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elongated, declined. Stigma 3-cleft. Fruit a many-seeded, 

 3-valved capsule, seeds black, compressed, or angled.^ 



1. Z. Atamasco, Herb. Atamasco Lily. Bulbs about 1 in. in 

 diameter. Leaves narrow, concave above, smooth, usually longer 

 than the scape. Scape 6-12 in. high, 1-flowered. Spathe 1-leaved, 

 2-cleft. Flowers 2-3 in. long, white, tinged with pink or purple, 

 bell-shaped, short-peduncled. Stamens longer than the tube, shorter 

 than the style. Capsule depressed-globose, seeds angled. In rich, 

 damp soil, often cultivated.* 



II. NARCISSUS, L. 



Scapes with l-several flow^ers from a thin, dry spathe. 

 Flowers with a cup-shaped or other crown on the throat of 

 the perianth ; tube of the perianth somewhat cylindrical, the 

 6 divisions of the limb widely spreading. Stamens 6, inserted 

 in the tube. 



1. N. Pseudo-narcissus, L. Daffodil, Daffy, Easter-flower. 

 Scape short, bearing 1 large yeUow flower ; tube of perianth short 

 and wide, crown with a crimped margin. Cultivated from Europe. 



2. N. Tazetta, var. orientalis. Chinese Sacred Lily. Bulb 

 large, often with many smaller ones attached to its base. Scape 

 1 ft. or more high. Flowers several, umbeled, fragrant. Perianth 

 white or nearly so, the crown rather spreading, finely scalloped, 

 yellow or orange. Cultivated from China. 



3. N. poeticus, L. Poet's Narcissus. Scape 1-flowered. Peri- 

 anth pure white, the crown very narrow, edged with pink. Culti- 

 vated from S. Europe. 



m. HYPOXIS, L. 



Small, stemless herbs. Leaves grass-like, hairy, from 

 a solid bulb. Scapes thread-like, few-flowered. Perianth 

 6-parted, wheel-shaped, the 3 outer divisions greenish on the 

 outside, the whole perianth withering on the pod. Seeds 

 numerous. 



1. H. erecta, L. Star-grass. Leaves longer than the scape, 

 both sparsely set with long, soft hairs. Scape 3-8 in. high. Flowers 

 1-4, about ^ in. across, yellow. Common in meadows and dry 

 woods. 



