CROCUS 



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. Style-branches fimbriate, branched, or cut into very 

 narrow divisions. 



14. Imper^ti, Ten. Corm nearly or quite 1 in. in 

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

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

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

 outside; anthers yellow, exceeding the filaments; style- 

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



15. Olividri, Gay. Corm nearly globose, >$-% in. in 

 diam. : Ivs. 4-5, as tall as the fl., beeomiiii; ^4 in. broad: 

 perianth tube little exserted; segments l.iit;lit oraii^'r yel- 

 low and never striped, i% in. or less imiLT ; tlnM;ir ^d:i- 

 brous; anthers orange, twice thelenf,'tli "I iIm- roii^'liish 

 filaments; style-branches orange, sleiniiT-fi-rkcii. \'ar. 

 Suterid,iius, Baker ((7. chrijsantlius, Bot. Reg.) h.is nar- 

 rower and more rolled Ivs. Greece to Asia Minor. 



1«. vitellinus, Wahl. (P. Sip-lacus, 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. -Rare in culture. 

 AA. Bhu.mhui ill full. 



Cur 



or 



the fl., 



very narrow, 

 little exserted ; segments 

 lac or even white; throat 

 nger than filaments; style- 

 bright red (the source of 

 1895, p. 573.-The com- 



ciliate-edgi'cl : i"iiaiitli tii 

 oblong aiid .>hruv, . I.jj^h 

 pubescent; aiitli,r~ y,ll,.«- 

 branches 1 in. or nnnf loi 

 Saffron). Asia Minor. R 

 monest fall-blooming spec 



18. Hadri4ticus, Herb. Much like C. sativus: usually 

 Bmaller-fld.. 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, }4-Hm. in diam.: Ivs. appearing after the fls., 

 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. Cilieia. G.C. III. 23:85. 



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



20. longiU6rus, Rafin. Corm Min. diam. : Ivs. 3-4, very 

 short at floweringtime, 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. En. — Not fre- 



21. ser6tinus, Salisb. Corm 1 in. or less: Ivs. 4-0, as 

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

 segments oblong, I'i in., lihir ur ]iurple, indistinctly or 

 not at all striped; tlir.iit L'lalir..u^ ; :inthers yellow, much 

 exceeding the tilann-nt': stylr lii-aiiches orange-yellow, 

 fimbriated. Spain. -Net lic-.ni.iil. 



22. SAlzmanni, Gay (C. tiniiitnnus. Herb.). Corm 

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

 prominent at flowering time, very narrow: perianth-tube 

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

 pubescent, yellowish; anthers orange, longer than the 

 filaments: style-branches slender, orange. Morocco. 



BBB. Style-branches capillary -divided. 



23. nudiilorus. Smith. Cormvery small, stoloniferous: 

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

 tube much exserted ; segments 1)4-2 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. 



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

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

 short-esserted; segments 1-VAxa. long, white, sometimes 



CROTALARIA 403 



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.lin.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 filaments: 

 style-branches scarlet, with many capillary divisions. 

 S. France, Italy. 



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

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

 till spring : perianth-tube short-protruded ; segments 

 IKin. long, lilac; throat pubescent; anthers bright yel- 

 low, longer than the white filaments : style-branches 

 orange, with many capillary divisions. Spain. 



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

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

 narrow, becoming 1 ft. long : perianth-tube much ex- 

 serted ; segments 1 K-2 in. , lilac and feathered with darker 

 color; anthers very large, bright orange, much exceeding 

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

 25:40. — Handsome. 



28. pulchSllus, Herb. Corm small, somewhat de- 

 pressed : Ivs. iiroiliic-.-.l aflir flowering, maturing in 

 spring: periaiith-tiilM> nnn h exserted; segments 1-1 K in. 

 long, bright lilar. incn ,11- k-ss indistinctly striped; 

 throat glabr.ius. luiyhi \r|li,w; anthers white, longer 

 than the pube.sceut vlIIuw filaments : style-branches 

 orange, with many capillary branches. Greece to Asia. 

 Minor. B.R. 30:3. 



29. Byzantlnns, Ker (C. iridiflbrns, Henff.). Corm 

 K in. in diam. : Ivs. 2-A, developing after the fls. : 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. H. B. 

 CEOSNES. See Stachys Sieboldi. 



CBOSS. 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. 



CEOSSANDKA (Greek, fringed anthers). Acanthct- 

 cew. 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 noithem greenhouses. 



undolsefdlia, Salisb. (C. infundibnlifdrmis, Nees). 

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



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

 tling of the seeds in the pod). Rattle-bos. A very 

 large, tropical genus, of which the most interesting 



