2io FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE RIVIERA 



Flowers clustered. Perianth segments awned, rather shorter than the ovoid 

 acute beaked capsule. Bracteoles ovate, acute, scarious. 



Shady mountain woods. May-July. Sainte-Baume, Marges, and in several 

 of the lower mountains north of the Var, and in Liguria. 



L. campestris DC. Common Field-rush, is frequent on heaths and grassy 

 places, chiefly in the hills and lower mountains. March-June. 



L. nivea DC. (flowers silvery-white then becoming dirty, on long stems), 

 grows in damp mountain woods in the north of the Var and descends in Alpes- 

 Marit. to Mont Mulac6 above Mer.ton. June-July. 



L. pedemontana Boiss. et Reut. (leaves narrower than in nivea, plant 

 shorter and more slender, flowers silvery-white in smaller clusters of 3-6), grows 

 in the Maritime Alps and can be seen near St. Martin V6subie. June-August. 



It descends to the lower limit of the chestnuts at about 300 m. 



IRIDACE^E. 

 Segments of perianth nearly equal. 



Perianth-tube long. Scape o CROCUS. 



Perianth-tube short. Stigmas 3, 2 partite. Scape short ROMULEA. 



Segments of perianth unequal. 



Perianth regular IRIS. 



Perianth irregular, often curved GLADIOLUS. 



CROCUS L. 



C. versicolor K. (Plate XXVIII). Leaves appearing with the flowers, 

 narrow-linear, spreading. Flowers large and handsome, pale violet or nearly 

 white, with 3 darker veins on each segment, throat glabrous, white or pale 

 yellow. 



Hill-sides and thickets on the littoral and in the lower mountains. February- 

 March. Can be seen at Montrieux and elsewhere above Toulon, about Sollies- 

 Toucas, and S.-Ville, La Farlede, Cap Martin, and in the Esterel. In the 

 mountains it grows mostly between 800 and 1200 m. 



ROMULEA L. 



R. Bulbocodjum Seb. et Maur. Plant with an oval corm, 10-20 cm. long. 

 Stem slender, with 1-4 flowers. Leaves linear, compressed and furrowed. 

 Perianth violet, with deep yellow downy throat, and lanceolate divisions. 

 Style longer than the stamens, whose filaments have short hairs at the base. 

 Capsule oblong, with reddish seeds. 



Sandy, grassy places near La Garde and La Seyne. And again nearer Genoa. 

 February-April. 



R. ramiflora Ten. A little taller than the last. Leaves 15-30 cms. 

 long, linear, much longer than the stem. Perianth rather small, lilac within, 

 washed with yellow outside, throat rather hairy. Stamens at least as long as 

 the style. Capsule oblong, seeds reddish. 



Sandy, grassy places on the littoral. February-April. 



R. Columnar Seb. et Maur. The smallest species (5-12 cms.). Leaves 

 linear, compressed, 5-12 cms. long and longer than the stem. Perianth very 

 small, short peduncled, pale lilac or whitish with darker veins and glabrous 

 throat. Stamens as long as the style. Capsule ovoid, seeds brown. 



Grassy, sandy places on the littoral. February-March. 



IRIS L. 



I. tuberosa L. = Hermodactylus tuberosus Salisb. Leaves 3-4, 

 linear-tetragonous, long, sharp angled and sheathing. Flower solitary, green, 

 the reflexed part of the outer segments dark purple and velvety. Capsule 

 obovate. 



