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ones cream colored and sometimes purple-feathered 

 outside; throat yellow, slightly pubescent; anthers or- 

 ange, twice as long as the glabrous filaments; style- 

 branches nearly entire, orange. Italy. 

 BB. Sti/le-branches fimbriate, branched, or cut into very 

 narrow divisions. 



14. Imperiti, Ten. Conn nearly or quite 1 in. in 

 diam.: Ivs. 4-6, exceeding the fls., very narrow; per- 

 ianth-tube little exserted; segments 1-1 X in. long, lilac 

 or even white, the outer ones buff and 3-striped on the 

 outside; anthers vellow, exceeding the filaments; style- 

 branches fimbriate. Italy. B.E. 23:1993. Gn. 54, p. 79. 



15. Olivi^ri, Gay. Corm nearly globose, K-% in. in 

 diam. : Ivs. 4-5, as tall as the fl., becoming K in. broad: 

 perianth tube little exserted ; segments bright orange yel- 

 low and never striped, iii in. or less long ; throat gla- 

 brous; anthers orange, twice the length of the roughish 

 filaments; style-branches orange, slender-forked. Var. 

 SuteriAnus, Baker (C. chrysdnthus, Hot. Beg.) has nar- 

 rower and more rolled Ivs. Greece to Asia Minor. 



16. vitelllnus, Wahl. (C. Syrlacus, Boiss & Gaill.). 

 Corm % in. or less in diam. : Ivs. 4-6, as high as the fls., 

 narrow-linear; perianth tube short, exserted; segments 

 1 in. or less long, orange-yellow, the outer brown-tinged 

 outside ; style-branches divided into many capillary 

 parts. Asia Minor. B.M. 6416. -Bare in culture. 



AA. Blooming in fall. 

 B. Style-branches entire. 



17. satlvus, Linn. Saffron Ckoous. Corm 1 in. or 

 more in diam.: Its. 6-10, as tall as the fl., very narrow, 

 ciliate-edged ; perianth-tube little exserted ; segments 

 oblong and obtuse, bright Iliac 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. B. H. 1895, p. 573.— The com- 

 monest fall-blooming species. 



18. Hadri4ticu3, Herb. Much like C.'sativus; usually 

 smaller-fid. , pure white, the segments pubescent at base ; 

 anthers bright orange, more than twice longer than the 

 white or purple filaments. Greece, etc. — Runs into sev- 

 eral forms, 



19. zonitus, Gay. Corm somewhat flattened or de- 

 flexed, yi-%m. in diam.: Ivs. appearing after the fis., 

 narrow-linear: perianth-tube exserted, 2-3 In.; segments 

 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. 



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



20. longiildms, Rafin. Corm Kin. diam. : Ivs. 3-4. very 

 short at flowering time, very narrow : perianth-tube much 

 exserted; segments oblong and bright lilac, IK In., never 

 striped ; throat slightly pubescent, yellow ; anthers 

 orange, more than twice as long as the filaments: style- 

 branches scarlet, slightly compound. S. Eu. — Not fre- 

 quent. 



21. serdtinus, Salisb. Corm 1 in. or less: Ivs. 4-6, as 

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

 segments oblong, IK in., lilac or purple, indistinctly or 

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

 exceeding the filaments: style-branches orange-yellow, 

 fimbriated. Spain. — Not frequent. 



22. Sdlzmaimi, Gay (C. tingifdnus, Herb.). Corm 

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

 prominent at fiowering time, very narrow: perianth-tube 

 much exserted; segments IK in. long, plain lilac; throat 

 pubescen};, yellowish; anthers orange, longer than the 

 filaments: style-branches slender, orange. Morocco. 



BBB. Style-branches capillary-divided. 



23. nudifldrus, Smith. Corm very .small, stoloniferous: 

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

 tube much exserted ; segments lK-2 in., lilac : throat 

 glabrous; anthers lajrge and yellow, twice as long as the 

 filaments. Mts. S. France and Spain. — Long known in 

 cult., but not common. 



24. Bdryi, Gay. Corm globular, % in. or less in diam. : 

 Ivs. 3-6, narrow-linear, as high as the fls. : perianth-tube 

 short-esserted; segments I-lKiu. long, white, sometimes 



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lilac-lined at the base outside ; throat yellow, glabrous ; 

 anthers white, somewhat longer than the orange fila- 

 ments: style-branches scarlet, divided into many capil- 

 lary segments. Var. Toumefdrtii, Baker (C. Orphan- 

 Idis, Hook. f. B.M. 5776) has lilac fls. Greece. 



