A HISTORY OF THE SPECIES OF CROCUS. 



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dum ad pedem scapi bracteato, scapo brevi, spatha tubata tubum non 

 sequante superne viridi-nervata, bractea acuta angusta basi latiore tubum 

 amplexa, germine subluteo, tubo violaceostriato exserto fauce intus pal- 

 lide flavescente ad laciniarum basim pubescente ; limbo griseo-violaceo, 

 sepalis extus striis sex pallidioribus intus macula ad basim sublutea, 

 filamentis a tergo canaliculatis sumnise fere fauci insertis subluteis 

 antberas aureas non sequantibus, stigmatibus limbum saepissime subae- 

 quantibus coccineis erecte breviter fasciculato-multifidis basi ssepius an- 

 theras superantibus, foliis circiter sex synanthiis marginibus crassis 

 scabris. 



Native of Spain ; in Pine forests near Cadiz, and on the 

 Sierra Nevada, flowering there in October, November, and De- 

 cember. 



Mr. Ker confounded this plant, which is a native of pine 

 forests in the south of Spain and in the Sierra Nevada, with the 

 Portuguese crocus of Clusius named Clusianus by M. Gay, and 

 with Pallas's specimens of his Crocus campestris, which grows on 

 the low hills at the foot of Rhodope, and probably in some parts 

 of the south of the Russian empire. This is a hardy species, but 

 apt to flower with us in November, when sunshine is scarce. It 

 is, however, very acceptable at that season in pots, or later, to 

 stand upon the table. 



Sp. 6. C. Salzmannianus. Herbert, in Bot. Mag., 3868, 

 f. 2, C. Bot. Reg. 1847, 4 f. 4. 



C. Salzmanni. Gay, B. F. 28, 220. 



C. Tingitanus. Herbert, Bot. Mag. 3868, p. 2. 



C. cormo pyriformi, tun. vagin. interiore submembranacea demum in fibras 

 parallelas superne acute confluentibus soluta, exterioribus basi per- 

 sistentibus foliaceis lsevibus superne setose apiculatis exteriore parum 

 vel longe infra medium proximis gradatim altiiis, affixis, foliorum 

 circiter 7 synanthiorum marginibus crassis lsevibus costa vix nervata 

 Isevi, canaliculis enervibus, spatha pallide subvirescente unciam vel 

 sesquiunciam exserta ebracteata, tubo sesquiunciam exserto angulis 

 sepalinis pallidis lateribus petalinis superne livido-purpureis, limbo 

 circiter If unc. acuto pallide violaceo fauce lsevi intus sublutescente 

 extus nebulose sub-striato, filamentis lsevibus luteis antheras aureas non 

 sequantibus, stigmatibus pallide aurantiacis aspre multifidis erectis 

 antheras sequantibus vel superantibus. 



An autumnal flowering species, inhabiting the hills near 

 Tangiers. 



This is probably the only African species of Crocus, and was 

 found on the mountains near Tunis. The Crocus vernus, asserted 

 by Desfontaines to be found, blue, white, and yellow, on Mount 

 Atlas, has not been since observed, and I am informed that his 

 dry specimens were flowers produced in the garden at Paris ; 

 excepting one damaged specimen, which had somewhat the 

 appearance of C. versicolor. It was most probably C. Salzman- 

 nianus, if indeed he found any Crocus there, which I understand 



