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The best species of the Bulbocodium section are: N. 

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

 yellow trumpet-like flowers on slender scapes five or six 

 inches high. N. monophyUus, 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 : N. 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, bears from four to eight flowers in an umbel 

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

 very fragrant. Most of the species are fine border plants and 

 are sometimes used for edging walks in kitchen gardens. 



Snowdrop, Galanihm 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 ones smaller with green 

 spots at the apex. There 

 are several very handsome 

 varieties with larger flow- . ^.-SNOWDROPS (QALANTHUS NIVALIS). 



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

 All are fine for naturalizing in shrubberies and half-shady 

 lawns. They thrive well in ordinary garden soil. 



Snowflake, Leucoium vernum. This differs from the 

 snowdrop in having all the segments of the perianth 

 equally large. The flowers are white and appear late in 

 spring. Very desirable for rockeries and borders. 





