but guarded against too much moisture in the winter.

May be raised from seeds in the same manner as the round-leaved Cyclamen
already figured in this work, p. n. 4.

Flowers early in the spring, and is admirably well adapted to decorate
the parlour or study.

Varies with fragrant flowers, and the eye more or less red.




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~Crocus vernus. Spring Crocus.~


_Class and Order_

~Triandria Monogynia.~

_Generic Character._

_Corolla_ 6-partita, æqualis. _Stigmata_ convoluta.

_Specific Character and Synonyms._

CROCUS _vernus_ foliis latioribus margine patulo. _Jacq. Fl. Austr.
Vol. 5. app. t. 36._ _Lin. Syst. Vegetab. p. 83. var. sativ._