900 



CROCUS 



CROCUS 



or more diam.: lys. 6-10, as tall as the fl., very narrow, 

 ciliate-edged : perianth-tube little exserted ; segms. oblong 

 and obtuse, bright lilac or even white; throat pubescent; 

 anthers yellow, longer than filaments; style-branches 1 

 in. or more long, bright red (the source of saffron). 

 Asia Minor. R.H. 1895, p. 573. The commonest fall- 

 blooming species. 



24. hadri&ticus, Herb. Much like C. sativus: usually 

 smaller-fld., pure white, the segms. pubescent at base: 

 anthers bright orange, more than twice longer than the 

 white or purple filaments. Greece, etc. Runs into 

 several forms. Var. melitensis, Hort. Fls. feathered 

 with purple and brown. Malta. Var. Wflhelmii, Hort. 

 Fls. pale, with purple markings outside near the throat. 



25. zonatus, Gay. Corm somewhat flattened or 

 deflexed, K-^in. diam.: Ivs. appearing after the fls., 

 narrow-linear: perianth-tube exserted, 2-3 in.; segms. 

 1-2 in. long, rose-lilac, purple-veined and orange- 

 spotted within; throat yellow, pubescent; anthers white, 

 2-3 times longer than the yellow filaments; style- 

 branches short and yellow. Cilicia. G.C. III. 23:85. 



. 26. caspius, Fisch. & Mey. Corm 

 ovoid, %in. or less diam., with 

 rigid tunic that has matted parallel 

 fibers toward base: Ivs. 4-5 in a 

 tuft, not reaching the fl., very 

 narrow, with a white band and 

 reflexed margins: perianth-tube 

 much exserted; segms. white, not 

 striped, 1-1 % m - long; throat 

 yellow, glabrous or slightly pubes- 

 cent; anthers pale yellow or 

 cream-colored, twice the length 

 of filament, style-branches much 

 exceeding anthers, slender, yellow. 

 Near Caspian Sea. Oct. G.C. III. 

 34:443. 



cc. Fls. yellow: basal spathe pres- 

 ent; upper spathe 1-lvd. 



27. Scharojanii, Rupr. Corm 

 globose and very small, the tunic 

 membranous: Ivs. developed 



in spring and remaining till 

 the fl. appears; perianth- 

 tube much exserted; segms. 

 bright yellow, 1-colored, 

 1M-1 % in. long; throat 

 yellowish white; anthers pale yellow; style-branches 

 nearly entire, orange-red, shorter than the stamens. 

 Caucasus, Armenia, blooming end of July and in Aug. 

 G.C. III. 32: 321. 



BB. Style-branches fimbriated or forked at the top: basal 

 spathe present; upper spathe 1-lvd. 



28. longifldrus, Raf . Corm J^in. diam. : Ivs. 3-4, 

 very short at flowering time, very narrow: perianth- 

 tube much exserted; segms. oblong and bright lilac, 

 13^ in., never striped; throat slightly pubescent, yellow; 

 anthers orange, more than twice as long as the filaments; 

 style-branches scarlet, slightly compound. S. Eu. B.R. 

 30:3. Not frequent. 



29. serotinus, Salisb. Corm 1 in. or less: Ivs. 4-6, as 

 high as the fl., very narrow : perianth-tube little exserted; 

 segms. oblong, 1^ in., lilac or purple, indistinctly or 

 not at all striped; throat glabrous; anthers yellow, much 

 exceeding the filaments; style-branches orange-yellow, 

 fimbriated. Spain. B.M. 1267. Not frequent. 



30. Salzmannii, Gay (C. tingitanus, Herb.). Corm 

 somewhat depressed, 1 in. diam.: Ivs. about 6, not 

 prominent at flowering time, very narrow: perianth- 

 tube much exserted; segms. 1 J m. long, plain lilac; 

 throat pubescent, yellowish; anthers orange, longer 

 than the filaments;, style-branches slender, orange. 

