1900 SUPPLEMENT—RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, 
Crocus—continued. 
long, about 4in. broad. Spring. 2. three or four, appearing with 
the flowers, lft. long, 4in. broad, the lateral channels wide and 
chen, the margins of the keel and blade ciliated ; sheathing ones 
about four, sin. to 34in. long. Corm 4in, to Zin. broad and high, 
nearly spherical. Greece, &c. (B. M.6031; M. C. 53.) 
C. Orsinii (Orsini’s). A variety of C. sativus. 
C. Pallasii (Pallas’). A variety of C. sativus. 
C. Salzmanni (Salzmann’s).* /l., perianth tube 3in. to 4in, long ; 
throat yellowish, bearded; segments vinous-lilac, occasionally 
white, about 2in. long and gin. broad, the outer surface of the 
outer ones feathered purple. Autumn. J. six or seven, developed 
before the flowers, lft. to 14ft. long, about }in. broad, glabrous, 
the keel narrow and prominent; sheathing ones three or four, 
sin. to 2in. long. Corm oblate, lin. to ljin. broad, jin. high. 
Tangier, Spain, &c. (B. M. 6000; M.C.9; B. R. 4, f. 4, under 
name of C. Salzmannianus.) 
C. Scharojani (Scharojan’s). /. orange; perianth tube 4in. to 
Sin. long; throat unbearded ; segments lanceolate, 14in. to 13in. 
long, four to five lines broad, the inner ones rather shorter than 
the outer. July and August. J. three, dormant at flowering 
time, produced to 10in. 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, 4in. to 1ljin. long. Corm small, 
globose or depressed-globose, 4in. broad, fin. high. Cireassia 
and Armenia, (M. C. 3; R. G. 578, f. 2, a-c.) 
Fic. 279. CROCUS SPECIOSUS. 
C. speciosus. Fig. 279 shows this handsome autumnal-flowering 
species growing in the Rock Garden at Kew. 
C. suaveolens (sweetly-scented). /l., perianth tube 3in. to 4in. 
long; throat bright orange, unbearded; segments lilac, narrow- 
lanceolate, acute, 14in. long, gin. broad, the outer surface of the 
outer ones buff, with three unbranched, purple lines. March. 
l, four or five, appearing with the flowers, 8in. to Qin. long, din. 
broad, the lateral channels wide and open; sheathing ones three 
or four, 4in. to 24in. long. Corm oblate, Zin. broad, 4in. high. 
Rome, 1830. (B. M. 3864; M. C. 15; S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 7.) 
C. susianus fulvus (fulvous). #., outer surface of the outer 
perianth segments suffused dull brown. 
C. Suterianus (Henry Suter’s). j/., perianth tube 3in. long; 
throat unbearded ; segments bright orange, fulvous towards the 
throat, lin. to lfin. long, Jin. broad. January to March. 
1, about three, Ue with the flowers, 10in. long, ,in. 
broad, the surface of the keel and margins of the blade ciliated, 
the lateral channels wide and open ; sheathing ones about four, 
4in. to din. long, enclosing three or four scapes. Corm pyriform, 
sin. to jin. broad and high. Central Asia Minor. (M. C. 52.) 
Syn. C. chrysanthus (of Herbert, in B, R. xxxiii. 4, f. 1). 
C. Suwarrowianus (Suwarrow’s). A variety of C. vallicola. 
C, syriacus (Syrian). A form of C. vitellinus. 
C. Tauri (Taurian). /l., perianth tube scarcely exserted ; segments 
pale purple, unstriped, lin. to 1jin. long ; throat yellow, glabrous; 
anthers yellow. J. five or six in a tuft as high as the flowers, 
narrow-linear, with deflexed edges and a distinct, white, central 
band. Corm jin. to lin. in diameter ; tunics rigid. Mountains of 
Cilicia and Lycia, 1892. (M. C. 61.) 
= a (dark-anthered). A form with black anthers. 
&cC. 269 
Crocus—continued. 
Cc. Tommasinianus (Tommasini’s).* ., perianth tube 3in. to 
Skin. long; throat white, unbearded; segments pale sapphire- 
lavender (said by Herbert to be occasionally marked with a 
darker blotch near the summit), lin. to l4in. long, 4in. to 4in. 
broad. March. J. three to five, appearing with the flowers, Yin. 
to 10in. long, Jin. broad, glabrous, the lateral channels wide and 
open ; sheathing ones about four, 4in. to din. long. Corm nearly 
spherical, barely 4in. in diameter. Dalmatia, &c. (M. ©. 25.) 
