522 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING. 
suffused rich brown. March. J. appearing before and with the 
flowers, about 10in. long, jin. broad, ciliated on the margins of 
the keel and blade; sheathing ones about three, din. to 2sin. 
long. Corm pyriform, jin. broad and deep. Western Asia 
Minor. (M. ©, 51). 
C. banaticus (South Hungarian). /l., perianth tube violet, din. 
long; throat white internally, unbearded; segments ltin. long, 
gin. broad, the inner ones rich, bright purple, with darker purple | 
markings near the summit, paler than the outer, varying to 
white, or variegated purple and white. March. J. about three, 
1}ft. long, gin. broad, glabrous, the lateral channels wide and 
open ; sheathing ones about four, sin. to din. long. Hungary, &c. 
(M. C. 24.) Syn. C. veluchensis, of gardens (?B. M. 6197). The 
following are forms of this species: albijlorus, concolor, niveus, 
pictus, and versicolor. | 
C. Biliottii (A. Biliotti’s). /., perianth tube about Sin. long; 
throat glabrous; segments rich purple, with a darker blotch at 
the base, about lin. long, 4in. broad. January to March. | 
l. about three, 10in. long, Jin. broad, glabrous, the lateral | 
channels wide and open; sheathing ones three or four, }in. to 
3in. long. Corm iin. to 4in. broad, jin. high. Trebizond. 
(M. C. 56 B.) 
C. Boryi levigatus (smooth). A synonym of C. levigatus. 
Cc. B. marathoniseus (Marathon). (/l., stigmas less branching | 
than in the type, and only reaching to the level of the summit of 
the anthers. (M. C. 478, f. 4.) | 
Cc. Cambessedesii (Cambessedes’). /l., perianth tube 2}in. to 
3in. long; throat white internally, unbearded ; segments vinous- 
lilac or white, jin. long, 4in. broad, the outer ones buff on the | 
outside, feathered purple. September to March. J. two or three, | 
5in. to 6in. long, sjin. broad, glabrous; sheathing ones about 
four, lin. long. Corm pyriform, about Zin. broad and high. 
Balearic Islands. (M. C. 15; B. R. xxxi. 37, f. 4, under name 
of C. Cambessedesianus.) | 
C. cancellatus (cross-barred). /l., perianth tube 4in. to 5in. | 
long; throat yellow, unbearded; segments varying from white 
to light purple, self-coloured or purple-feathered, 1}in. to 1jin. 
long, tin. broad; proper spathe 12in. long. September to 
December. J. four or five, glabrous, 10in, to 12in. long, y,in. 
broad, the keel prominent; sheathing ones about four, 4in. to 
3in. or 4in. Jong. North Palestine to Armenia. (M. C. 31.) | 
C. ¢c. cilicicus (Cilician). /l., proper spathe shorter than in the | 
type, completely hidden by the sheathing leaves. 
Cc. c. Mazziaricus (Mazziari’s). 7. white, witha bright golden- | 
orange throat. } 
C. carpetanus (Toledo). (/., perianth tube about 3in. long; 
throat white, unbearded; segments varying from delicate vinous- 
lilac, darker on the margins, to white, and suffused externally 
towards the base with bluish veins, lin. to 1}in. long, Zin. broad. 
February to April. /. about four, 8in, long, jin. broad, semi- 
cylindrical, without keel or lateral channels; sheathing ones 
about four, 3in. to 3sin. long. Spain and Portugal, 1879. 
(M. CG. 41.) 
Cc. Cartwrightianus (Cartwright’s). A variety of C. sativus. 
Cc. chrysanthus (golden-flowered), of Herbert in B. R. xxxiii. 4, 
ifs A synonym of C. Suterianus, 
Cc. Clusii (Clusius’). 7., perianth tube Sin. to 4in. long; throat 
white internally, distinctly bearded; segments light purple, 
darker towards the base, with no feathering, lin. long, jin. 
broad. September to December. J. five or six, Yin. to 10in. long, 
JAjin. to y;in. broad, glabrous, the margins bearing three 
prominent ridges; sheathing ones three or four, the longest 2in. 
to 3in. long. Corm jin. to gin. broad, about Zin, high. Western 
Spain and Portugal. (M. C. 10.) 
