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persons, is very rich and fragrant, and has, with the 

 beauty of its snow-white flowers, led to its frequent culti- 

 vation. The N. biflorus, the two-flowered narcissus or 

 primrose-peerless, as it is sometimes called, is an allied 

 species; the flowers are of a pale straw-colour, and, as the 

 specific name implies, grow in pairs at the summit of the 

 stem. Though ordinarily met with as a garden flower, it 

 would appear to be truly indigenous, though only met with 

 in some few localities. The genus has been largely culti- 

 vated by florists. A very common variety of the ordinary 

 daffodil is the double yellow ; it is in almost every cottage 

 garden, but, to our thinking, it will not stand comparison 

 in beauty with the wild single flower. Several other garden 

 modifications of the daffodil may be met with, together 

 with numerous varieties of narcissus and jonquil. Most of 

 these garden representatives of the genus originated with 

 the Dutch florists, whose skill in the rearing of all bulbous 

 plants is too well known to need any comment. 



