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intensity of colour of the flower, and the relative size of the crown. 
A variety of this with double or full flowers, I have sometimes met 
with especially about old orchards, having probably escaped from 
gardens, where this, and 2 or 3 other varieties of the same species 
are frequently cultivated. : 
2. N. biflorus, (Curt.) two-flowered or pale Narcissus. Hngl. Bot. 
t. 276. Reich Icones, ix. 865, Has been observed in a field at the 
North end of Plaitford, (South-east District) by the Rev. E. Simms. 
Perhaps not truly wild in the above locality. 
Gatantuus, (Linn.) SNowprop. 
Linn. Cl. vi. Ord. i. 
Name. From gala, milk, and anthos, a flower, in allusion to the 
milk-white colour. The French name, perce-neige, is very expressive. 
Snowdrop; from its blooming amidst the snow. Hence it is also 
called the Fair Maid of February. 
1. G. nivalis, (Linn.) common Snowdrop. Engl. Bot. t. 19. 
Reich Icones, ix. 363. 
Locality. Thickets, orchards, sites of old gardens, meadows, and 
pastures. P. HV. February, March. Area, 1. * 3. 4. 5. 
South Division. 
1. South-east District. andford, Rev. H. Simms. 
3. South-west District. Abundantly in the water-meadows, be- 
tween Coombe Bissett and Bishopstone, and also in the bank by 
roadside between those two places. 
North Division. 
4. North-west District. “Chippenham,” Dr. R. C. Prior. “ Near 
Calne,” Mr. C. E. Broome. 
5. North-east District. “Neighbourhood of Marlborough not 
uncommon,” Flor. Marib.  Scarcely indigenous in Wilts. Bulb 
ovate. Leaves two, linear, keeled, glaucous, green. lowers solitary, 
drooping, white, inner segments greenish. 
ORDER. ASPARAGACEA. (LIND.) 
Convantaris, (Linn.) Lity of THE VALLEY. 
Linn. Cl. vi. Ord. i. 
Name. From convallis, a valley, from the locality of the species. 
1. C. majalis, (Linn.) Lily of the Valley. May Lily. Zngi. 
