Herbaceous plants. 365 



The best species of the Bulbocodium section are: J\. 

 Bulbocodium, a dwarf species with few grass-like leaves and 

 yellow trumpet-like flowers mi slender scapes rive or six 

 inches high. N. monophyllus, leaves one to a scape; flow- 

 ers large, nearly white. N. nivalis is a very small variety 

 three or four inches high : flowers yellow. 



Species with small crowns are: 2V. poeticus, perhaps 

 the most beautiful of all narcissi, with snowy white flowers 

 late in spring: crown very short with a curled edge, saf- 

 fron-yellow bordered with scarlet. Grown in masses this 

 is very effective : flowers fragrant. N. Tazetta, or polyan- 

 thus narcissus, hears from four to eight flowers in an umbel 

 on tall, slender scapes; perianth white, crown rich yellow, 

 very fragrant. M< >st ■ »f the species are fine 1 >< >rder plants and 

 are sometimes used for e<l<,dn<_ r walks in kitchen gardens. 



Snowdrop, Galanihus nivalis. — A well-known flower of 

 early spring, growing four or five inches high; perianth of 

 three white, conspicuous 

 segments, and the three in- 

 ner one- -mailer with green 

 spots at the apex. There 

 aii- several very handsome 

 varieties with larger flow- FIQ ' 162 - _SNOWDROPS (galanthus nivalis). 



ere G. Elwesii is a stronger species with larger flowers. 

 All are fine f<>r naturalizing in shrubberies and half-shady 

 lawns. They thrive well in ordinary garden soil. 



Snowfiake, Leucoium vemum. — This differs from the 

 snowdrop in having all the segments of the perianth 

 equally large. The flowers are white ami appeal' late in 

 spring. Very desirable for rockeries and borders. 