C. vallicola (valley-loving). (/., perianth tube buff, about 34in. 
long; throat bearded; segments pale cream-colour, veined 
internally with five to seven purple lines, and bearing two small, 
orange spots towards the throat, lanceolate, 1#in. to 24in. long, 
terminating in a fine, thread-like point; proper spathe mono- 
Panes August and September. J. four or five, 10in. to 1lin. 
ong, gin. broad, glabrous, with an obscure, central, white band, 
the lateral channels deep ; sheathing ones four to six, about 14in. 
long, falling short of the proper spathe. Corm oblate, 4in. to 
Zin. broad, gin. high. Caucasus, &c. (B. R. xxxiii. 16, f. 3; 
IME COR Pe see Ley ASP kt)) 
Cc. v. lilacinus (lilac). #. much smaller than in the type; 
perianth segments veined with feathered, purple markings, both 
internally and externally. (M. C. 2, f. 6, 10, 11.) 
Cc. v. Suwarrowianus (Suwarrow’s). /l., perianth throat un- 
bearded; proper spathe diphyllous. J., sheathing ones exceed- 
ing the proper spathe. September and October. (M. C. 2, 
ich Gy pete ae) 
C. veluchensis (Veluchi). A garden synonym of C. banaticus. 
Cc. vernus albiflorus (white-flowered). jf. white, smaller 
than those of the type; perianth segments narrower. (M. C. 
26 B, f. 6.) 
Cc. v. leucorhynchus (white-beaked). /l., perianth segments 
pale purple, with a ee purple flush near the white, emarginate 
apex. (M. C. 26 B, f. 4.) 
Cc. v. siculus (Sicilian). #. small; perianth segments whitish, 
with three or four purple lines on the face of each, rounded at 
apex. (M. C. 268, f. 9.) 
C. vitellinus (egg-yolk-coloured), //l., perianth tube pale yellow, 
filiform, 2in. to Jin. long; limb orange-yellow, about lin. long, 
“its oblong-spathulate segments concolourous in the original 
vitellinus, striped with five feathered lines in the variety syriacus, 
and in a third form plain orange, with an obscurely lineate, 
brownish blotch at the base” (J. G. Baker); style much divided. 
November to March. J. 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. Lijlorus. 
C. zonatus (zoned).* /., perianth tube pale buff, 24in. to 3in. long ; 
throat bright yellow, bearded ; segments rosy-lilac, about 1Jin. 
long, six to seven lines broad, veined internally with five to seven 
purple lines, and bearing on the inner surface of their base two 
simicireular, bright orange spots. September and October. 
1. lft. long, 4in. to ;4;in. broad, with a depressed, central, white 
band, the lateral channels wide and open; sheathing ones five 
to seven, 4in. to 3in. long. Corm oblate, lin. to 14in. broad, sin. 
to gin. high. Cilician Mountains and Lebanon. (M. C. 4.) 
Varieties. The following garden varieties may be 
recommended in addition to those found on p. 400, Vol, I.: 
AVALANCHE, KineG or THE BuvuEs, L’Uniqun, Margot, 
Ne Pius UnTrA, QUEEN OF THE PURPLES, and WHITE 
PEARL. 
CRESIA BERGMANNIANA. See Rosa Insects. 
CRESIA HOLMIANA. See Pear Insects. 
CRESUS SEPTENTRIONALIS. ‘See Nut 
Sawfly. 
CRONARTIUM RIBICOLUM. 
Rust. 
CROPS AND CROPPING. The advantage of 
annually changing Crops in the kitchen garden is manifested 
by a healthy and cleanly growth. With a few exceptions 
if will be found that a Crop following a Crop of similar 
character is not profitable. Leguminous Crops absorb 
nitrogen from the atmosphere, and the land occupied by 
them is suitable for Onions, &c., that enjoy such an 
element of plant-food. A good rule is to grow bulbous or 
tuberous-rooted vegetables after Crops that are not of that 
nature ; deep-rooted plants, like Beet, Parsnips, and Carrots, 
could follow Celery. Broccoli, Kale, Cabbage, Cauliflower, 
and Brussels Sprouts should not follow each other, as they 
absorb much iis same constituents from the soil. Mixed 
Cropping, such as Canliflowers, Brussels Sprouts, Savoys, 
&c., ought not to be planted between Potato rows, as one 
Crop spoils the other. Another advantage of an interchange 
of Crops is that by its means many fungoid diseases are kept 
at bay. 
See Bladder 
