2j6 THE GENUS CROCUS. 



aurautiaca, pteriora "-^-^"PSTSr^^^r^Sia^^Sl-'^nrSpmoi 

 fl™ DaullJ iCioS Stylus ad apices anthenitum Sssus, stigmata ramulosa patent.a cap.llacea 

 aamntuia aSas superan.ia. Cap's,,!, purpurea Semiua glabra, oblonga, sp.euri.de ltermes.na 



nitida. 



Corm pyriform, about three-quarters of an inch (0.019 metre) broad and deep. Tunic membranous, 



splitting up at the base into flat fibre-like divisions, 

 ai L about three, from half an inch (0.013 metre) to two and a half inches (0.063 metre) 



in length, falling short of the proper spathes and enclosing several scapes. 



the width of the blade, lateral channels wide and open. 



"WffiS pap^ow^ &SrS^S4S^ 



^^n [n a ch e ('o.o 2 s metre) high; the Style dividing at or below the level of the base of the anthers 

 and produced into a 'spreading bunch of orange, or scarlet, capillary stigmata 



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

 and a half inches (0.063 metre) at the maturity of the capsule. 



G*«* about five-eighths of an inch (0.016 metre) long, and a quarter of an inch (0.0063 metre) broad, 



wtbTonT^one-fifth of an inch (0.0050 metre) long, and one-tenth of an inch (o.ooz 5 metre) broad, 

 with a polished surface, and bright crimson in colour. 



Crocus Balamce is nearly allied to C. vitelline, but is distinctly vernal; instead 

 of being a mid-winter flowering species. The foliage is remarkably persistent, 

 remaining green till the end of July. _ 



It is limited to western Asia Minor, and is abundant on the Hippunte Lime- 

 stone plateau between Smyrna and the Taktali Dagh range, ascending to elevations 

 of from two thousand to three thousand feet on the Taktali Dagh, Nymph Dagh, 

 and Yamanlar Dagh; it has also been recorded from a point four bios south-east 

 of Koukoulondja, south-east of Smyrna, 3 8f north latitude, and 27 east longitude. 



