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Jhe.ifl\ fxvcrd-fiaped leaves., and fiamina longer than the 

 nc^lariirn. NarciiTus Illyricus liliaceus. C. B. P. ^^^ 

 Lily Daffodil of Sclavonia, 

 Pancratium {Zeylanicum) fpatha uniflora, pctalls 



rcficxis. Flor. Zcyl. 126. Pancratifnn zi'itb C7te flcm-er 

 /;; afieath^ wbofe petals are refexed. Narciffus Zcy- 

 lanicus, flore albo hcxagono odorato. H. I-.. 691. 

 Ijaffodil of Ceylon^ with a --x-hite hexagonal fweet fewer. 

 4. Pancratium {Carrib^fum) fpatha bifiora. Horc. Clift. 



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Pancratium 



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ith two flowers in a fJjeatb. 

 cratlum Mcxicanum, fiore gemello cand do. Flort. 

 Elth. 299. tab. 222. Mexican Pancratiian^ with two 



white flowers. 

 Pancratium {Amboinenfe) fpatha mukifiora, foliis 



ovatis nervcfis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 291, Pancratium zv it h 

 many flowers in a fheath^ and oval veined leaves. Nar- 

 cilTus Amboincnfis, folio latiffimo fubroeundo. Hort. 

 Amfl. I. p. yj' tab. 39. Narcijpus of Amhoyna^ with 



the brcadefl rctindifh leaf. 

 6. Pancratium (Carolinianum) fpatha multiflora, foliis 

 linearibus, (laminibus nc6larii longitudinc. Lin. Sp. 

 Plant. 291. Pancratium with many flowers in a fhcath^ 

 narro^v leaves., and fiamina the length of the ne5larium. 

 Lilio-Narciffu-s polyanthos, flore albo. Catefb. Car. 



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5. The Lily Narcifftis bearing many white flowers. 

 Pancratium {Americanum) fpatha multiflora, foliis 

 carinatis anguftioribus. Pancratium zvith many fli^owers 

 in a fl'jcath^ and narroxv kcel-foapcd leaves. Narciflfus 

 Americanus, flore nuiltiplici, albo, odore balfami 

 Peruviani. Tourn. Infl:. R. H. 358. American Nar- 

 ciffus with many 

 Peru. 



white flowers^ fnielling like Balfam of 



8. Pancratium {Latifolittm) fpatha multiflora, foliis 



carinatis latioribus. Pancratium with many flowers in a 



fhcath^ and broader keeUfloaped leaves. Narciflfus totus 



albu.s, latifolius, polianthcs, major odoratus, ftami- 



nibus fex e tubi ampli margine extantibus. Sloan. Cat. 



jarn. 115. Broad-leaved Daffodil^ ^ with many larger 



fweet flowers which are very white^ Md a latge tuhe^ out 



of whofe border proceed Jix flamina."^/- - -'I'VV'V'^ 



^ I'he firfl: fort grows naturaUjj on the fea-coaft in 



' Spain, and the foutli of France. . This hath a large, 



/coated, bulbous root, of an oblong form, covered 



/ with a dark fliin ; the leaves are fliaped like a tongue; 



'\ they are more than a foot long, and one inch broad, 



V of a deep green, fix or feven of them rifing together 



^ from the fame root, encompafi"ed at bottom with a 



vagina or flieath •, between thefe arife the ftalk, which 



is a foot and a half long, naked, furt:aining ac the top 



fix or eight white flov/ers, inclofed in a flieath, which 



'withers and opens on the flde, to make way for the 



flowers to come out. The germen are fituated clofe 



* to the top of the fl:alk, from thefe arife the tube of 



' the flowers, which are three Inches long ; they are 



very narrow, fwelling at the top, where the cup or 



.xieflarium is fltuated, on the outfide of which is faft- 



' 'ened the fixfegments or petals of the flower; thefe 



- are narrow, and extend a great length beyond the 



neftarium ; from the border of the neftarium arife 



fix long flender fl:amina, terminated by olSlorig fum- 



mits which are profl:rate, and in the center arifes a 



flyle the length of the fl:amln'a, terminated by' an ob- 



ttife fl:igma. The flowers of this lort do hot 'appear 



'" in England till the latter end cf Augufl:, fo are not 



., Jucceeded by feeds heje. The leaves of this fort are 



■' green all thevvinter, and decay in the fpring. To the 



y roots fliould be tranfplanted in Jpne, after the leaves 



are decayed. ^ This mufl: be planted in a very v/arm 



border, and fcreened from fcvere frolt, otherwife it 



^ will not live through the winter in England. 



