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CvQCXLB— continued, 



C, medius (intermediate). ^., perianth tube 4in. to 5in. lon^; 

 throat nearly white, internally veined purple, unbearded; se^* 

 jnents bright purple, internally veined towards the base with 

 dark purple, ovate-lanceolate. 2in. long, |in. to gin. br<>ad, the 

 inner ones somewhat shorter than the onter ones. October and 

 November. L two or occasionally three, lOin. to 12in. lonp:, f\in. 

 bread, the margins of keel and blade slightly ciliateii, the lateral 

 channels broad and open, containing three low ridges ; sheath- 

 ing ones about five, Jiin. to 3in. long. Corm a little broader than 

 high, |in. in diameter under cultivation, much smaller in the 

 wild sUte. Riviera, IS'JS. (B. K. xxxi. 37, f . 5 : F, M. 20 ; 

 On. xiv. 163, f. 10; M. C. £7.) 



C. minimus (least). /., perianth tube IJin. to 2in. long; throat 

 white or lilac, unbeanied ; segments deep, rich purple, lin. to 

 IJin. long, ^in. broad, the outer surface of the outer ones coated 

 buff and feathered dark purple, occasionally white or self-coloured 

 purple. April. I. three or four, appearing before the flowers, 

 8in. to9in. long, one line broad, glabrous ; sheathing ones about 

 three, lin. to 2Jin. long, including several scapes. Corm pyri- 

 form, fully Jin. broad and high. Corsica. An attractive little 

 plant (B. M. 6176 ; M. C. 19.) 



C. minimus (least), of B. M. 2991. A synonym of C. biflorug, 



C» nevadensis (Sierra Nevada). /., perianth tube 2^in. to 3in. 

 long ; throat pale yellow, bearded ; segments pale lilac or white, 

 the outer surface variously feathered or veined purple, lin. to 

 IJin. long, j^in. broad. January. L four or tive, appearing with 



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the flowers, 1ft. long, j^gin. to ^in. broad, glabrous, cha 

 with six alternating ridges and furrows ; sheathin 

 about four, |in. to 4in. long. Corm |in. to gin. broad, "Jin. to 

 iin. high. Spain and Algeria. (M. C. 42.) Syns. C. al(^eriensi8j 

 C. atlQ.nticus. 



C, nubigenus (cloud- born). A form of C. biflorus, 



C, ochrolGUcns (yellow and white). /., perianth tube pale 

 btiif, Zlm. long ; throat orange, slightly bearded ; segments pale 

 cream-colour, suffused orange towards the base, about IJin. long 

 and gin. broad. Late autumn. 2. four to six, glabrous, appearing 

 before the flowers, lOin. to 12in. long, nearly ^in. broad, the 

 lateral channels wide and open ; sheathing ones about six, ^in. to 

 2iin. long. Corm oblate, lin. broad, Jin. high. North Palestine 

 and Syria. (B. M. 5297 ; M. C. 11.) 



C. Olivieri (Olivier's). /., perianth tube liin. to 2in. long; 

 throat glabrous; segments bright orange, obtuse, lin, to liin. 

 long, about iin. broad. Spring. I. three or four, appearing with 

 the flowers, 1ft. long, ^in. broad, the lateral channels wide and 

 open, the margins of the keel and blade ciliated ; sheathing ones 

 about four, |m to 3Jin. long. Corm i'm, to Jin. broad and high, 

 nearly spherical. Greece, &c. (B. M. 6031 ; M. C. 53.) 



C, Orsinii (Orsinl's). a variety of C satiims. 



C. Pallasii (Pallas'), A variety of C. sativus. 



C. Salzmanni(Saljimann's\ /., perianth tube 3in. to 4in. long • 

 throat yellowish, bearded; segments vinous-lilac, occasionally 

 white, about 2in. long and fin. broad, the outer surface of the 

 outer ones feathered purple. Autumn. I. six or seven, developed 

 before the flowers, 1ft. to IJft. long, about fin. broad, glabrous, 

 the keel narrow and prominent; sheathing ones three or four 

 iin. to 2in. long. Corm oblate, lin. to l^in. broad, Jin. high. 

