. ed. 7. 



We believe this to be really a diflincl: fpecies ; at the fame 

 time that we have no doubt that the flerility and fmallnefs 

 °f the anthers is not natural, but a mere degeneration pro- 

 duced by long culture in a climate differing from the native 

 one. This appearance however they have retained at lead 

 fince the time of Ray, as his excellent defcription plainly 

 ftews. We cannot believe it to be a variety of mafiacus, from 

 which it differs in the texture of the tunics and fize of the 

 bulb-tubers, as alfo in fize and colour of corolla and pro- 

 portionate 



