CROCUS 



THE BULB BOOK 



with l)rown or purple, and borne in 

 February and March {But. Jfcuj. t. 

 GU'rl, A. ; ^faw, Crocus, t. 56.) 



C. laevigatus. — The flowers of this 

 variable species from the Cyclades 

 appear from October to spring, and 

 vary from white to lilac, the outer 

 segments being fawn coloured, veined 

 and washed with purple (Mmv, 

 C'roct<s, t. 49.) 



C. lazicus.— This species from the 

 mountains of Laziston, in Asia Minor 

 (8000 ft. alt.), has very small corms, 

 and produces its orange-yellow flowers 

 in August {Maiv, Crocus, t. ] 2). 



C. longiflorus ( C. odorus). — A 

 beautiful autumnal Crocus from S. 

 Europe. The sweet-scented flowers 

 appear in October and November, 

 and are of a pale rosy-lilac, yellow 

 towards the base, and veined with 

 purple. {Bot. Reg. xxx. t. 3 ; Maw, 

 Crocus, t. 28.) The variety melitensis 

 is freely feathered with purple {Bot. 

 Reg. 1844, t. 3, f. 5) ; and Wilhelvii is 

 a less robust form, with paler flowers. 



C. Malyi. — A pretty species from 

 Mt. Vermaz, in Dalmatia. It has 

 white flowers in March, the tube 

 being yellow, and the orange throat 

 suff'used with vinous purple outside. 

 {Maw, Crocus, t. 18.) 



C. marathonisius. This is con- 

 sidered to be a variety of G. Boryi 

 — which see. 



C. medius. — A handsome autumnal 

 Crocus from the Riviera region. The 

 bright purple flowers appear in 

 October and November, and are 

 veined with deeper purple, the 

 stigmata being bright scarlet. {Bot. 

 Reg. 1843, t. 21; ibid. 1845, t. 37; 

 Ma^v, Crocus, t. 27.) The variety 

 pallidus has rosy - lilac blossoms 

 There is also a rare white-flowered 

 form. 



C. minimus. — A pretty little Corsi- 

 can Crocus which produces its deep 

 ricli i)urple flowers in March and 



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April, the outer surf ace being suffused 

 with buft' and veined with purple 

 {Red. Lil. t. 81 ; Bot. Mag. t. 6716 ; 

 Maiv, Crocus, t. 19). 



C. moesiacus. — This is the name 

 given by Mr Baker in his Handbook 

 of the Iridece to the Crocus much 

 better known as C. aureus — which 

 see. 



0. montenegrinus. — A spring- 

 flowering Crocus from Montenegro, 

 with creamy-white unstriped blos- 

 soms, remarkable for having a stigma- 

 like appendage at the tip of the 

 filaments — probably a monstrosity 

 {Maw, Crocus, t. 23). 



C. nevadensis (C. algeriensis ; C. 

 atlanticus). — This species from Spain 

 and Algeria blooms in January, the 

 segments being pale lilac or white, 

 veined and feathered with purple 

 {Maw, Crocus, t. 42). 



C. nudiflorus {C. pyrenceus). — A 

 handsome autumnal Crocus, native 

 of S.W. Europe, and at one time 

 naturalised in some parts of England. 

 The clear purple or violet flowers 

 appear from September to October 

 without the leaves,which do not appear 

 till spring. There is a rare white- 

 flowered form called albus. A pecul- 

 iarity of this species is that the corms 

 emit creeping shoots which develop 

 independent corms. {Maw, Crociis, 

 t. 6.) 



C. ochroleucus. — This species from 

 Asia Minor produces its creamy- white 

 flowers tinged with orange at the base, 

 from October to December {Bot. Mag. 

 t.5297 ; Maw, Crocus, t. 11). 



C. Olivieri. — A native of Greece, 

 with bright orange flowers in March 

 {Bot Mag. t. 6031 ; Mau>, Crocus, t. 

 53). 



C. pulchellus.— This pretty Turkish 

 Crocus produces its large lavender- 

 blue flowers freely from September to 

 December, the petals being deeply 

 veined, and the throat washed or 

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