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this, as they are very often different on the same stalk. They al- 

 ways, however, agree in three of the stamens being so much shorter 

 ihan the others, and are perceptible without a very close examina- 

 tion. Tlie limb of the flower is always reflexed, and the cup 

 projecting. But this is a characteristic of the genus Ganymaks, which 

 is named from the cup-bearer of Jove, from its constantly projecting 

 cup. Like all the plants in this division, this species is very deli- 

 cate, and requires a warm and sheltered situation, and a light rich 

 soil. This plant differs from many of its species, in having a twisted 

 stem, whence Parkinson's name of the Tiu*uing Jonquil. 



JVaixissus pscudo-narcissits. Common Daffodil. This has a 

 large bulbous root, from which spring out five or six flat leaves, about 

 a foot long, and an inch broad, of a greenish color, and a little hollow 

 in the middle like the keel of a boat ; the stalk rises about eighteen, 

 inches m height, having two sharp longitudinal angles ; at the top 

 comes out the nodding flower, inclosed in a thin spathe ; the corolla 

 is of one petal, being connected at the base, but cut almost at the 

 bottom into six spreading parts ; in the middle is a bell-shaped nec- 

 tary, called by gardeners the cup, which is equal in length to the 

 petal, and stands erect ; the petal is of a pale brimstone or straw 

 color, and the nectary is of a full yellow ; the seeds are roundish 

 ana black. It is a native of many parts of Europe, and flowers in 

 March. 



JVarcissus poeticus. Poetic Narcissus. This species has a smaller 

 and rounder bulb than the previous ; the leaves are longer, flatter, 

 and more narrow ; the stalk or scape does not rise higher than the 

 leaves, and which are of a greyish color ; the flower is produced at 

 the top of the stalk from the spathe, nodding on one side ; the corolla 

 is snow white, spreading open flat ; the petals rounded at the points ; 

 the nectary or cup in the centre is very short, and fringed on the bor- 

 der with a bright purple circle ; the flx)wers have an agreeable odor, 

 appear in May, and seldom produce seeds. It is a native of Italy, 

 and the South part of Germany. Flowering in April. There are 



