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On the Cultivation of Crocuses. 



always pronounced it to be a distinct species, from all 

 the Crocuses he was acquainted with. 



Revohitus. 6. Crocus, (The Cloth of Gold} corollae laciniis revolutis. 



Crocus Susianus. Gawler in Bot. Mag. n. 652. Cum Ic. 

 Habitat 



Floret, forte ante oranes, Januario, Februario. 



Stellaris. 7. Crocus, (The starry Cloth of Gold) foliorum erecto-patu- 

 lorura carinis obtusatis, lateribus enerviis ; laciniis corollae 

 ad solem campanulalo-stellatis. 

 Habitat- 



Floret in Hortis, initio Martii. 



Obs. The above incomplete description was taken from a 

 single, weak, flower, (just beginning to decay,) and its 

 accompanying leaves, communicated to me by our Secre- 

 tary. The root I have not seen, but he informs me, that its 

 coarse coats resemble those of C. revolutus in some points. 



I have not found any account of this Crocus in authors, 

 although Parkinson has one in his Paradisus which ap- 

 proaches very near it, viz. " 26. Crocus vernus versicolor 

 pallide luteus. The pale Cloth of Gold Crocus/' At a 

 future opportunity, I hope to have the pleasure of laying 

 before the Society a more satisfactory account of this, 

 and of some other species : and in the mean time subjoin 

 a figure with dissections of it, from a drawing by our 

 Secretary. 



Fragrans. 8. Crocus, (The fragrant) foliis recurvatim humi diffusis ; 



stigmatibus elongatis, antheras superantibus ; radice sub- 

 conico glabro. 