V The fecond fort erows naturally in Sclavonia, and 



alfo in Sicily J this hath a large, coated, 

 root, covered with a dark fl;in, fending out 

 thick firons: fibres 



bulbou 



many 

 which fl:rike deep in the ground ; 

 the leaves are fword-fliaped, a foot and a half long 

 and two inches broad, of a grayilb colour. The 

 ftalks are thick, fucculent, and rife near two feet 

 high, fuftainingat the top fix or feven white flowers 

 Ihapcd like thofe of the firfl: fort, but the tube is 

 fhoner and the' (lamina are much longer. This 



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flowers in June, and frequently produces feeds which 

 ripen in September. 



This fort is liardy, and will live through the winter in 

 the full ground, being never injured but in very fcvere 



and if, in fuch feafons, the furfice of the 

 ground is covered with tanners bark, feacoal allies 

 flraw, or Peas-haulm, to keep out the froft, there 

 will be no danger of the roots fufitring. his propa- 

 gated either by offsets from the roots, or from feeds • 

 the former is the more expeditious method, for the 

 offsets will flower very ftrong the fecond year ^ where- 

 as thofe which are raifed from feeds, feldom flow^er in 

 lefs than five years. 



The roots of this plant ftioufd not be removed oftener 

 than every third year, if they are expedled to flower 

 fl:rong-, the betl time to tranfpant them is in the be- 

 ginning of Odtober, foon after their leaves decay 

 they fliould not be kept long out of the ground, for 

 as they do not lofe their fibres every year, fo if thefe 

 are dried by long keeping out of tlie ground, it great- 

 ly weakens the roots. It loves a light fandy foil, and 

 a flickered fituation ; the roots fliould be planted nine 

 inches or a foot afunder every way, and five inches 

 deep in the ground. 



If the plants are propagated by feeds, they fhould be 

 fown in pots filled with light earth foon after they are 

 ripe \ thefe pots fliould be placed under a hot-bed 

 frame in winter to fcreen them from froft, but the 

 glaflts mufl: be taken off" every day in mild weather. 

 The other management being the fame as for the 

 Narciflfus, I need not repeat it here ; fo fliall only 

 mention, that the young roots will require a litde 

 protection in winter, till they have obtained ftrength. 

 The third fort grows naturally at Ceylon ; this hath 

 a pretty large bulbous root, the leaves are long and 

 narrow, of a grayifli colour, and pretty thick, ftand- 

 ihff upright ; the ilalk rifes between them a foot and 

 alf higH,'i!ialced, fufl;aining one flower at the top, 

 * whofe petals are reflexed backward -, the neftarium 

 is large, and cut at the brim into many acute feg- 

 ments ; the fliamina are long, and turn toward each 

 other at their points, in which it differs from the 

 other fpecies. The flower has a very agreeable fcent, 

 but is of fliort duration ; this is very rare in the gar- 

 dens at prefent. 

 ^ The fourth fort grows naturally at La Vera Cruz, 

 from whence the late Dr. Houflioun brought fome of 

 the roots. The leaves of this fort are about a foot 

 long and two inches broad, having three longitudinal 

 furrows. The fl:alk rifes about a foot high, then di- 

 vides like a fork into two fmall foot-ilalks, or rather 

 tubes, which are narrow, green, and at firfl: are en- 



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compaflerd by a thin fpatha (or flieath) which withers, 

 and opens to give way to the flowers, which are white, 

 and fliaped like thofe of the other Ipecics, but have 



no fcent. . ' ' . 



The fifth fort grows naturally at Amboyna, and alfo 

 in the American iflands. The root of this fort is ob- 

 long, white, and fends out feveral thick flefliy fibres, 



which fl:rike downward 5 the leaves fl:and upon very 

 long foot-fl:alks, fome of them are oval, and others 

 heart-fliaped,'- about feven inches long, and five. 



/ending in poifits, having many deep longitu- 

 dinal furrows ; they are of a light green, and their 

 borders turn inward. The ftalk is thick, round, and 

 fucculent, rifing near two feet high, fufl:aining at the 

 top feveral white flowers, fliaped like the other fpe- 

 cies, but the petal's are broader, t\\Q tube is fliorter, 

 and the ftamina are not fo long as the petals.^ Thefe 

 flowers have a thin flieath or covering, which fplics 

 open longitudinally, to make way for the flowers. _ 

 The fixth fort grows naturally in moift: boggy foils m 

 Georgia, where Mr. Catefl^y difcovered it. This hath 

 a roundiflj bulbous root, covered vv^ith a light brown 

 fkin, from which arife feveral narrow dark green 

 leaVes, about a foot long ; between thefe come out a 

 thick "ftalk about nine inches high, fuftaining fix or 

 feven white flowers, with very narrow petals, having 

 large bell-fliaped nedariums or cups, which are deeply 



indented on their brims j the ftamina do ndi: u^^ nr 



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