3 o4 THE GENUS CROCUS. 



fissus. Stigmata patentia integra coccinea, antheras ssepius superantia. Semina coccinea, matura 

 brunnea, vel ochroleuca matura ochracea. 



Var. a. typicus, segmenta concolora aurantiaca. 



Var. b. albidus, segmenta extus alba, basi flavida. 



Var. ctzrulescens, segmenta alba extus purpureo et cterulescenti lilacino ornata. 



Varietus pallide sulphurea in Olympo Bithynio obvia. 



Corm from half an inch to three-quarters of an inch (0.013 — °- 0I 9 metre) broad and high. Tunic 



coriaceous like that of C. biflorus; the Basal Tunic consisting of coriaceous annuli surrounded by 



about twenty sharp projecting points on their outer circumference. 

 Sheathing Leaves about four, from half an inch to four inches (0.013 — 0.100 metre) in length, falling 



short of the proper spathes, and enclosing several scapes. 

 Proper Leaves from five to seven, reaching to the level of the flowers, and produced to a length of 



about ten inches (0.25 metre) at maturity, one-sixteenth to one-twelfth of an inch (0.0016 — 0.0021 



metre) broad; the keel ciliated, about one-third the width of the blade, lateral channels without 



ridges. 

 Proper Spathe diphyllous, reaching nearly to the throat, from two and a half to three inches (0.063 — 



0.075 metre) long, the inner spathe ligulate, the outer tubular. 

 Perianth: Tube about three inches (0.075 metre) long from the ovary to the throat. Throat unbearded. 



Segments from an inch to an inch and a quarter (0.025 — 0.032 metre) long, and one-third of an 



inch (0.0084 metre) broad, bright orange, or with the outer segments suffused or feathered with 



rich bronze markings. 

 Stamens about half an inch (0.013 metre) high, equalling or falling short of the pistil; the orange Anthers 



nearly twice the length of the orange Filament, and occasionally tipped with black at the base. 



Pollen Grain papillose, orange, -^ of an inch (0.0006 metre) in diameter, channelled with sinuous 



lines on the surface. 

 Pistil from half an inch to an inch (0.013—0.025 metre) high from the throat, reaching to the level of, 



or much above, the summit of the anthers; the Style dividing near the level of the summit of the 



anthers and produced into entire orange or yellow stigmata, which are very variable in size and 



colour. 

 Scape at the flowering-time and fruiting-time about two inches (0.050 metre) high. 

 Capsule three-quarters of an inch (0.019 metre) high, and one-third of an inch (0.0084 metre) broad, 



purple. 

 Seed about one-sixth of an inch (0.0042 metre) high, and one-eighth of an inch (0.0032 metre) broad, 



varying in colour from buff to red. 



There are few species so variable in their flower-colouring as Croats chrysanthus. 

 The type colouring, (Fig. 1. a,) from the Yamanlar Dagh, near Smyrna, is a 

 uniform rich orange ; in vars. fusco-tinctus and fusco-lineatus of Baker, (Fig. 1 . b and c,) 

 the outer surface of the outer segments are evenly suffused or feathered with rich 

 brown in great variety of markings. Fig. 1. d, var. albidus, I gathered on Mount 

 Olympus, above Broussa, and the same variety was found by Dr. Dingier near 

 Adrianople. Fig. 1. e and /, ctzrulescens, I brought from Mount Olympus, where 



