CROCUS Hl'EMALlS. 22? 



rocky limestone hill, ten kilometres south of Hebron (latitude 31° 25' north, longitude 

 31 25' east). Its other recorded habitats are the Campo di Pastori, near Bethlehem; 

 the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, where it is said to be common ; at Der Diwan near- 

 Jericho, where the black anthered variety C. Foxii occurs; on Mount Gerizim, Judea; 

 on a rocky hill to the north-east and also to the south of Skanderoun (Iskanderun) ; 

 at Sahara, between Dimar and Damascus, north-east of Saida, at an altitude of 

 between six hundred and seven hundred metres ; on rocky ground above the village 

 of Ksior Fasserch, near Saida; near the Ouadi el Harir, between Beyrout and 

 Damascus, and in a cemetery near Beyrout. Some of the latter and more northern 

 reputed habitats may refer to C. Gaillardotii, with which this species has been 

 confounded. 



I have twice been favoured by Mr. N. T. Moore, Her Majesty's Consul at 

 Jerusalem, with liberal supplies of the corms of C. hyemalis; Monsieur Barbey of 

 Valeyres also sent me roots from the neighbourhood of Hebron; and to Mr. H. Fox 

 I am indebted for roots of the black anthered variety Foxii from the neighbourhood 

 of Jericho. I have occasionally flowered it from each of these sources; but expe- 

 rience shows that it is difficult of cultivation, and a shy-flowering species. 



REFERENCES TO PLATE XLIII. 



Fig. 1. Flowering-state, December, actual size. 



Fig. 2. With matured leaves and capsule, May 11th, actual size. 



Fig. 3. Diagrammatic dissection of scape, ovary, and spathes, actual size. 



Fig. 4. Stamens and Pistil, magnified two-fold. 



Fig. 5. Stigmata, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. 6. Section of leaf, magnified six-fold. 



Fig. 7. Corm tunic, magnified two-fold. 



Fig. 8. Flower of var. Foxii, actual size. 



Fig. 9. Stamens and Pistil of var. Foxii, magnified two-fold. 



