Villafranca, Riviera. 



16. CROCUS VERSICOLOR. 



Section: Involucrati; subparalleli (Herbert): Holostigma; vernal (Baker). 



Crocus 



ocus versicolor, Gawl. (Ker) in Bot. Mag. vol. xxvii, 1808, tab. 1,10; Ker, Irid. Gen. p. 74; Bouche 

 Gat tung Crocus in Linnsea. vol. i p. 231 ; Gay in Feruss. Bull. Sc. Nat. ii, p. 369; and four drawing 



e, 



Bibl. J. D Hooker; Rcem et Schult. Syst. i, p. 367; Duby and De Cand.' Bot. Gall. p. +5,; Sabine 

 in Trans. Hort. Soc. Lond. vn, tab. ii, figs. 6-9; Maund, Bot. Gard. p. 151; Bertol Fl Ital 1 n 

 212; Perreym. PI. Frejus p. 25; Loud. Bulb. Plants, tab. 2,, fig. 6; De Notaris, Prosp.' Fl. Ligun 

 p. 395 ; Herbert, Hist. Crocus, sp. 7, p. 12; from Journ. Hort. Soc. Lond. ii, p. 259- and three 