 Tangier, Spain, &c. (B. M. 6000; M. C. 9 ; B. R. 4, f. 4, under 

 name of C. Salzrnaniiianus.) 



C. Scharojani (Scharojan^s). /. orange; perianth tube 4in. to 

 5m- long; throat unbearded; segments lanceolate, l^in. to l|in. 

 long, four to five Imes broad, the inner ones rather shorter than 

 the outer, July and August. I. three, dormant at flowering 

 time, produced to lOin. in length, broad, glabrous, the convex 

 keel as broad as the concave blade, the blade without the usual 

 white band, often persistent till the ensuing flowering period ■ 

 sheathing ones three or four, iin. to l^iu. long. Corm small' 

 globose or depressed-globose, Jin. broad, ^in. high. Circassia 

 and Armenia. (M. C. 3 ; R. G. 678, f. 2, a-c.) 



C. suaveolens (sweetly-scented), ft., perianth tube 3in. to 4in 

 long ; throat bright orange, unbearded ; segments lilac, narrow- 

 lanceolate, acute, IJin. long, fin. broad, the outer surface of the 

 outer ones buff, with three unbranched, purple lines, March 

 «. tour or hve, appearing with the flowers, Sin, to 9in. long, Im. 

 broad, the lateral channels wide and open ; sheathing ones three 

 or four Jin. to 2}in. long. Corm oblate, Jin. broad, iin, high 



- Rome, 1830. (B. M. 3864 ; M. C. 15 ; S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 7.) 



^nfr^^^fv?*^® mivus (fulvous). /., outer surface of the outer 

 perianth segments suff ased dull brown. 



C. Suterianus 



hr^oT xl ^^'■^!' appeanng with the flowers, lOi 



1?.; tJ:%^ channels wide and open ; sheathing or 



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Svv n YiT" r," **'"^' "*i3'^- ^ciiLrai Asia minor. (M 



»YN. C. chrysanthus (of Herbert in B. R. xxxiii. 4. f. 1). 



ones about four, 



iin tf^ 7t« 1 ; - ^"'^ ^jy^ii , aueuLiiirig ones aoout tour. 



In" to Ifr; ^^"S. enclosing three or four scapes. Corm pyriform 



Suwarrowianu 

 C. syriacus 



■juwarrow's). A variety of C. vallicola. 

 A form of C, vlteUinus. 



S* bSl^^fc'?"\^?*'°^™^^^ fi-^ perianth tube 3in. to 



ru. long, throat white, unbearded; segments pale sapphire- 



Crocus — continued, 



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lavender (said, by Herbert, to be occasionally marked with a 

 darker blotch near the summit), lin. to l^in. long, ^in. to |in. 

 broad. March. L three to tive, appearing with the flowers,' yin. 

 to lOin. long, ^in. broad, glabrous, the lateral channels wide and 

 open ; sheathing ones about four, ^iri. to 3in. long. Corm nearly 

 spherical, barely ^in. in diameter. Dalmatia, Ac. (M. C, 25.) 



C. Tallicola (valley-loving). /., perianth tube buff, about 3Jin, 

 long ; throat bearded ; segments pale cream-colour, veined 

 internally with tive to seven purple lines, and bearing two small, 

 orange spots towards the throat, lanceolate, l|in. to 2^in. long, 

 terminating in a fine, thread-like point; proper spathe mono- 

 phyllous. August and September. I, four or five, lOiji. to liin. 

 long, iin. broad, glabrous, with an obscure, central, white band 

 the lateral channels deep ; sheathing ones four to six, about l^in. 

 long, falling short of the proper spathe. Corm oblate, ^m. to 

 fin. broad, fin. high. Caucasus, &c. (B. R. xxxiii. 16, f. 5; 

 M. C. 2, f. 1, 4, 7, 9, 13.) 



C. V, lilacinus (lilac), ft, much smaller than in the type; 

 perianth segments veined with feathered, purple markings, both 

 internally aud externally. (M. C. 2, f. 6, 10, 11.) 



