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THE GENUS CROCUS. 



C.bysantinus, Ker, in Bot. Mag. Sub tab. mi; Irid. Gen. p. 78; Herbert in Bot. Reg., vol xxxi tab. 

 37, fig. 2; and vol. xxxiii, tab. 4, fig. 5; Hist. Crocus, p. 23, Sp. 22, from Journ. Hort. boa, 

 vol. ii, p. 269; and drawing in Lindl. Libr. R Hort. Soc. Lond.; Tchihatcheft, Asie. Mm., Part 

 iii, Bot., vol. ii, p. 524, (error as to habitat); Baker, Rev. Sp. Crocus in Card. Chron., New 

 Series, 1873, p. 1633; List of Crocuses in Journ. R. Hort. Soc, New Series, vol. iv, 1877; and 

 Syst. Iridac. in Journ. Linn. Soc, Bot, xvi, p. 85; J. D. Hooker in Bot. Mag. 1875, Tab. 6.41; G. 

 Maw in The Garden, vol. xvi, p. 364, tab. cliii, fig. 8. 



C. byzantinus argenteus, Parkinson, Parad., p. 168, tab. 169, fig 3. 



C.banaiicus, (not of Heuffel), Gay in Feruss. Bull. Sc. Nat. xxv, p. 320 (220); and drawing Bibl. J. 

 D. Hooker; Kornicke in Flora 1836, 2, p. 473. 



C.spcciosus, (not of M. Bieb), Rochel, Plant. Banat. 5; Reichb., PI. Crit. x, tab. 948, fig. 1276-7-8; Ic 

 Bot. Cent 10; Bong. En. N. 116; Griseb., Fl. Rumel. 2, 374. 



C. nudiflorus, (not of Smith), Kit. in Schultes CEstre. Fl. 1, p. 101. 



C. Herbertianus, Kornicke, in Walp. Ann., vol. vi, p. 51. 



? Crocum montanum, Clus. Hist., vol. 1, p- 208, 209. 



Crociris iridiflora, Schur, Sert. PI. Transs. p. 73. Enum. PI. Transs. 653. 



Cormus parvus oblatus. Tunica fibro-membranacea sub-reticulata. Vaginas quam spatha breviores. Folia 

 Glabra a poll. (0.010 metr.) lata, quam ilia specierum aliarum latiora. Spatha monophylla fohacea. 

 Perianthium: faux haud barbata; segmenta exteriora insigne purpurea quam mtenora multo majora, 

 interiora pallide lilacina. Anthera aurantiaca, quam stigmata breviora; filamentum hlacinum. Stig- 

 mata multifida, purpurea. Semina fusco-rubra, papillosa. 



Corm oblate, in cultivation about three-quarters of an inch (0.020 metre) broad and three-eighths of 

 an inch (0.0 10 metre) high, producing points of growth from various parts of its surface, lumc o\ 

 thin membrane interspersed with fine sub-parallel fibres reticulated towards the summit. Lap 

 membranous, interspersed with distinctly reticulated fibres, produced into short points at the summit. 

 Basal Tunic of radiating thin fibres on a membranous base. 



Sheathing Leaves about five, from half an inch (0.013 metre) to two and a half inches (0.063 metre) 

 long, foliaceous towards their extremity, and falling short of the proper spathe. 



Proper Leaves two or three, dormant within the sheathing leaves at the flowering time produced in the 

 spring to a foot (0.300 metre) in length, three-eighths of an inch (0.010 metre) broad, broader 

 than fn any other species, glabrous, keel narrow, prominent, concave, bounded by sharp lateral ridges, 

 under side of blade glaucous. Lateral channels wide and open. 



Basal Spathe an inch and a half (0.0,8 metre) long. Proper Spathe monophyllous four inches (0.100 

 metre) long, much exceeding sheathing leaves and reaching within an inch and a half (0.03b metre) 

 of the throat, foliaceous at the extremity. 



Perianth: Tube about six inches (0.150 metre) in length, purple towards the throat. 7%/w/ unbearded, 

 purple. Outer Segments rhombic in form, about two inches, (0.050 metre) long and one inch (0.025 

 metre) broad, clear rich purple, much larger than the Inner Segments, which are about an inch (0.025 

 metre) in length and half an inch (0.013 metre) broad, pale lilac with a few purple lines towards 

 the summit. 



Stamens about an inch (0.02s metre) in length. Anthers orange, about three-quarters of an inch (0.0,9 

 metre) long, three times the length of the white or pale lilac Filament: Pollen Grams papillose, 

 orange, about - 3 \- of an inch (0.00008 metre) in diameter. 



