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4. C. ANCYRENSis Maw, Monogr. t. 38. C. reticulntus var. 

 ancyrensis Herb. — Corra f in. diani, ; tunics of strong reticulated 

 fibres, ending in wiry points. Basal spathe none. Leaves 3-4 to 

 a corm, as high as the flower, very narrow, with reflexed edges and 

 a distinct white central band. Proper spathe diphyllous. Perianth- 

 tube exserted ; segments bright orange-yellow, f-1 in. long, un- 

 striped, not flushed with brown outside ; throat glabrous, generally 

 purplish outside. Anthers orange-yellow, much longer than the 

 concolorous filaments. Style-branches entire, red-orange. 



Hab. Mountains of Asia Minor ; first sent to Herbert from Angora. 

 Flowers in cultivation in February. 



5. C. GARGARicus Herb, in Journ. Hort. Soc. ii. 281 ; Bot. Keg. 

 1847, tab. 16, fig. 1 ; Maw, Monogr. t. 39. C. Thirkcrmus K. Koch. 

 — Corm very small; tunics of fine close matted fibres. Basal 

 spathe none. Leaves about 3, reaching up to the flower, with 

 reflexed edges and a distinct white central band. Proper spathe 

 monophyllous. Perianth-tube not exserted from the spathe ; seg- 

 ments 1-li in. long, bright orange-yellow, unstriped, not flushed 

 with brown outside ; throat glabrous. Anthers bright lemon- 

 yellow, slightly exceeding the orange-yellow filament. Style- 

 branches entire, orange-yellow. Seeds orange-yellow. 



Hab. Western Bithynia and the Troad, alt. 3000—4000 ft. ; flowering in 

 April. 



6. C. KoROLKowi Maw & Kegel, Descr. vii. 213 ; Maw, Monogr. 

 t, 56 ; Baker in Bot. Mag, t. 6852 a. — Corm globose, 1 in. diam. ; 

 tunics of fine matted parallel fibres. Basal spathe none. Leaves 

 8-12 to a tuft, reaching up to the flower, very narrow, with reflexed 

 edges and a distinct white central band. Proper spathe of 1-2 

 membranous valves. Perianth-tube shortly exserted ; segments 

 about an inch long, bright orange-yellow, unstriped, the outer 

 flushed with grey-brown on the outside ; throat glabrous. Anthers 

 orange-yellow. Style-branches orange-yellow, entire. 



Hab. Mountains of Turkestan, alt. 5000 — 7000 ft. ; and found abundantly 

 in 1885 by Dr. Aitchison on the Afghan-Russian frontier. A near ally of the 

 Dutch Crocus. This species and C. alatavicus, both recent discoveries, greatly 

 extend the known range of the genus in an eastern direction. 



7. C. CHRYSANTHUS Herb, in Journ. Hort. Soc. ii. 285 ; Maw, 

 Monogr. t. 62. C. croceus K. Koch. C. sulphureus Griseb., nou 

 Ker. — Corm smaller than in the Dutch Crocus ; tunics rigid, ending 

 in short fibres, cut round at the base. Basal spathe none. Leaves 

 very narrow, reaching up to the flower, with reflexed edges and a 

 distinct white central band. Proper spathe diphyllous, nearly as 

 long as the tube. Perianth-tube 2-3 times the length of the limb; 

 segments 1-lj in. long, plain orange-yellow in the type, sometimes 

 tinted or striped with brown outside, rarely pale yellow, rarely 

 white with a yellow base or white, feathered outside with lilac ; 

 throat glabrous. Anthers orange, twice as long as the papillose 

 filaments. Style-branches entire, bright red-orange. Seeds bright 

 red, turning brown, or cream-coloured, turning buft'. 