C, V. Suwarrowianus (Suwarrow's). /., perianth throat un- 

 bearded ; proper spathe diphyllous. I., sheathing ones exceed- 

 ing the proper spathe. September and October. (M. C. 2, 

 f_2,3, 5, 8, 12,15.) 



C- velncliensis (Veluchi). A garden synonym of C. banaticics. 



C. vemus albiflorus (white-flowered). /. white, smaller 



than those of the type ; perianth segments narrower. (M. C. 

 26 B, f. 6.) 



C. V. leucorliynclinB (white beaked). /., perianth segments 



pale purple, with a deep purple flush near the white, emarginate 

 apex. (M. C. 26 b, f. 4.) 



C. V. siculus (Sicilian), ft, small; perianth segments whitish, 

 with three or four purple lines on the face of each, rounded at 

 apex. (M. C. 26 b. f. 9.) 



C. vitellinus (egg- yolk -coloured), /., perianth tube pale yellow, 

 filiform, 2in. to Sin. long; limb orange-yellow, about lin. long, 

 **its oblong-spathulate segments concolourous in the original 

 vitellintiSy striped with five feathered lines in the variety ^jyn'ffcujr, 

 and in a third form plain orange, with an obscurely lineate, 

 brow^nish blotch at the base " (J. G. Baker) ; style much divided. 

 November to March, I, five or six, glabrous, with a white, 



central band. Syria and Asia Minor. (B. M. 6416 ; M. C. 50.) 



C Weldeni (Welden's). A form of C. biflorus, 



C. zonatXLS (zoned). /., perianth tube pale buff, 2 Jin. to 3in. long ; 

 throat bright yellow, bearded; segments rosy-lilac, about l^in. 

 long, six to seven lines broad, veined internally with five to seven 

 purple lines, and bearing on the inner surface of their base two 

 semicircular, bright orange spots. September and October, 

 L Ift. long, ^in. to yV^n- broad, with a depiessed, central, white 

 band, the lateral channels wide and open ; sheathing ones five 

 to seven, ^in. to 3in. long. Corm oblate, lin. to IJin. broad, iin. 

 to |in. hi^h. Cilician Mountains and Lebanon. (M. C. 4.) 



Varieties. The varieties of C. vemus are amongst the 

 brightest flowers for the spring garden, and are excellent 

 when planted in pots to be forced for the greenhouse or 

 conservatory. Many "beautiful varieties grown in the bulb 

 gardens near Haarlem are but little known in British 

 gardens. To those described on p. 400, Vol. I., the follow- 

 ing sliould now be added : 



Avalanche, pure white ; Baron Brunow, dark blue ; Bride of 

 Abvdos, pure white, large ; Celestial, light blue, distinct ; 

 Bouo-niEA, white ; Gladiator, dark blue ; Grand Blanche, 

 pure white, large ; Grand Conquerant, white; Joh:n Bright, 

 dark blue; Klvg of the Blues, purple-blue, large, good form ; 

 La Majesteuse, striped lilac, large; Marie Stuart, fine 

 white; Purpukea grandiflora, deep purple, large and hand- 

 some, the finest of all Crocuses ; V^ulcan, fine dark purple. 



CBTPTANTHUS- Baker reduces to one species, 

 native of Brazil, the various garden plants described 

 under this name. To the two forms described on p. 402, 

 Vol. I., the following should now be added : 



C. Beuckerl (Beucker's), ft. white, in a sessile, central cluster. 

 L disposed in an open rosette, petiolate, elliptic, acute or 

 acuminate, light reddish, with numerous transverse, green, 

 irregular lines or blotches, the naargins spinulose. 1883. A 

 remarkable, dwarf Bronieliad. (B. H. 1881, 17.) 



CRYPTOMEltTA. To the varieties of C japonica 

 described on p. 404, Vol. I., the following should now be 

 added : 



C. Japonica compacta (compact). This forms a compact, 

 regumr pyramid. Japan, 1885. 



C, J. lycopodloides (Lycopod-like). Habit thick and bushy, 

 very regularly blanched, the branchlets hmg and cord-like^ 

 Japan, 1885- 



