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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Narcissus continued. 



three to a scape, sub-terete, 4in. to Sin. long, not more than one 



line broad. Bulb ovoid, in. to Jin. thick. South-west Europe, 



North Africa, &c., 1629. See Fig. 631. (N. 1.) 

 N. B. citrinus (citron). This only differs from the type in its 



somewhat larger beautiful sulphur-yellow flowers. 

 N. B. conspicuus (conspicuous). A robust form, with a slightly 



expanded corona and exserted style. SYN. N. conspicuus. 



See Fig. 632. (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 326.) 

 N. B. Graellsii (Graells'). fl., perianth lin. long, above the ovary ; 



divisions sub-patent, with a brown keel, which is decurrent to the 



base of the tube ; scape 4in. to 6in. long. 1. two or three. (B. M. 



6473B, under name of N. Graellsii.) 

 N. B. monophyllus (one-leaved).* fl., perianth and corona nearly 



white ; style exserted. I. very slender, usually solitary. Algeria. 



See Fig. 633. (B. M. 5831 ; N. 33u.) 

 N. B. nivalis (snowy). JL, perianth not more than eight to nine 



lines long above the ovary ; divisions of the limb as long as the 



corona ; scape 2in. to 4in. high. I. two or three. 

 N. B. tenuifolius (slender-leaved). A slender form, with erect, 



shining leaves, a distinctly exserted style, and a distinctly lobed 



corona. (S. B. F. G. 114.) 



FIQ. 634. NARCISSUS CALATHINUS, showing Habit and 

 detached Flower. 



N. calathinns (cup-like).* fl. fourteen to fifteen lines long, ex- 

 elusive of the ovary ; tube 4in. long, less than one line thick 

 in the lower half, the same colour as the rest of the flower ; 

 divisions of the limb oblong-lanceolate, bluntish or sub-acute, 

 four to four and a-half lines broad at the base, decidedly reflexed 

 when the flower is fully expanded, white, or a very pale sulphur- 

 yellow ; crown the same colour as the divisions, and the same 

 length ; throat erecto-patent, scarcely at all plicate, with six 

 shallow, rounded, sub-entire lobes ; scape Sin. to 12in. high, very 

 slender, terete, one or two flowers to a stem, on pedicels nine to 

 fifteen lines long. I. generally two to a scape, very slender, 

 green, one and a-half to two lines broad, concave. Bulb ovoid, 

 not more than Jin. thick. Brittany. See Fig. 634. (N. 14.) The 

 name rejlexus has been indiscriminately applied to both this 

 species and N. triandrus ; the latter has always the perianth 

 longer than the cup, whilst in calathinus the perianth and cup 

 are equal in length. 



N. cambricus (Cambrian). A form of N. Pseudo- Narcissus. 



N. cernuus (drooping). A form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus moschatus. 



N. conspicuus (conspicuous). A synonym of N. Eulbocodium 

 conspicuus. 



N. Cyprl (Cyprian). A synonym of N. Tazetta. 



N. deficiens (deficient). A synonym of N. serotinus. 



N. dubius (doubtful). A synonym of N. Tazetta dubius. 



N. Gouani (Gouan's). A synonym of N. incomparabilis. 



N. gracilis (slender), fl. pale sulphur - yellow, l*in. to 2in. 

 broad when expanded, usually one or two, rarely three ; tube 

 twelve to fourteen lines long, exclusive of the ovary, about 

 one line thick ; divisions obovate-cuspidate, spreading hori- 

 zontally, lin. to iin. broad ; crown two to two and a-half lines 

 deep, cup-shaped, gin. broad at the mouth, slightly plicate and 

 crenulate, uniform in texture, a rather deeper yellow than 

 the divisions ; scape slightly compressed and two - edged, 1ft. 

 high. April. 1. four to sue to a scape, very convex on the back, 

 not more than three lines broad. Bulb ovoid, lin. or more 

 thick. Native country unknown. A hybrid between N. junci- 

 folius and Jfi. Tazetta. (B. E. 816.) SYN. N. tenuior (B. M. 379 ; 

 N. 37). 



N. Graellsii (Graells'). A synonym of N. Bulbocodium Graellsii. 



N. incomparabilis (incomparable).* fl. always solitary, 2iin. to 

 2iin. broad when expanded; tube nearly or quite lin. deep, 

 cylindrical, one and a-half to two lines thick at the middle, three 

 lines at the throat; divisions spreading, slightly imbricated, 

 lin. long, generally a rather paler yellow than the crown, oblong- 

 lanceolate, six to eight lines broad ; crown six to seven lines deep, 



late, six to eight 

 orange-yellow, nearly 

 furnished with six de 



erect, much plaited at the throat, and 

 ep imbricated lobes, the mouth eight to 



Narcissus continued. 



nine lines across. March and April. I. three or four to a scape, 

 about 1ft long, bluntly keeled, about Jin. broad, slightly 

 glaucous. Bulb ovoid, lin. to Hm. thick. Europe, &c. (naturalised 

 in Britain), 1629. (B. M. 121; N. 18-21.) 



FIG. 635. NARCISSUS INCOMPARABILIS ALBIHUS PLENUS, showing 

 Habit and detached Flower. 



crown yellow, but the divisions 



N. L albidus (white). jL. crown yellow, but the divisions 

 a very pale sulphur-yellow or milk-white. The double form is 

 the Orange Phcenix of gardens. See Fig. 635. 



FIG. 636. NARCISSUS INCOMPARABILIS AURANTIUS. 



N. 1. aurantius (orange).* A robust form, with the crown orange, 

 but the divisions a pale (sulphur) yellow. SYNS. N. aurantius, 

 N. Gouani. See Fig. 636. Double forms of this are the Butter- 

 and-Egg.s and Nonpareil of gardens, which sometimes produce 

 flowers Sin. across. See Fig. 637. 



N. intermedius (intermediate). A synonym of X. Tazetta inter- 

 medium. 



N. Italians (Italian). A synonym of jY. Tazetta italicus. 



N. Jonquilla.* Jonquil, fl.. bright yellow, very fragrant; tube 

 ten to eleven lines long, exclusive of the ovary ; divisions of the 

 limb spreading horizontally when fully expanded, lin. to iin. 

 long, slightly imbricated, oblanceolate or obovate-cuspidate ; 

 ci-owii saucer-shuped, not more than one line deep, the edge faintly 



