THE GENUS CROCUS. 



Fl Med Univers ; Mem. Croc. Fl. Nap. tab. i; and FI. Nap. 205; Gay in Feruss. Bull Soc. Nat. 

 X " +8-355 ; and several drawings Bibl. J. D. Hooker; Benth., Cat. P. Pyx., p. 73 ; Ker, Ind Gen. 

 p 7 ' 3 4 ; Sabine in Trans. Hort. Soc. Lond. vii, tab. ii, figs. 11 to ,9 (Garden varieties); Rchb Fl. 

 Germ Excurs., p. 85, No. 585; Ic Crit. x. tab. 929-934. fig. 1250-1254; Exot. tab^ 22; and Ic 

 FlGermh, .8, pi. 355, fig- 786; W. Koch, Synops. Fl. Germ, et Helv., ed. 2, p. 804; D.etnch 

 Fl' Boras i p 31; Nees, Gen. Plant. Fl. Germ, iii, .0; Herbert, Hist. Crocus, sp. 24 p. 25; from 

 Tourn Hor .' Soc. Lond. ii, p. 27.; and drawing Lindl. Libr., R. Hort. Soc. Lond. ; Sturm Deutsch 

 F° vi 22 and vii, 27; Card. Chron. .854, p- 168; Hook, and Arn. Br Fl. ed. 7 P-44.0; Bab. Man. 

 Brit Bot ed'^p.V^; Philippe, Fl. Pyr/vol. ii, p 3 4+; Willk. and Lange Prod . Fl . Hisp vol 

 i p 1+6; Klatt, Revis. Irid. in Linnaea, xxxiv, pp. 629 and 719; Gren. and Godr. Fl. trance, vol. 

 iii o «6- Parlat. Fl. Ital., vol. iii, p. 223; Bouche Gattung Crocus in Linnaea, vol. 1, p. 231; bcnur., 

 Fl Transs No 3464, p. 652; Ouclemanns, Flora van Nederland, ed. 1862, iii, p 156; Ardomo Fl. 

 Alp Mart p. 364; H Sturm, Tratt. CEstr., tab. iii; Baker, Rev. Sp. Crocus in Card. Chron. .873, 

 p ,4 List P Crocus in Journ. R. Hort. Soc. Lond., new ser., vol. iv; and Syst. Indac. m Journ. 

 Linn Soc Bot., xvi, p. 81; G. Maw, Synops. Genus Crocus in Card. Chron., new ser. vol. xvi, 

 p 368; in The Garden, Feb. 28th, 1SS0, p. 197. vol. xxi, No. 532, P- 67; and Hist. Crocus m 

 Journ. Linn. Soc, Bot., vol. xix. p. 372. 

 C.salivus, (not C. sativus, Red., Lil. tab. .73) var. reruns, Linn. Sp. Plant, ed. i, sp. 50, p. 3&; ed. », 



p. 36. 

 C.salivus (not C.salivus, Red-, Lil. tab. 173) Scop. Fl. Carniol. 

 C. officinalis sylvestries, Huds. Fl. Angl. i, p. 13. 

 C. multiflorus, Schur. 



Var 1 siculus C. siculus, Tineo in Guss. Prod. Fl. Sic. Supp. p. y, Guss. Fl. Sic. Syn. vol. 1, p. 32. 

 C vemu "var. siculus, Baker, Rev. Sp. Crocus in Gard. Chron. 1873, P- 542; List Crocus in Journ. 

 R Ho Soc. Lond. new ser., vol. iv, l8 7 7 ; and Syst. Iridac. in Journ. Linn Soc, Bot vol xvi, 

 p.'sV; G. Maw, Synops. Genus Crocus in Gard. Chron., new ser., vol. xvi, p. 368; m The Garden, 

 vol xxi, No. 532, p. 67. C. minimus, Cesati. 

 Var 2 albiflorus C.albiflorus, Kit. in Schult. CEster Fl. 1. p. no; Rchb Ic. Crit., fig. 1255; Gay in 

 Feruss BuT Sc. Nat. xi, p. 349; and drawing Bibl. J. D. Hooker. C. vernm :, var albiflorus, Baker 

 including aiso var. sicuiuF,) ReV. Sp. Crocus in Gard. Chron. 1873, p. 542; List Crocus m Journ. 

 R h! Sor Tond new ser vol. iv, 1877; and Syst. Iridac. in Journ. Linn. Soc, Bot, vol. xvi, 

 IS G. Maw, S^iops ^ Genus Crocus in daVd. Chron., new ser., vol. xvi, p. 368; and in The Garden, 

 vol xxi? No. 532, p. 67. C. albifrons, Kit., Rchb. Ic. Fl. Germ., vol. ix, Plate ccclv, fig. 7 S 7 - C. 

 parviflorus, (not C. parviflorus, Baker,) Rchb. 

 C. montanus, Hoppe. 



Tormns circiter i poll (0019 metr.), parum latior quam altus. Tunics fibri tenm reticulati. Vagina 

 nuam spatha breviores Folia ad florationem visa, \ poll. (0.0063 metr) ferme glabra, carina 

 Stissfma canal cul laterales lati et aperti sine costls. Spatha monophyl a, fauci ferme xquans^ 

 Perian hium faux alba vel lilacina, nunquam flava, semper barbata: segmenta long.tud.ne et colore 

 variant^ \ T-i Si (o 025-0.50 metr.) longa, alba vel purpurea, varie striata et variegata, s lg na mtenora 

 s"pK ab exteHoribus diversa; segmenta interiora atque exteriora plerumque simiha, exteriora ranu 

 extu ochrea Anthers insigniter flavae, filamentum album subglandulosum b,s ; superantes . Stylus 

 Parum infra" aptces antherarlm fissus. Stigmata aurantiaca rarius pa hde -J*^ bmtega 

 late congesta, in forma typica antheras superantia, in vanetatibus albiflorus et siculus breviora. bemma 

 globosa, rufescenti-cervina. 



Conn oblate, in the wild state from half an inch (0.013 metre) to three-quarter, of an inch (o 0^9 metre) 

 broad, and from three-eighths of an inch ,o.oio metre) to half an inch (0.013 metre) nign, 



