357 



cm. miDE^. 



Perianth superior, 6-parted. Segments generally unequal, but all petal-like. Stamens 3, 

 on the base of the external segments. Anthers bm-sting outwards. Style one. Stigmas 

 dilated. Capsule with 3 cells. Dissepiments attached to the valves. Seeds numerous. 



775. CROCUS. 



A. Flowering in the Spine/. L. nearly at 

 the same time. 



1. vemus. Sheath of 1 L. Throat of 

 Cor. hairy, pm-plish. Stigma divided into 3 

 cuneate, jagged lobes, p. 3. Mountains. 

 Alps. Pyr. Cev. Apenn. Albano. Nap. 



2. suaveolens. Sheath of 1 L. Throat 

 of Cor. hau'less, yellow. Stigma of 3 jagged 

 lobes. L. linear, p. 2, 3. Meadows. Rome. 

 Terracina. 



3. minimus. Sheath of 1 L., often cloven. 

 Throat of Cor. hairless, white. Stigma trifid : 

 segments laeiniate. L. filiform, p. Winter 

 or spring. Cors. Sard. 



4. Imperati. Sheath of 2 L. Throat of 

 Cor. hauiess, yellow. Stigma trifid : segments 

 laeiniate. Fibres of coating of Bulb nearly 

 parallel, p. 2, 3. Rocky hills. Fondi, Cas- 

 teUamare. Gay unites these three species un- 

 der the name of minimus. The covering of 

 the hull seems the same in all. 



5. versicolor. Sheath of 2 L. ; the outer 

 larger, obtuse. Thi'oat of Cor. hairless, yellow. 

 Stigma trifid : the segments neai-ly entire. 

 Fibres of coating of Bulb nearly pai'aUel. L. 

 linear, filiform, p. 2, 8. Nice. 



6. variegatus. Sheath of 2 L. Throat 

 of Cor. hairless, yeUow. Stigma deeply trifid: 

 segments laeiniate. Covering of Root net- 

 like. L. lineal', filiform, p. 2, 3. Grassy, 

 Trieste. Monfalcone. Meriano. 



7. biflorus. Sheath of 2 L., acuminate. 

 Throat haii'less, yellow. Stigma deeply trifid; 

 segments somewhat laeiniate. Covering of 

 Bulb not splitting into fibres. Scales cut 

 round at base. L. lineari-filiform. p. 1-3. 

 Grassy. It. 



B. Flowering in Autumn. 

 i. L. with the flowers. 



8. Thomasii. Sheath of 2 L. Throat 

 of Cor. villous, pm-plish. Stigma tripartite : 

 segments straight, nearly entire. Tunic of 

 Bulb of interwoven fibres. L. Uncari-filiform, 

 ciliate. p. 10. Calabria. 



9. longiflorus. Sheath of 1 L., acute. 

 Thi'oat nearly smooth, yeUow. Stigma tri- 

 partite : segments laeiniate at top. Covering 

 of Bulb of interwoven fibres. L. linear, p. 

 9, 10. Meadows. Sic. 



ii. L. after flowers. 



10. sativois. Sheath of 1 L. Throat of 

 Cor. bearded, pm-plish. Stigma tripartite : 

 segments linear, notched at the end, as long as 

 flowers. Covering of Bulb finely fibrous, 

 lengthened beyond bulb. L. linear, p. 9. 

 Woody hills. Ascoli. 



11. nudiflorus. Sheath of 1 L. Throat 

 hairless, purplish. Stigma repeatedly divided. 

 Covering of Bulb somewhat membranous, or 

 splitting into parallel fibres. Root sometimes 

 throwing out runners, 10. Meadows. Not- 

 tingham. Pyr. Corb. 



12. medius. Sheath of 1 L., acuminate. 

 Stigma trifid, included : segments finely mul- 

 tipartite. L. broadly linear. Covering of 

 Bulb, net-like. p. 9, 10. Hills. Liguria. — 

 Bert. 



776. ROMULEA. 



1. Bulbocodium. L. subulate, compress- 

 ed, channeled, fuiTowed, recurved, twisted. 

 Interior Sheath with a broad, membranous 

 margin. Stamens shorter than pistil, p. 3. 

 Grassy, s. Fr. Istria. s. It. Tuhe of Cor. 

 orange ; border violet. Seeds yellowish. 



/3. Linaresii. Cor. all purple. Stamens 

 exceeding pistil. 



2. purpurascens of Ten. Scape 3-edged, 

 1-flowered. L. subulate, compressed, chan- 

 neled, fm-rowed, straight. Sheath with a nar- 

 row mai-gin. Stamens exceeding pistil. Outer 

 Pet. green, externally ivith broicn stripes. 

 Seeds black, p. 4. Reggio. Sic. — Beet. 



3. ramiflora of Ten. " Scape branched, 

 many-flowered. L. subulate, compressed, far- 

 rowed. Sheath with a narrow margin. Sta- 

 mens exceeding pistil, p. 4. Pastures. Apulia. 

 Santa Maiia del Piano at Naples. Rome." — 

 Bert. 



4. ColuxnnEe. Scape somewhat branched. 

 L. subulato - filiform, compressed, fiuTowed, 



