“ LACROMA (Serbo-Croatian Lokrum) , a small island in the Adriatic Sea, forming part of the Austrian kingdom of Dalmatia, and lying less than half a mile south of Ragusa. Though barely 11/4 m. in length, Lacroma is remarkable for the beauty of its sub-tropical vegetation. It was a favourite resort of the archduke Maximilian, afterwards emperor of Mexico (1832–1867) , who restored the château and park; and of the Austrian crown prince Rudolph (1857–1889) . ”