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(Reuters) - A local woman extracts stigmas from the flowers of crocus sativus, the saffron crocus, during the saffron harvest in the central Spanish village of Consuegra, central Madrid, October 28, 2010. For centuries, saffron has bedecked with purp... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Paula Jeitziner extracts stigmas from flowers of crocus sativus, the saffron crocus, during the saffron harvest in the mountain village of Mund, south-western Switzerland October 30, 2009. About 120 planters cultivate the saffron crocus f... [Full Article]