. The elements of materia medica and therapeutics (Volume 2) . from a spatha ; limbcampanulate, six-partite,petaloid. [Stame?is six, inserted into the throat of thetube. Ovariitm three-ceWed. Styles three, filiform, somewhat clavate.] Capsule three-celled ; cellsunited at the base. (Hooker, with some additions.) sP. ci»ar. — Leaves plane, broadly lanceolate erect(Hooker.) Root fibrous. Cormus (improperly called root or bulb)ovate, fleshy, large, covered with a loose brown mem-brane. The leaves are produced in the spring with thefruit, and disappear before the flower appears. Flowe
. The elements of materia medica and therapeutics (Volume 2) . from a spatha ; limbcampanulate, six-partite,petaloid. [Stame?is six, inserted into the throat of thetube. Ovariitm three-ceWed. Styles three, filiform, somewhat clavate.] Capsule three-celled ; cellsunited at the base. (Hooker, with some additions.) sP. ci»ar. — Leaves plane, broadly lanceolate erect(Hooker.) Root fibrous. Cormus (improperly called root or bulb)ovate, fleshy, large, covered with a loose brown mem-brane. The leaves are produced in the spring with thefruit, and disappear before the flower appears. Flowersseveral, lilac or pale purple, arising from the cormus bya long, narrow, white tube. Fruit oblong, elliptical, com-posed of three cells, which maybe regarded as distinctcapsules, with intermediate fissures. Seeds small, spheri-cal, with a rough brown testa, and large fleshy strophiola ;internally they arc white, and consist of a minute embryolodged in a horny elastic albumen. The flowers appear in September, and thefruit the following spring or Colchicum autumnale. a. The flowering plant. b. Stigmas, with a portion of the styles. c. Leaves and fruit. COMMON MEADOW SAFFRON. 93 iiai».—Moist rich meadows in many parts of England and in various countriesof Europe. Collection.—The activity of the cormus varies at different seasons of theyear. It is greatest about the months of July and August, that is, between thewithering of the leaves and the sprouting forth of the flower. At this period thenew cormus is fully developed, and has not exhausted itself by the production ofthe flower. But many of the cormi brought to market have already pushed forththeir flowers, which are broken off, so as to prevent the circumstance from beingobserved. I have seen many cwts. says Dr. Lindsay (Flora Medica, p. 589),sent to town in this state, which nevertheless found a ready sale, and at the bestprice. The seeds should be gathered when fully ripe. The London market isprincipally su
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