, 40 THE GENUS CROCUS. 



It grows and flowers freely in cultivation and is a valuable decorative plant 

 for the spring garden. 



REFERENCES TO PLATE XXI. 



Fig. 1. Flowering-state, March 12th, actual size. 



Fig. 2. a, Outer surface of outer segment; b, outer surface of inner segment, actual size. 



Fig. 3. Fruiting-state, June 3rd, actual size. 



Fig. 4. Diagrammatic dissection of scape, ovary, and spathes, actual size. 



Fig. 5. Stamens and pistil, magnified two-fold. 



Fig. B. Pollen Grain, magnified one hundred and fifty-fold. 



Fig. 7. <1, e, Stigmata, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. 8. Section of leaf, magnified twelve-fold. 



Fig. 9. /, Main tunic ; y, base of corm, magnified two-fold. 



Fig. 10. Seed, magnified six-fold. 



