CROCUS mwsiacus. 

 Common Yellow Crocus. 



C3 





C5 



Class and Order. — Triandria Monogynia. 



Syn. Curt. Bot. Mag., p. 1111. 



Crocus la^enseflorus. Salisburif Par. Lon. vol. ii., tab. lOG. 



Bulb small— leaves numerous, radical, linear, lanceolate— flower enclosed with 

 the leaves in a membranous sheath— corolla yellow, divided into six 

 oval-shaped petals, the three outer divisions beautifully marked with 

 green— stamens three — filaments short— anthers sagittate— style one — 

 stigma divided into three parts. 



The species here figured is the earliest and best known in our 

 gardens. It was introduced into this coimtry in the year 1629, and 

 derives its specific denomination from the ancient name of that part 

 of Europe where it abounds in a wild state. Numerous varieties of 

 the genus are constantly raised from seed, but the number of distinct 

 species do not exceed ten or twelve. The cultivation of these plants 

 is attended with no difficulty whatever: they will grow in any soil 

 or situation; and the C. msesiacus increases so rapidly as to require 

 frequent parting. The different varieties make a beautiful display in 

 the months of Febmary and March, if placed in alternate patches in 

 the flower border, and produce a brilliant effect when expanded by the 

 warmth of the sun. The most desirable for a flower garden are the 

 g^ following species and their varieties : — 



Crocus vernus. Crocus susiauus. 



^ versicolor. sulphureus. 



nudiflorus. sativus. 



biflorus. autumualis. 



PI. 1. 



