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io the tale of the nc5Iarium^ terminated by chhng ftan- 

 mils 5 they have a three-cornered^ rcundi'jh^ cbtufe ger- 

 mcn^ fiiucited hclow tkeficwcr^ fupporting a long jlcnder 

 crowned hy a trifid fiigrna. The gcrmen aftcrivard 



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ny.c 



t:rn:$ to nn oblufc^ rcundiflj^ thrce^crnercd capftde^ vjUh 

 three ceih^ filed ivith globular feeds, 

 I'his genus of f)lants is ranged in the firft fe6tion of 

 Linnx'jf^^'ii fixth clafs, which contains thofe plants 





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whofe fiowcrs have fix rianiina and one ftyle. 



The Sp£cte5 are. 

 Narcissus i^Pfeudonnrciffus) fpatha uniflora, neftario 

 canipanulato er<^*5i:o, crifpo icquante petala ovata. 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. 414. Dafcdil with one fioi^cr in each 



ariim is erc^y hdl-focped^ and equal 







^focath^ tvhofe n 



nth the petals^ which ere oi^aL ^ Narciffus fylveil:ris 

 ,;'pa!lidus, calycc luteo. C B.P. 52. PdewiidDaffo- 

 ' dil ii-ith a yellcix: ctipy cr corrjnonEnglifbDaffGdil. ■ . 



2. Narcissus {Poeticus) fpatha liniflora/ neftario rorato 

 brevifllmo, fcariofo cfenulato. Hort, Upfal. 74I Dcif- 

 fcdilwith one fewer ii\ a fieathy having a /very fhcrt 

 Vjhcclfjapcd neSlarium indented on the edge, * Narciflus 



'albus, circulopVif^ufeo?X. B.P:'4^. JVhite Daffodil 

 'loilh a piirple circle in the middle'f \ ' 



3. l^ A^cissvs {Incomparibilis) fpatha unifloha, nedario 

 iamfjariUlr.to ereito, petalo diinidio breviore. Baffo- 



'"'^dil "ivith c/ze fcx'cr inafheathj'huving'an ereEl bcll- 



''haped erjpehmsnt half the lemth of the petal Nar- 



ciUus mcompariDiiis, flore pkn6, parnm flavo, par- 



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fhall here mention under each fpeclc:, th- w-^r'c-'- t 

 have obferved. ' "^ /^ '"'' '"'^* 



The firft fort is the common Englifli Daffodil v^irS 

 grows naturally by the borders of woods and iicHs':. 

 many parts of England ; this hath a inrc^c bu!K., 

 root, trom which comes out five or fix Xac k\ive^ 

 about a foot long, and an inch broad, of a f^/avifli 

 colour, and a little hollowed in the nnddlc like 'fi 

 keel of a boat. The ftaik rifes a foot and a hS 

 high, having two fharp longitudinal angles ; at th- 

 top comes out a fingle fiowcr, inclofed in a thin fpT 

 tha (or iheath), which is torn open on one fide to' 

 inake way for the fiower to come our, and then'wi- 

 thers and remains oa the top of the .ftalk. " T^" 

 flower is of one petal or leaf, being cortrteSed atth- 

 baTe, bdt is cut mto fix p.:rts almofc to the bottoT.* 

 which expand; in the middle cf this 'is fituared a 



cup, which is equal in length to the p^tal, and Hands 

 ereet The flower nods on the fide of the ftalh Thf 



bell-lhaped neftarium, called by 



the 



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The varieties of this arer,:"^*^ ***!^ '^-^^^^ 



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••' One with white petals,'^arid'a paIe^yello# cnp/'^.^ 

 tim croceo/H. R. Far. "The Incomparable 'Daffodil I ""-One with yellow petals,' snd a golden cdp." " ;"' - 

 - ''kvith'a double flMcf, "pdrth fellow, ar J partly ScMon- \ " The common double yellow D-afFodil. '» • • «•< ' '-'n 

 "%lc^?^d: "* --'■ -—*'■ -'^'V-'^^- "'^^^ ^^^i¥hother Houble Daffodil, with thr^^c^rlbur d 



biflora,' ne^larii 



%ithin'?acH oth'ei^? 



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" * VuifyarLs: Park: 'CofnYncn Baffodil with a yellow middle, 



caired Frnnrole Feerle s, , .. , .,;."" 



5. Narcissus (y^toj^fpatha uniHora, nectano campa- 



' 'ria!at:o*^reviflImd,* petalis'''re%xis^r'l?^^^ with' one 



ldl-(hated rieba- 



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T:^foidr%^aJoeath^.la^jingavi^^ w^^^- .of a gray colour : at the top of the ftalk cdn" 



^^ HUml ^mrcflexed''%hkls. 'NarciflTuS Hlbus, foliis re- j ^"one flower from tae llieath'/ which nods on on 



H. R. V^vr Daffodil with 



and a floort golden 



^?isW^ f5/iiz^?cJz^7i?f fpTtha 'umfloraj'nlftario 



genitalibus dechnatis,^Lin. 