C. corsicus (Corsican). jl., perianth tube 2in. to 2kin. long; 
throat white or lilac inside, unbearded ; segments pale purple, 
broadly lanceolate, about 1jin. long, jin. broad, the outer sur- 
face of the outer ones coated buff and feathered purple. April. 
l. three or four, 8in. long, jin. broad, the lateral channels wide 
and open; sheathing ones two to four, Jin. to 2}in. long. Corm 
tin. to jin. broad, barely sin. high. Corsica, 1843. (M. C. 21.) | 
Syn. C. insularis (B. R. xxix. 21). | 
C. dalmaticus (Dalmatian). /., perianth tube about 2in. long; | 
throat yellow, unbearded; segments generally lilac, 14in. long, 
gin. to 4in. broad, the outer surface of the outer ones buff, with 
a few purple veins towards the base, or delicately feathered 
purple. February and March. J. three to six, 8in. to 9in. long, 
§in. broad, glabrous, the keel conyex; sheathing ones about 
three, sin. to 2in. long. Corm pyriform, }in. to gin. broad and 
high. Dalmatia. (M. C. 34.) pe 
C. Danfordiz (Mrs. Danford’s). #., perianth tube 24in. long ; 
throat unbearded; segments pale sulphur-yellow, about 3in. 
long, gin. broad, the outer surface of the outer ones occasionally 
suffused brown. February and March. J. three or four, 12in. to 
14in. long, .in. broad, ciliated on the margins of the keel and 
blade; sheathing ones about four, sin. to 3in. long. Corm about 
hin. broad and high. Yar-puz, Anti-Taurus, 1879. (M. C. 63.) 
C, Elwesii (Elwes'). A variety of C. sativus. 
C. estriatus (not striated). A form of C. biflorus. 
Crocus—continued. 
Cc. etruscus (Etruscan). /l., perianth tube striped lilac, 2in. to 
3in. long ; throat yellow ; segments bright lilac-purple inside, lin. 
to ljin. long, the three outer ones having five lilac stripes down 
the back. March. Jl. two to six, narrow-linear, with a white, 
central band, the edges revolute. Corm }in. to fin. broad, rather 
less in height. Italy, 1877. (B. M. 6362; M. C. 22.) 
C. Fleischeri (Fleischer’s).* (., perianth tube about 3in. long ; 
throat pale yellow, unbearded ; segments white, linear-lanceolate, 
acute, lin. to ljin. long, barely 4in. broad, the outer surface of 
the outer ones and the tube veined rich purple. Early spring. 
l. four or five, 1ft. long, j,in. to »yin. broad, glabrous ; sheathing 
ones about five, 4in. to din. or 4in. long. Corm yellow, }in. to 
jin. broad and high, producing bulbils or cormlets at its base. 
Western Asia Minor. (M. C. 66.) 
C. fulvus (fulvous). A variety of C. susianus. 
Cc. gargaricus (Mount Gargarus). /l., perianth tube nearly 3in. 
long ; throat unbearded ; segments rich orange, unstriped, about 
l}in. long, barely }in. broad. Early spring. J. about three, 7in. 
to 8in. long, ;in. broad, glabrous, the margins revolute, the 
lateral channels broad and open; sheathing ones two to four, }in. 
to 2}in. long. Corm about jin, broad, and nearly as high. Mount 
Gargarus. (M. C, 39.) 
Cc. hadriaticus (Adriatic). ., perianth tube 3in. to 4in. long ; 
throat white or purple, bearded ; segments pure white, or purple 
towards the base, ovate-lanceolate, l4in. long, Zin. broad. 
October. J. five or six, 1}ft. long, one line broad, ciliated on 
the margins and keel, the lateral channels narrow, the reflected 
margins of the blade nearly meeting the margins of the keel; 
sheathing ones six or seven, sin. to 34in. long. Corm about 
lin. broad and jin. high. Albania, Ionian Islands, &c. (M. C. 
