Dear friends, It will soon (I hope) be bloom season for the fall sp. Cocus banaticus. In looking at 'The Crocus' by B. Mathew there's a pic clearly showing the flowering stems of this species emerging from around the outside of the corm. All other species are shown with the flowering stem emerging from the center of the corm. This is what I believe happens in all crocus. I wonder if Mathew or the illustration is wrong or I am misinterpreting things. Are there any crocus that develop flowering stems on the outside of the corm direct from the basal plate? Do all crocus develop their flowers from the center of the corm? Confused. And on another related topic. Has anything been discovered about the true ID and source of Crous boissierii? Thanks to all Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +