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3. CRO'CUS. CROCUS. 



Calyx of two unequal, membranous sheaths, arising from the 

 root. Corolla superior; tube long, erect; limb of six oblong 

 equal segments. Filaments awl-shaped, shorter than the corolla; 

 anthers arrow-shaped. Germen inferior, roundish. Style thread- 

 shaped, very long ; stigmas three, dilated upwards, folded, jagged. 

 Capsule roundish, three-celled, three-valved. Seeds several, round. 

 Named from croce, a thread. 19. 



1. C. sativus. Saffron Crocus. Stigma in three deep, narrow seg- 

 ments, hanging out of the corolla, tube smooth at the mouth. Flower 



purple : stigma deep orange : anthers pale yellow : leaves linear, keeled, 

 curved outwards. Perennial: flowers in September: grows in meadows 

 and pastures in England, where, however, like all the British species of 

 this genus, it is not indigenous, but naturalized. The stigma of this 

 plant is the Saffron of the shops. It was formerly greatly esteemed as 

 a cordial, but is now nearly discarded. It gives a beautiful colour to 

 water, wine, or spirits. Eng. Bot. vol. v. pi. 343. Eng. Fl. vol. i. 

 p. 46. 61. 



2. C. vernus. Purple Spring Crocus. Stigma in three short, wedge- 

 shaped segments, not protruded, tube hairy at the mouth. Flower 



purple : stigma pale. Perennial : flowers in March : naturalized in 

 meadows and pastures, in England : rare. About Nottingham. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. v. pi. 344. Eng. FL vol. i. p. 46. 62. 



3. C. minimus. Net-rooted Crocus. Stigma in three blunt undivided 



segments, not protruded, coat of the bulb strongly reticulated. 



Bulb remarkable for its coating of reticulated fibres : corolla yellow, 

 purple, or whitish, the three outer recurved petals marked with three 

 dark purple lines. Perennial : flowers in March. Found at Barton, 

 Suffolk, by Mr. D. Turner. En*. Bot. Suppl. pi. 2645. 63. 



4. C. aureus. Golden Crocus. Two flowered ; stamens longer than 



the stigma ; bulb coated with compact fibres. Perennial : flowers in 



March: grows in meadow ground in England : rare. Barton, Suffolk ; 

 Charlton Wood, Kent. Eng. Bot. Suppl. pi. 2646. Brit. Fl. vol. i. 

 p. 23. 64. 



5. C. nudiflonis. Nuked -flowering Crocus. Stigma in three deeply- 

 divided, tufted segments, not protruded, of the same height as the stamen's. 



Corolla pale purple : stigma deep orange : leaves not produced 



along with the flower, which is solitary. Perennial : flowers in October : 

 grows in sandy meadows, between Nottingham Castle and the Trent 

 Eng. Bot. pi. 491. Eng. FL vol. i. p. 47. 65. 



6 C. speciosus. Showy Autumnal Crocus. Stigma in three deeply 



divided segments, not protruded ; longer than the stamens Flowers 



appear before the leaves. Perennial : flowers in October : grows in 

 meadows in England : rare. Meadows near Warwick ; about War- 

 rington ; Halifax, Yorkshire. Eng. Bot. Suppl. pi. 2752. Brit. Fl. 

 4th ed. p. 23. 66. 



4. TRICHONE'MA. TRICHONEMA. 



Calyx a sheath of two lance-shaped permanent valves. Corolla 

 superior; tube short, funnel-shaped; limb regular. Filaments 

 arising from the mouth of the tube, much shorter than the limb ; 



