dry, loose and well-aired sandy clay, which ‘does not form crusts an h 
fully looked after. | : Le 
plate’ 
- generally after cereals. : . Ai ae 
The cultivated saffron (Crocus satwus, ie var. culta ncnnnnes i dace 
upon as a variety due to crossing. It is Sropepa ted: exclusively by the bu 
are never seeds. The bulbs are planted in. We Kos ses of ARELSE or 
of September. 
fence is necessary, in order to keep the cattle out of the way and also th 
which. are very fond of saffron leaves. 
_ increase ie Panaioke of flowers from’ the éhind year’ to the situ = 
The natural enemies of saffron are. especially game, ' cattle, heap? and 
Pigs also like to dig up the bulbs. Sometimes mice cause a Bye deal of 
The most dangerous fungus pest is Rhizoctoma crocorum, fives nie ; 
sometimes in summer to such an extent, that the whole cultivation ie 
abandoned. Remedies against it are carbon disulphide and formaldehyde. Bec? 
As to the yield of saffron stigmas, the records vary considerably. In the 
year about 30 to 60 grams are to be. ‘expected per are (100 qm.), the total fi 
years, in Lower Austria, being indicated as between 190 and 325 grams, In Ei 
about 500 grams are said to be collected in a. similar period; according. t 
versions, about 25 grams in the first, 136 grams in the second anda little 
the third year. The figures given for France are somewhat | more favourable 
numbers of flowers salto for the pronliciion: of 1 kilo of Bile sation 
of pistil left on the stigma. Sa Thi 
According to Schmalhausen, Crocus Pallasi, closely allied ate. cultivate d varie 
yielding a condiment of strong, characteristic smell and excellent quality, occurs: in : 
It comes up to the best genuine article, from. which it cannot be cistinetiene a 
- Storax, American. An American periodical contains a treatise a 
High up. in the: mountains (of. Honduras. in Central America are v. aa fore t 
T Or: “ 
© A nit St a 
its valuable secretions siciee known among the Mexicans and ol a Co 
