NARCISSUS. 



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H. filifblia, the thread-leaved Hypoxis, is another species, 

 prevalent in the Southern States, with filiform leaves as well 

 as scapes, only half a line wide. 



LXIX. NARCISSUS. 



Description. In Spain, the Jonquils, Daffodils, Poly- 

 anths and Narcissi "are wild native plants. In America, they 

 nourish only in gardens under 

 the florist's care, prized for 

 their elegance and sweetness. 

 They begin to bloom a week 

 or two earlier than Hypoxis, 

 with which plant the student 

 will do well to compare them. 

 Analysis. Narcissus agrees 

 with Hypoxis in the form, 

 adhesion and aestivation of 

 the perianth, number of sta- 

 mens, the style, capsule, and 

 other parts, which will be duly 



FIG. LXIX. Narcissus poeticus : s, bracts forming the spathe ; 2, the flower 

 nearly life size ; 3, a flower of N. Pseudo-Narcissus. 



recorded. But it differs in its coated bulb (the stem), 

 horizontal, not vertical, leaves, one-leaved, membranous 



