l88 THE GENUS CROCUS. 



throat. Throat purple, bearded. Segments an inch and a half to an inch and three-quarters 



(0038—0.0+4 metre) long, and half an inch (0.013 metre) broad, uniform pale purple. 

 Stamens an inch (0.025 metre) in height; the yellow Anthers half an inch (0.013 metre) long, almost 



equalling the white Filament. 

 Pistil exceeding the stamens, an inch and a quarter (0.032 metre) in height from the throat; the Style 



dividhig at the level of the summit of the anthers, and produced into a compact mass of fringed 



orange stigmata. 

 Scape at the flowering-time an inch and a quarter (0.032 metre) in length. 

 Capsule and Seed unknown. 



Crocus veluckensis occurs generally at high elevations in the mountains of Greece 

 and Turkey, between latitude 38" 30' and 42° 40 north, and longitude 21° 45' and 

 24 30' east, and seems to take the place of Crocus vernus in central and western 

 Europe. It has been recorded from Mount Parnassus; Mount Corax, at elevations 

 of from six thousand to seven thousand feet; the summit of Tymphrestus (Velugo, 

 Veluchi, Veluki) in .Etolia; and was gathered by Janka on the 31st. of May, 187 1, 

 amongst the melting snow in the upper regions of the Balkans (Hcemus), above 

 the village of Kalofer, in Northern Thrace, and distributed by him as C. thessalus. 

 C. thessalus, of Boissier is however identical with C. Sieberi, of Gay. 



In its general aspect C. veluckensis resembles C. vermis, except that the flowers 

 are always of a clear purple colour. The absence of a basal spathe, and its diphyllous 

 proper spathe, distinguish it from C. vernus, and its purple throat from C. Sieben. 



C. veluckensis has not yet been introduced to cultivation; but herbarium speci- 

 mens have been liberally distributed by V. von Janka. 



REFERENCES TO PLATE XXXII. 



Fig. 1. Flowering-state, May 31st, from wild specimens, Kalofer, Thrace, actual size. 



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



Fig. 3. Stamens and Pistil, magnified two-fold. 



Fig. 4. Stigmata, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. 5. Corm Tunic, magnified two-fold. 



Fig. fi. Section of leaf, magnified six-fold. 



