CLASS III. TRIANDRIA, 
(THREE STAklNA OR MALES.) 
Containing three drders. 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA, 
(ONE FEMALE.) 
N° 
Genera. 
N° of 
Growth, species; 
Native of 
IsL Flowers above> 
1 Antholyza 
2 Aristea 
3 Crocus* 
4 Comocladia 
5 Dilatris 
6 Gladiolus 
7 Iris 
8 Ixia 
9 Macrolobiimi 
10 Marica 
11 Melothria 
12 Morsea 
13 Oxybathus 
14 Rohrra 
15 Tapura 
16 Tonsella 
h 
h 
h 
s 
h 
h 
b 
7 
1 
1 
1 
3 
24 
45 
s & h 24 
h 
h 
h 
h 
h 
h 
h 
1 
1 
1 
12 
1 
1 
1 
Africa 
Cape of Good Hope 
Europe 
Jamaica 
Cape 
Europe, Africa 
Europe^ China 
Alps, Africa 
Virginia 
Africa 
Peru 
Species in 
Britain. 
Brit; 1 
Brit. 2 
* Crocus sativus is the only known species of this genus, with two very singular 
varieties, viz. officinalis and vernus ; the first is the autumnal crocus, the latter is 
the vernal crocus; these plants are one of the wonders of the vegetable creation, 
being so similar as no specific difference can be obtained, yet flowering at so great 
a distance of time from each other: The flower of the crocus , as also the colchicum 9 
hath no stalk, but the tube is very long, proceeding from the bulb ; from the 
crocus sativus officinalis (which flowers in autumn, and bears a purple blue flower) 
is produced the saffron of the shops, which Mr. Miller says, is the stigmata of the 
three divisions of the style, with part of the style itself ; these being properly dried ^ 
are made into cakes for use; it is said to be very narcotic or anodyne. 
N.B. This plant hath many varieties. 
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