Order 140.— AMARYLLIDACEJE. 693 



1 P. rotatum L. Scapes 2 — 6-flowered; lvs. long, strap-shaped, obtuse; ovary 

 ovate-triangular ; sep. and pet. linear, as long as the tube ; crown broad-funnel- 

 shaped or top-shaped, the margin \2-toothed, alternate teeth stameniferous sta- 

 mens and declined style nearly as long as the sepals; anthers yellow. — Marshes 

 and low grounds, along etreams, throughout the S. States. Bulb white, an inch 

 or more in diarn. Scape 18' to 2f high. Fls. usually but 2, white. Perianth and 

 tube about 3' long, the crown about 18" broad, very thin and often torn. Apr. 

 May. (P. Mexieauum L. Hymenocallis Herbt.) 



2 P. coronarium Le Contc. Scape many-flowered ; Ivs. linear-lanceolate, obtuse ; 

 petals linear, thrice longer than the crown, vjhich is large, funnel-shaped, 1 8-angled, 

 or having 2 angular teeth between the stamens, and often a jogged sinus between 

 the teeth; stam. much shorter than the petals, with long (G to 8"), linear, yellow 

 anthers. — River swamps, along the coast, Car., Ga. (Pursh) to La. (Mr. R. Green). 

 Scapes aud lvs. 2 or 3f long. lis. white. Style much longer than the stamens. 



3 P. maritimum L. Scapo many-flowered ; lvs. linear, strap-shaped, glaucous, 

 longer than the scape ; perianth funnel-shaped, segm. lance-linear, spreading above, 

 longer than the crown ; crown funnel-shaped, its base adherent to the segments, its 

 margin with G pairs (12) of prominent teeth, alternating with the stamens, which 

 are borne in the sinuses. River swamps, S. Car., Ga. (Walter, Catesby) and west- 

 ward (Le Conte). Not lately seen? Scape 18' to 2f high. Fls. very fragrant, 

 evanescent. (P. occidentalis Lo Conto?) Eur. 



2. NARCIS'SUS, L. (Gr. vdpKq, stupor ; from the effects produced 

 by the smell of some of the species.) Perianth regular, 6-parted, 

 bearing on its throat a cup or bell-form crown (consisting of a whorl of 

 united sterile stamens) ; fertile stamens 6, inserted within the tube and 

 concealed within the crown. — A genus of well known, much cultivated 

 flowers, many of them very fragrant and beautiful. They have bulbous 

 roots, ensiform leaves, and usually yellow lis., with a long, compressed 

 spathe, opening on one side and deciduous. 



§ Cro-svn loneer than the tube of the perianth No. 1 



§ Crown shorter shan tho tube of the perianth, — its border eremite Nog. 2, !J 



— its border entire No. 4 



1 N. Pseudo-Narcissus L. Daffodil. Scape 2-edged, straight, striated ; seg- 

 ments sulphur color ; corona with a serrate-crenate orifice, and as long as the pe- 

 tals. — Gardens. Root bulbous. Leaves linear, a foot long, striate, veined. Scapo 

 a foot high, bearing at the top a single, very largo flower, with a very loDg cup 

 or corona. April, May. j- Eur. (Ajax, Ilaworth.) 



2 N. Jonquflla L. Jonquils. Scape 1 — 3-flowered; segments reflexed, spatu- 

 late ; cup (corona) much shorter than the segments, saucer-shaped, spreading, cre- 

 nate. — Gardens. Scape a foot high, round, slender, bearing at the summit a few 

 flowers of a rich yellow, and very fragrant. May, Jn. \ Spain. (Queltia Her- 

 bert.) 



3 N. poeticus L. Poet's Narcissus. Scapo 1-flowered; segments imbricata 

 at base, reflexed; corona expanded, fiat, rotate, crenulate; 3 anth. shorter than tho 

 tube. — Gardens. Scape about a foot high, leaves of the same length. It bears a 

 Bingle flower, which is mostly white, but having the crown singularly adorned 

 with circles of crimson, white and yellow. Jn. \ S. Europe. 



4 N. Tazetta L. Spathe many-flowered ; corona tampanulate, truncate, shorter 

 than tho petals ; lvs. flat. — Gardens. Root a large bulb. Leaves smooth, sword- 

 shaped. Scape naked, striate, afoot high, with 10 — 12 flowers. Corolla white, 

 cup a strong yellow, not fragrant. April, May. f Spain. (Hermione Herbert.) 



3. ZEPHYRAN'THUS, Herbert. Amaryllis. Atamasco Lily. 

 (2.£<pvpo(;, the west wind, dvOog.) Perianth superior, tubular at base, 

 funnel-form, with a 6-parted, regular limb, which spreads above ; sta- 

 mens G, inserted in the throat, or one of them lower down, filaments 

 slender; anther versatile; style filiform, somewhat declined; stigma 



