HISTORICA FLORA. 



The Sweet-scented Narcissus, Odorus, is admired 

 for the size of its yellow flower, as well as its fra- 

 grance. This specie?, which is a native of the South 

 of Europe, flowers in April. 



JONQUIL. Jonquilla. 



The Jonquil, which in floral language is made the 

 emblem of desire, is distinguished from other spe- 

 cies of Narcissus by its rush-like foliage, and hence 

 the name, which is derived from juncus, rushy. 

 Gerard, and other old writers, call it " The rush 

 Daffodill and Narcissus Juncifbliiis.* 1 This is the 

 most fragrant of all the species of the Narcissus, and 

 is often found too powerful for small rooms. It 

 flowers well in water, and forms a good figure in 

 the grass with other Narcissuses, as its colour is 

 of the brightest yellow. When planted in the 

 open ground, it prospers best in a south-east aspect, 

 and it flowers stronger if an oyster-shell or tile be 

 put beneath the bulb to prevent the roots running 

 too deep into the earth. The bulbs of the Single 

 Jonquil may remain undisturbed in the earth for 

 several years, but the double variety should be taken 

 out of the ground when the leaves are quite de- 

 cayed, as it will otherwise return to its natural 