30, f. 1, 2.) 
Cc. h. chrysobelonicus (Chrysobeloni). 
perianth yellow. (M. C. 30, f. 3.) 
C. Haussknechtii (Hausknecht’s). A variety of C. sativus. 
Cc. hyemalis (winter). /., perianth tube about 2in. long; throat 
yellow, unbearded ; segments white, veined rich purple towards 
the base, about ljin. long and iin. broad; anthers orange. 
November to January. J. four to seven, l}in. to lin. long, Jin. 
broad, glabrous, the lateral channels without ridges; sheathing 
ones about four, sin. to 2}in. long. Corm din. to Zin. broad and 
high. Palestine and Syria. (M. C, 43, f. 1-7.) 
Cc. h. Foxii (H. Fox’s). #., outer surface of the outer perianth 
segments freckled and suffused purple ; anthersblack. (M. C. 43, 
. 8, 9.) 
C.insularis (insular). A synonym of C. corsicus. 
Cc. karduchorum (Kurdish). _/1., perianth tube 2in. to 3in. long ; 
jl, throat of the 
segments vinous-lilac, lin. to Ijin. long, five lines broad. 
September. J. glabrous, dormant at the flowering time, when 
produced 1}in. to 2in. long, .jin. broad, persistent till the next 
flowering period, when the two sets of leaves exist together ; 
sheathing ones four or five, about lin. long. Corm nearly 
ee tin. to Zin. broad and high. Kurdistan, 1886. 
(M. C. 5.) 
C. Korolkowi (Korolkow’s). /., perianth tube brownish, 2in. 
long ; segments bright yellow inside, oblanceolate-oblong, lin. to 
l}in. long, the three outer ones tinged with brown all over the 
back; spathe valves two, lin. long. Spring. /. eight to twelve 
to a cluster, reaching to the top of the flowers, narrow-linear, 
with revolute margins and a distinct, white, central band down 
the face; basal spathe none. Corm depressed-globose, lin. in 
diameter outer tunics brown. Central Asia, 1885. (B. M. 6852 4 ; 
M. C. 56.) 
Cc. levigatus (smooth). j., perianth tube 3in. long; throat 
glabrous; segments varying from white to lilac, l}in. to ltin. 
long, 4in. broad, the outer surface of the outer ones either self- 
coloured buff or more generally feathered or suffused rich 
purple. October to Spring. J. four or five, appearing before the 
flowers, Yin. to 10in. long, yin. to in. broad, glabrous, the lateral 
channels without ridges ; sheathing ones three, 4in. to 24in. long. 
Corm pyriform, jin. broad and high; tunic glabrous. Morea, 
&e. (M. C. 49.) Syn. C. Boryi levigatus. 
C. longiflorus (long-flowered). l., perianth tube yellow, about 
4in. long; throat orange, slightly bearded; segments of a uni- 
form, pale vinous-lilac, yellow towards the base, or externally 
veined or feathered purple, ljin. long, }in. to Zin. broad. 
October and November. /. about three, appearing with the 
flowers, 8in. to 9in. long, fin. broad, the lateral channels broad 
and open; sheathing ones about five, jin. to 3in. long. Corm 
nearly spherical, 4in. to jin. in diameter. South Italy, Sicily, 
&c., 1843. (B. R. xxx. 3, f. 4; M. C. 28.) ; 
C. Malyi (Maly’s). #., perianth tube yellow, about 3in. long; 
throat orange, bearded; segments white, orange towards the 
throat, occasionally suffused externally with vinous-purple 
towards the throat, ovate-lanceolate, 14in. to 1jin. long. March. 
i. four or five, appearing with the flowers, 1}ft. long, din. to 
lin. broad, glabrous, the lateral channels wide and open, con- 
taining three low ridges; sheathing ones six or seven, sin. to 
4in. long. Corm oblate, jin. broad, jin. to sin. high. Monte 
Vermaz. (M. C. 18.) 
Cc. marathoniseus (Marathon). A variety of C. Boryi. 
