Crocus— continued. "E 
brous. 1. in. broad, the lateral channels containing one or 
о ribs. 
fe е 
к-а 
Fie. 550. CROCUS SATIVUS. 
as (cultivated). Saffron Crocus. /. violet, variously 
st and marked with deeper or lighter tints, fragrant ; throat 
hairy. Autumn. Z jin. broad, ciliated; margins of blade and 
keel ciliated. Corm rather large, globular, depressed. From 
. Italy to Kurdistan. This species furnishes the saffron of 
commerce. It а to have been cultivated in Palestine 
at the time of Solomon. See Fig. 550. (B. M. Pl. 274.) The 
: plants, which have been accorded specific rank, are 
an теѓегар а, аб sativus as Land S $. oo 
x ; А й, C. Orsinii, C. Pallasii 
Thomasii and C. hyberewus). 
ightianus, 
YNS. C. 
С. Sieberi (Sieber's). 
a uniform t 
J, throat orange, unbearded; perianth 
with a rich golden base; асб onn - 
t. February and March. 1. glabrous, Ain. 
: channels, A. 2in. to din. 
versicolor (various-coloured). fi. va 
purple, and with white and 1 ipi 
always with a rich golden ne ee 
C. speciosus (showy).* / bright lilac, internally striped with 
deep purple lines, large ; stigmata orange, сборе. fringed. 
lin to iin. broad, with prominent keel, erect, ap- 
= gee ith the ота к Nau nearly Sure East 
ру " "E «P ba e dsomest а 
flowering kinds. (B. M. 3861.) , Por 
* Cloth of Gold Crocus. fl., perianth throat 
іп, long and jin. broad, reflexed 
outer segments variously feathered 
. self-coloured e Jnd or evenl 
; anthers orange, about t; the length 
; the style dividing at the base of the 
from white to 
featherings, but 
. Crete and the Cyclades, 
to lon пыл, Cra e-scarlet 
1th ers February. l., pro 
з, the margins of keel and blade ӨН. 
z short of the proper spathe ; pro 
din. broad; tunie of strong Te- 
k ng interspaces uced upwards into 
„Šin. Crimea Caucasus, 1605. T 
earliest spring-flowering species. SYN. C. revolutus. 
eins, 2hin. in diameter EN 
inal Tn e dos 
SYN. C. Orphanidis. (B. M. 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, | 
_ | five-cleft limb. Leaves sub-entire, verticillate. 
| five species, one of which is a native of the 
| time of the year, if planted in sand, and placed in 
Crocus—continued. 
C. vernus (spring)* f. lilac, violet, white (never yellow), or 
streaked with white and violet ; inside of the throat always hairy. 
Spring. 1. lin. broad, rarely glabrous; lateral channels wide and 
open, without ribs, appearing with the flowers. Corm invested 
with slender anastomosing fibres, Europe. This species was 
one of the earliest introduced to cultivation, and has become 
naturalised in several localities in Britain, It is remarkable for 
the great range of the colouring of its flowers; the endless 
varieties, from pure white to deep purple, being generally inter- —. 
mixed in its native habitats, and corresponding with the multi- 
tude E horticultural varieties which decorate our gardens, See 
Fig. 551. 
the lateral channels containing two or three 
leaves falling short of the proper s oper spathe mono- — 
hyllous. do: tunic of epe fibres. 
Maritime Alps. egeo m 
Bos Fig. 662, (B. M commis varieties. SYN. 0. fragrané — 
ig. 552. (B. М. 1110. a 
Varieties. The following are amongst the pe to be 
obtained, either for pots, or for flower garden 
in spring: T 
ALBION STRIPED, white, striped mauve, large and early ; 
blue and white : CAROLINE CHISHOLM, pure white, dwarf; € 
OF SILVER, white, striped purple; DAVID Rizzi0, : 
fine; GENERAL GARIBALDI, dark 
i oe даа чт а 
, one best ; : 
BUREN Vicroria, white; SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, g 
large; SIR WALTER 8СОТТ, white, striped lilac, fine- 
CROSSANDRA (from krossos, a fringe, 
andros, a male; the anthers are f a^ 
Harrachia and Polythriz, ORD. ee 
evergreen free-flowering stove shrubs. lowers 1816” 
terminal four-cornered spikes, with broad — 
narrow bracteoles; corolla with a long tube, ane 
the others are from tropical Africa and 
are of easy culture in peat and loam. They may 
propagated by cuttings, which root freely, at 3 
heat. ү xs i 
C. guineensis (Guinea)* f. pale lilac; e tar. 
xx pod o te 
тз, : Й vi 
Ое L two to four pairs, shortly petioled, din. to 9" y 
tic, es obovate or oblong, deep m cent mi 
en reticulated nerves, reddish beneath, with pues an 
erect, rarely b 
pubescence. 
Stem 2in. to бім. high, 
light red, rfuraceous 
tropical Africa, 