25. m^dius, Balbis. Cormglobular.lln.orlessindiam.: 

 Ivs. 2-3, appearing in spring, narrow, becoming a ft. or 

 more high: perianth-tube much exserted; segments IK— 

 2 in. long, bright lilac ; throat glabrous, whitish; anthers 

 pale orange, twice the length of the yellow fllaments: 

 style-branches scarlet, with many capillary divisions., 

 S. France, Italy. 



26. Astiiricus, Herb. Corm globtJar, % in. or less in 

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

 till spring : perianth-tube short-protruded ; segments 

 IK in. long, lilac; throat pubescent; anthers bright yel- 

 low, longer than the white filaments : style-branches 

 orange, with many capillary divisions. Spain. 



27. specidsus, Bieb. Corm not stoloniferous, 1 in. or 

 less: Ivs. usually 3, developing after the fls., thin, very 

 narrow, becomiug 1 ft. long : periauth-tube much ex- 

 serted; segments lK-2 in., lilac and feathered withdarker 

 color; anthers very large, bright orange, much exceeding 

 the filaments. S. E. Eu. and Asia. B.M. 3861. B.B. 

 25:40.-Handsome. 



28. pulch«l!u8, Herb. Corm small, somewhat de- 

 pressed : Ivs. produced after flowering, maturing in 

 spring: perianth-tube much exserted; segments 1-1 K in. 

 long, bright lilac, more or less indistinctly striped; 

 throat glabrous, bright yellow ; anthers white, longer 

 than the pubescent yellow filaments : style-branches 

 orange, with many capillary branches. Greece to Asia 

 Minor. B.B. 30:3. 



29. Byzantlnus, Ker (C. iridifldnis, Heuff.). Corm 

 K in. in diam. : Ivs. 2-4, developing after the fis. : peri- 

 anth-tube much exserted; segments 2 in., or less long, 

 the outer ones dark lilac and acute, the inner ones 

 shorter and pale lilac or white; anthers orange, longer 

 than the filaments. S. E. Eu. B.M. 6141. B.R. 33:4.- 

 An old garden plant, but rarely seen in this country. 



L. 1 



CKOSNES. See Stachys Sieboldi. 



CROSS. The offspring of any two flowers that have 

 been cross-fertilized. A cross-breed is a cross between 

 varieties of the same species. Synonyms are half- 

 breed, mongrel, variety-hybrid. Crossing is the opera- 

 tion of cross-pollinating. Cross-pollination is the trans- 

 fer of the poUen of one flower to the pistil of another. 



CROSSANDRA (Greek, fringed anthers). Acanthi- 

 cece. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs of minor impor- 

 tance, comprising 9 species from India, tropical Africa 

 and Madagascar. The one in the trade has handsome 4- 

 sided spikes or scarlet-orange fls. The perianth has 5 

 segments, the 2 upper ones being smaller. It is culti- 

 vated south outdoors to a slight extent, and also rarely 

 in northern greenhouses. 



undulsefdlia, Salisb. (C. infundibulifSmns , Nees). 

 Height 1 ft., rarely 3 ft.: Ivs. often in 4's, especially be- 

 low, but also opposite, ovate acuminate, stalked: fis. 

 scarlet-orange, overlapping one another in dense spikes, 

 2-3 in. long. Ind. B.M. 2186. B.H. 1891:156. 



C. flAva, Hook. Unbranehed shrub, 6-8 in. high : stem green, 

 glabrous: Ivs. opposite, close together, large for the size of the 

 plant, 6 in. long, obovate hineeolate. dark green above, paler be- 

 neath, wavy, more obtu.se than in the above: lower Ivs. stalked, 

 upper ones sessile: spike 4-sided, spiny: fls. yellow; tube 

 much exserted, iointeil. Trop. W. Afr. B.M. 4710.— C. Gui- 

 jieensis.'Nees. Height 2-6 in.: stem light red, rusty pubescent; 

 Ivs. 2-4 pairs, 3-5 in. loug. elliptic, green above, with golden 

 netted nerves, reddish beneath: spike solitary, terminal, slen- 

 der, 3-5 in, high; fls. numerous, sm.iU, pale lilac, with 2darker 

 spots on the 2 smallest segments, and a white eye. Guinea. 

 B.M. 6346.— A handsome foliage plant. 



CROTALARIA (Greek, rattle, Castanet ; from the rat- 

 tling of the seeds in the pod). Battle-box. A very 

 large, tropical genus, of which the most interesting 



