. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 402 CROCUS Dating time. They usually form flowers the third season. The Crocus, as is well known, is amenable to modern, forcing. It is also useful for naturalizing in the lawn, although the grass will run out the pla
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 402 CROCUS Dating time. They usually form flowers the third season. The Crocus, as is well known, is amenable to modern, forcing. It is also useful for naturalizing in the lawn, although the grass will run out the plants in a few years, if the bulbs are not replaced by strong ones. J. N. Gerard. Crocuses are scarcely known in the Amer. trade under their species names. They have been much hybridized and varied. The common Crocuses of the trade have descended from C vernus chiefly, but C, Susianus, C Mmsiacns, C. stellariSf C. biflorus and C. SdHvus are frequent. The Dutch bulb-growers cultivate many species, and these are offered for sale in their American lists; the species are therefore included in the following synopsis. Index: Ancyrensis, 4; asturicus, 20; awre^fs, 2; Ban aticus, 8; biflorus, 6; Boryi, 24; Byzantinus, 29; chrysan thus, 5, 15 ; etruscus, 13; Hadriaticus, 18; Imperati, 14 iridiflous, 29; lacteus, 2; longiflorus, 20; medius, 25 Moesiacus, 2; nudiflorus, 2,S; Olivieri, 15; Ori>Iinnidis 24: pulehellus, 28; reticulatus, 12; Salzraanni, 22; sati vus, 17; serotinus, 21; Sieberi, 11; speciosus, 27; stel laris, 3; Susianus, 1; Suterianus, 15; S!irinci(s,9: Tom masinianus, 10; Tourneforti, 24 ; vernus, 9 ; versicolor, 7; vitellinus, 16; zonatus, 19. A. Blooming in spring. B. Style-branches entire or merely toothed. c. Fls. yelloiv, at least inside. 1 Susi&nus, Eer. Cloth of Gold Crocus. CormJiin. in diam.: Ivs. 6-8 in a tuft, reaching to the fl., narrow- linear, with revolute edges and a central band of white: perianth segments 1}4 in. or less long, orange-yellow, becoming r
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