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of the limb. This is also known as Ajax bicolor. (B. M. 1187; 

 N. 6.) The form lorifoliiu has a decidedly six-angled cup. 

 rwp'lobus has a primrose-coloured perianth and yellow cup. 

 N. P.-N. major (greater). Larger in all its parts than the type ; 

 the leaves six to eight lines broad, the flower 2in. to 2Jin. long 

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

 broadly obconical tube, the same colour as the crown, which 

 slightly exceeds them, and spreads much more at the throat. 

 (B. M. 51 ; N. 4.) The following are sub-varieties : maximus, 

 with a greenish-yellow perianth, the tube of which is very short 

 (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 286, under name of A', maximus). obvattarig 

 Tenby Daffodil), perianth lighter yellow than the trumpet ; the 

 ower is of medium size : a remarkable variety, distinct from 

 all others (see Fig. 643 ; B. M. 1301, under name of JV. major). 

 pallidus prcecoz, variable in shade of colour and size of flower ; 

 perianth and trumpet sulphur-white; the earliest and most 

 beautiful of all Daffodils ; it is a native of the French side of 



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FIG. 644. NARCISSUS PSEUDO-NARCISSUS MAJOR PALLIDUS 



PRjECOX. 



the Pyrenees (see Fig. 644). propinmius differs from major 

 principally in the bluer green of the foliage and larger size of the 

 flower, sptirius is a very distinct, almost self-yellow form, with 

 broad, imbricated hooded perianth, lying forward on a large ex- 

 panded trumpet 



N. P.-N. minor (smaller). Smaller in all its parts than the type ; 

 the whole plant when cultivated not above 6in. or Sin. high ; the 

 leaves iin. broad, often only Sin. or 4in. long ; the flower lin. to 

 4in. long, exclusive of the ovary ; the crown the same colour as 



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FIG. 645. NARCISSUS PSEUDO-NARCISSUS MINOR MINIMUS. 



the divisions, and slightly exceeding them ; divisions Jin. broad 

 at the base. (N. 5.) M"r. Baker refers the following to this as 

 sub-varieties : minimus, a very small form, shown at Fig. 645 

 (B. M. 6, under name of N. 



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intermediate in size between those of minor and minimus (see 

 Figs. 646 and 647) ; and pumtku, with perianth segments about 

 the length of the crown (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 143, under name 

 of Ajax pumilux). 



minor); nanus, with flowers 



FIG. 646. NARCISSUS PSEUDO-NARCISSUS MINOR NANTJS. 



18 (musky). /. at first a very pale sulphur- 

 s' white, large or middle-sized, the divisions 

 lanceolate than in the type, the crown the 



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yellow, finally nearly 

 narrower and more 



FIG. 647. NARCISSUS PSEUDO-NARCISSUS MINOR NANUS. 



same colour as the rest of the flower, equalling or slightly 

 exceeding the divisions (B. M. 1300 ; N. 7.) The following are 

 simply pale-flowered forms of the common Daffodil : albicans 



FIG. 648. NARCISSUS PSEUDO-NARCISSUS MOSCHATUS CERNUUS. 



cernvns (see Fig. 648 ; S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 101), and tortuotnu 

 (B. M. 924, under name of N. moschahu). 



