, so THE GENUS CROCUS. 



Perianth: Throat white, unbearded. Tube from three, to three and and a half inches (0.075—0.088 

 metre) in length from the ovary to the throat. Segments from an inch (0.025 metre) to an inch 

 and a half (0.038 metre) long and from a third of an inch (0.008+ metre) to half an inch (0.013 

 metre) broad, pale sapphire-lavender; said, by Herbert, to be occasionally marked with a darker 

 blotch near the summit. 



Stamens nearly three-quarters of an inch (0.019 metre) high; the Anthers orange, a little longer than 

 the white Filament. Pollen Grains ^hs of an inch (0-00007 metre) in diameter, yellow. 



Pistil fully three-quarters of an inch (0.019 metre) high, slightly exceeding the stamens; the Style 

 dividing at the level of the summit of the anthers and produced into a compact mass of sub-entire 

 orange stigmata. 



Scape an inch and a half (0.038 metre) in length at the flowering-time, produced to a length of two 

 or three inches (0.050—0.075 metre) at the maturity of the capsule. 



Capsule three-quarters of an inch (0.019 metre) long, purple. 



Seed one-tenth of an inch (0.0025 metre) in diameter, bright carmine, ripening to brown; chalaza, raphe 

 and caruncle prominent, of the same colour as the body of the seed. 



Crocus Tommasinianus is distributed east of the Adriatic, between latitude 42 o' 

 and 43 30' north, and longitude 16 o' and 21° o' east, in Dalmatia, Servia; and 

 probably also in Bosnia. It has been recorded from Scagliari; Monte Vermaz; and 

 the slopes of Sella, above Cattaro, the Triglau; Mossor near Clissa, and other 

 places in the neighbourhood of Spalatro, and Mount Biscovo in Dalmatia. The 

 specimens in Dr. Kerner's Herbarium, under the name of C. serbicus, forming the 

 subject of Plate XXV, fig. i, came from meadows on Mount Kopoanic (Kopaonic), 

 in the south of Servia. It is nearly allied to C. vermis, but its glabrous throat 

 and some other characters distinguish it from that species. Herbert is in error in 

 stating that the "involucre" is absent, as all the specimens I have examined have 

 a basal spathe. I was favoured by the late Mons. Tommasini with a liberal supply 

 of roots from Dalmatia; these have flowered freely with me in the open border and 

 produced seed. It is a robust and highly ornamental species, flowering a little 

 latter than C. vermis. 



REFERENCES TO PLATE XXV. 



Fig. I. Flowering-state, March, actual size, from specimens in the herbarium of Dr. Kernel- under 



the name of C. serbicus from Mount Kopoanic Servia. 

 Fig. 2. Flower, actual size, produced in March from roots obtained at Scagliara, near Cattaro, in Dalmatia. 

 Fig. 3. Fruiting-state, May 14th. actual size, from roots obtained at Scagliari, near Cattaro, in Dalmatia. 

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

 Fig. 5. o, and b, Stamens and Pistil, magnified two-fold. 

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

 Fig. 7. Stigmata, magnified six-fold. 

 Figs. 8 & !). Sections of leaf, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. 10. Corm tunic, magnified two-fold: c, cap; d, main tunic; e, basal tunic. 

 Fig. 11. Seed, magnified six-fold:/, nearly ripe seed; g, ripe seed. 