?i Daffodil 'w/tf'one'fo'rver in 



%'fheatl?\* dthrbinhied neilarlum larger than the fetal, 



" 'ank ■ dcfl7fdhg'^fla;72i7t^/ ' PfeudonarcifTus' juncifolius 



*^'' flav^6^^%if. Cluf. Hin:/i66. ' CommiW' called Hcop^ 







eac 



-^ And; r Belie"</6,^ John Tradefcant's Daffodil may be 

 ■ referred to this fpccies.= .■''./,"''*' ' \ ;^ -■ 



^TThe 'fccond fort grows naturally in the fdCtlrof 

 ''^tfcance'^Snd in Italy 5* this hath a fmaller and rounder 

 ""j'bdlbbutRJot* tlian theformer.' . The leaves are long- 

 *^^cr, narrdwer, and flatter'tTian thofe of that fort. The 

 **- ftalks do hot rife higher than the leaves', wfccft *arc 



omcs cut 



e fide. 

 * The petal* of this is cut into fix fegments, w'hich arc. 

 *■ fouftded at'fhei'r points ;'' they are of a fnow white, ind 

 ^' fpread open^'Rat. ^ In the center \i fiYuated a very Ihort 

 nedarium or cup, ''which is fringed ''off the borclcr 

 v?ith a bright purple circle. The fiowers^ have an 

 agreeable odour. /*This^ flowers in Kl^ay, bucfeldom 

 ^<^ produces feeds, however it incrcafcs fall enbugh'by 

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'■^•'fetilcodtTJarcifnis:- "^ ''' w->;.a-w;x, ..u...,^^ 

 '*r.*NAx^.cissu^Y6V;Y;//;^/a)' fpatha unmora, nectano bre- 



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• Daffodil, j'-r^ 



S. Narcissus (Tazetta) fpatha 



■ campanulato, rolus ^'• 



planis. 



Narcifilis' au- 

 aU^r^autumnal 



muitiriora,^ ' nectario 

 Hort. Upfal. 74!'^t)affo- 



ultTffi 



dil withmah;yflcwersin'a*ffoeath;jhavinga bell-ffjaped 

 ^y.iteSfariura, Wd plain kdv^sr': NarcifiTus lu^lbTpolyan- 



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*9V Narcissus {Jc;?j7///Az J fpatha multiflora* ne£lario cam- 

 ^^"•^^anulStO bfevi, foliis fubulatis. pr^rf: Upfal. 75. Daf 

 ^^fodilwith iriarny fowettina fheatb^^'d fhoh bell-floaped 

 '"^'nc'Siarium^ and awl-fhaped leaves, NarcilTus juncifolius* 

 "'"luteus minor. C. B. P. 51. Smaller yellow Ruflo-kaved 



'-r-': Daffodil called Jonquil ' '' 

 ^r^ xhe lorts here cnum.erated 

 ^"^ v;hich I havd*^met With in the 



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The double white NarcifiTus is the oArftaticty of 

 this which I have obfbrved, though there is irientioned 

 in fome books feveral other.' ' ' ^ ^^^^- 'k V; ' 

 The third fort grows naturally in Spain and Portu- 

 gal, from whence I have received the roots, :". The 

 bulbs of this fort are very like' thofe of die firft. The 

 leaves are longer, 'of a darker ojfeen, and the fiower- 

 ftalks rife higher.'; The fegments^ of the petal are 

 rounder, and fpread open, flatter t^sin thofe of the fint 

 *fort.-*The'nectarium, or cupV in t& middle, is about 

 half the length of the petal, and is edged with a gold- 

 coloured fring*e/ It flowers iii' April, but feldoni pro- 

 duces feeds here. "-This fort fports and varies niorc 

 than any of the other; the follov/ins variations I have 



traced in the T:— — ^- - ' " ^ '^ 



ame roots. 



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~ ir thtre IS a great v^ariety of each' ^fpecies;'' which difl^er 

 .;fo much from one another, 'a^'to render it very diffi- 

 " 'cult'to afcertain the fpecies to which they belono;'- in' 

 order to find out^ as well as I could,' from what fpe-j 



oF thofe v'arienes have been raifed, I en- 



cics rrttmy 



' "^'dear^urcd to degenerate' as'many of the double flower-^ 

 "^^■"-'^''^-othersofth^ beft kinds; fb^faras^F could,- 



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The roots of thefe, the firft yeaf, produced very dou- 

 ble flowers, 'of the fort which is commonly called the 

 Incomparable'' Daffodil * The Tix outer fegments of- 

 the petal were longer than either of the odicrs, and 

 white s' the" middle was very full" of Ihorter petals, 

 fome of which were white, others yellow, an^^col" 

 lefted inU a" globular figure : fame of thefe roots^ tfic 



ear, pmducedflowers'lefs double thanbe- 



following year, proa » • 



fore, v/ith no whitepetals in them, but the iarS^[P'" 

 tals were of a fulphur colour, and the others yellow ; 

 from this they afterward deoienerated" to half doiib c 

 flowers^ and at laft to fingle'fiowers, U'ith a cup halt 

 the lengtli of the petal, in which manncj they nave 

 continued to fiower many years •, fothat we may con- 



':*clude;- that thofe' varieties were firft obtainea IC 



^; by v/hlchl have obfervcd their fevefal'dhanges,'''and <'*'tiicr feeds of this fingle flower. 



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