 Morocco. B.M. 6000. 



1117. Crocus sativus 



(XX) 



BBB. Style-branches capillary-divided, 



c. Fls. white. 

 D. Basal spathe present. 



31. niveus, Bowles. Very robust and vigorous: 

 corm globose, %-l in. diam., the tunic of fine reticu- 

 lated fibers; Ivs. 6 in the tuft, equaling the fls.: basal 

 spathe 2>(j in. long; spathe 2-lvd., 4 in. long, leafy at 

 top: perianth-tube 5^ in. long, the segms. white but 

 with an orange glabrous throat; anthers yellow, 3 

 times as long as the filament. Probably Greece. 

 Differs from C. Boryi, to which it is closely related, by 

 the basal spathe being present, yellow anthers, naked 

 filaments, and reticulated tunic. 



DD. Basal spathe absent. 



32. laevigatus, Bpry & Chaub. Corm ovoid, %in. or 

 less diam., with rigid tunic broken into many small 

 imbricated parts: Ivs. 3-4 in a tuft, as high as the fl., 

 very narrow, with reflexed margins and a white band: 

 upper spathe 2-lvd., very short: perianth much ex- 

 serted; segms. about 1 in. long, white and 1-colored 

 or with 3-5 stripes of lilac on the back of outer segms. ; 

 throat yellow, glabrous; anthers white, about as long 

 as the papillose filaments; style-branches bright yellow, 

 exceeding the anthers. Greece. Var. Fontenayi, 

 Bowles, is very late-blooming, and the fl. has a buff 



tint, outside finely 

 feathered with purple, and 

 clear lilac inside. Gn. 74, 

 p. 176. 



33. B6ryi, Gay. Corm 

 globular, Min. or less 

 diam.: Ivs. 3-6, narrow- 

 linear, as high as the fls.: 

 upper spathe 2-lvd. : peri- 

 anth-tube short-exserted; 

 segms. 1-13^ in. long, 

 white, sometimes lilac- 

 lined at the base outside; 

 throat yellow, glabrous; 

 anthers white, somewhat 

 longer than the orange 

 filaments; style-branches 

 scarlet, divided into many 

 capillary segms. and ex- 

 ceeding the anthers. 

 Greece. Var. Tournefdrtii, 

 Baker (C. Orphanidis, 

 Hook. f. B.M. 5776), has lilac fls. Var. marathoniseus, 

 Baker (C. marathoniseus, Heldr.), has style-branches less 

 divided than in the type, shorter and not overtopping 

 the anthers. G.C. III. 40:335. Gn. 70, p. 273. G.M. 

 49:767. 



cc. Fls. lilac (varying to white in No. 89). 

 D. Basal spathe present; upper spathe 1-lvd. 



34. medius, Balb. Corm globular, 1 in. or less 

 diam.: Ivs. 2-3, appearing in spring, narrow, becoming 

 a foot or more high: perianth-tube much exserted; 

 segms. l>2-2 in. long, bright lilac; throat glabrous, 

 whitish; anthers pale orange, twice the length of the 

 yellow filaments; style-branches scarlet, with many 

 capillary divisions. S. France, Italy. 



35. nudiflorus, Smith. Corm very small, stolonif- 

 erous: Ivs. 3-4, appearing after the fls., very narrow: 

 perianth-tube much exserted; segms. l3 / -2 in., lilac; 

 throat glabrous; anthers large and yellow, twice as 

 long as the filaments. Mts. S. France and Spain. 

 Long known in cult., but not common. 



36. astftricus, Herb. Corm globular, %in. or less in 

 diam. : Ivs. about 3, appearing in fall but not maturing 

 till spring: perianth-tube short-protruded; segms. 1^ 

 in. long, lilac; throat pubescent; anthers bright yellow, 

 longer than the white filaments; style-branches orange," 

 with many capillary divisions. Spain. 



1118. Crocus speciosus var. 



Aitchisonii. 



