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Hi, after being sent a paper which changes many things on Crocus nomenclature here, I started some research.

I am looking for any of these numbers for purchase or exchange, specially the first one:

JJA352.099 : CROCUS SEROTINUS subsp. SALZMANNII Spain, Granada, Sierra Nevada below Peñones de San Francisco, 2300m. Turf in NW-facing depression. (A strongly stoloniferous race from alpine-turf. We came across it in 1970 but, other than recording its existence, no-one has thought it worth distinguishing. We have not seen any other quite like it but the C. serotinus group is more than a little complicated. Small corms with long, couch-grass-like stolons. Profuse, pale lilac flowers in autumn.)

JJA352.003 : CROCUS SEROTINUS subsp. SALZMANNII Morocco, Mischliffen = ABS4350

JJA352.004 : CROCUS SEROTINUS subsp. SALZMANNII Morocco, Ksar el Ksiba = ABS4411

JJA352.005 : CROCUS SEROTINUS subsp. SALZMANNII Morocco, Larache. Ex M.Salmon & M.Fillan = SF242.

I am gathering plants from my area and having others sent from Portugal. I might get seeds on them and I will have local salzmannii available, maybe also nevadense.

Thanks

Carlos

Carlos,  I have a couple of these Archibald collections, but when I moved 10 years ago I did not keep them separately labeled, so I can't provide authenticated material. Sorry!

It doesn't matter, do you know which ones they were? And do you have all other Crocus identified? We can sort them out by looking at the bulbs, flowers and leaves...

Carlos

I will write to you privately to discuss the crocuses.