THE GENUS CROCUS. 

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C. Cambessedesianus, Herbert in Bot. Reg. xxxi, tab. 37, fig- 4; Hist Crocus species *, p. 9, from Journ. 



Hort. Soc. Lond. ii, p. 255; also drawing Lindl. Libr. R. Hort. Soc. Lond. 

 C. minimus, Camb. non De Cand. 



C. versicolor, Barcelo, Fl. Isl. Balear. p. 4+ (not versicolor of GawL). 

 C. magontanus, Rodrig. Suppl. Cat. Plant. Vase. Menorca, p. 52- 



Cormus ,,vriformis circiter f poll. (0.017 metr.) latus et altus; tunica fibro-membranacea, in laciniis 



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alba breviores, s^epius stigmatibus superantes; stylus ad faucem vel paullo supra hssus, st.gmata 

 aurantiaco-coccinea subintegra haud ramosa. Semina ochrea. 



Com pyriform, about two-thirds of an inch (0.0,7 metre) broad and high. Tunic of strong membrane, 



split up into narrow fibroid divisions at the base. 

 Sheathing Leaves about four, about an inch and a half (0.038 metre) in length, reaching to the ovary, 



and^falling short of the proper spathe. 

 p n p,r L, m , from two to th.ee, appearing before the Sower ., and reaching ^•Jf*^", *£ 



the width of the blade, convex; margins of keel and blade obtusely rounded. 

 Basal Spathe from an inch (0.025 metre) to an inch and a half (0.038 metre) in length, tubular, open 



for about half its height. Proper Spathe diphyllous, about an inch and a half (0.038 metre) 



height, and reaching about half way up the tube. 

 Perianth- Tube from two and a half to three inches (0.063-0.075 metre) in length from the ovary to the 



throat 77™ / unbearded, white internally. Segments about three-quarters of an inch (0.0.9 metre) 



!on° and fully one-third of an inch (0.0084 metre) broad, vinous-lilac or white; the outer surface of 



the outer segments buff, and distinctly feathered with purple. 



divided bright orange-scarlet stigmata. 

 S«z* an inch and a half (0.038 metre) high at the flowering-time, produced to a height of two and a 



half inches (0.063 metre) at the maturity of the capsule. 

 Cafisule about half an inch (0.013 metre) high. 



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C, w „ ( CambissuUm is limited to the Balearic Islands; and in Majorca and 

 Minorca is fairly abundant between lat. 39° 20 and 40° north, and long. 2 20 and 



