CROCUS. 89 



cent. Anthers orange, twice as long as the white filaments. h>t}le- 

 branches whitish, slightly compound. Seeds dark bufi". 



Hab. Mountains of South Spain (Sierra Nevada, li'c), alt. 6000 ft. and 

 pine forests of the province of Oran, Algeria, flowering from December to 

 February. 



AaUimnal. 



43. C, LONGiFLORUs Eafin. Caratt. 84, t. 19, fig. 2 ; Bot. Reg, 

 XXX. t. 3, fig. 4 ; Eeich. Ic. Crit. figs. ] 272-3 ; Maw, Monogr. t. 28. 

 C. odurus Biv. — Corm globose, ^ in. diam. ; tunics a dense mass of 

 fine fibres reticulated in the upper half. Basal spathe present. 

 Leaves 3-4 to a tuft, very short at the flowering time, very narrow, 

 with reflexed edges and a white band. Proper spathe broad, mono- 

 phyllous. Perianth-tube much exserted ; segments oblong, bright 

 lilac, Ij- IJ in. long, never striped ; throat yellow, slightly pubes- 

 cent. Anthers orange, more than twice as long as the yellow 

 filaments. Style-branches scarlet, slightly compound. Seeds 

 scarlet. 



Var. MELiTENSis Herb, in Bot. Reg. 1844, tab. 3, fig. 5. — Flower 

 smaller, not so deep a yellow at the throat, the segments striped 

 towards the base. Malta. 



Hab. South Italy, Dalmatia and Sicily ; flowering in October. 



44. C. SEROTINUS Salisb. Parad. Lond. t. 30; Bot. Mag. t, 12G7 ; 

 Reich. Ic. Crit. fig. 1271 ; Maw, Monogr. t. 1. — Corm depresso- 

 globose, f-1 in. diam. ; tunics of fine matted parallel fibres. Basal 

 spathe present. Leaves 4-6 to a tuft, as high as the flower, very 

 narrow, with reflexed edges and a white band. Proper spathe 

 monophyllous. Perianth-tube little exserted ; segments oblong, 

 1^ in. long, bright lilac, not distinctly striped ; throat concolorous, 

 glabrous. Anthers yellow, much exceeding the white filaments. 

 Style-branches orange-yellow, fimbriated at the tip. 



Hab. South of Spain ; flowering in November. 



45. C. SalzmanxVi Gay in Bull. Ferus. xv. 220 ; Hook, fil, in 

 Bot. Mag. t. GOUG ; Maw, Monogr. t. 9. C. Sahmannianus Herb, in 

 Bot. Reg. 1847, t. 4, fig. 4. C tbuiitanus Herb. — Corm depresso- 

 globose, 1 in. diam. ; tunics of matted parallel fibres. Basal 

 spathe present. Leaves about G to a tuft, sho.i"tly protruded at tlie 

 flowering time, very narrow, with reflexed edges and a white band. 

 Proper spathe broad, monophyllous. Perianth-tube much exserted ; 

 segments 1^ in. long, plain unstriped lilac ; throat yellowish, 

 pubescent. Anthers orange, exceeding the concolorous filaments. 

 Style-branches orange, slender, overtopping the anthers, slightly 

 divided. 



Hab. Marocco, near Tangiers, and on the flank of the Lesser Atlas over 

 Tetuan ; flowering in October. 



4G. C. ocHROLEUCus Boiss. et Gaill. in Boiss. Ding. ser. 2, iv. 93 ; 

 Hook. fil. in Bot. Mag. t. 5297; Maw, Monogr.' t. 11. —Corm 

 globose, ^-f in. diam. ; tunics membranous. Basal spathe present. 

 Leaves 4-5 to a tuft, as high as the flower, narrow linear, with 

 reflexed edges and a broad white baud. Proper spathe l-2valvcd. 



