CLASS VI. ORDER I.] NARCISSUS. 469 



This species in many respects is similar to the last; it is, however, 

 readily distinguished by its acutely keeled leaves ; the spatha two and 

 sometimes three flowered, the crown always yellow, with a white 

 crenated border, and not coloured, the perianth is shorter, with rounder 

 pale sulphur-coloured segments, and it is much less fragrant. 



Habitat. Sandy fields in Kent and Herts. ; near Totness, Devon ; 

 fields near Dublin, abundant. Mr. J. T. Mackay. 



Perennial ; flowering in April and May. 



This plant like the last is much cultivated, but it is not so highly 

 esteemed either for its beauty or fragrance ; it is also a doubtful 

 native, but is now naturalised, and has an equal claim with the 

 former to be admitted into our Flora. 



3. N. pseudo-narcis'sus, Linn. (Fig. 533.) Daffodil. Spatha single 

 flowered, in a compressed scape; crown bell-shaped, erect, the margin 

 obsoletely six-cleft and crenated, as long as the ovate-lanceolate seg- 

 ments of the perianth. 



English Botany, t. 17. English Flora, vol. ii. p. 132. Hooker, 

 British Flora, vol i. p. 158. Lindley, Synopsis, p. 265. 



Bulb ovate, enveloped in dark brown loose membranous coverings. 

 Leaves linear, obtuse, erect, about three in number, obtusely keeled, 

 finely striated, of a glaucous green, from eight to twelve inches long, 

 enveloped at the base in one or two common pale thin membranous 

 sheaths. Scape erect, as long or longer than the leaves, compressed, 

 striated, and somewhat twisted, terminated by a thin pale dry finely 

 striated membranous spatha, and a solitary yellow flower, on a short 

 pedicle, the tube short, wide, its mouth surrounded by a large bell- 

 shaped crown, of a golden yellow colour, the margin more or less 

 deeply six-cleft, or waved and crenated, as long or longer than the 

 paler perianth, of six spreading ovate-lanceolate pieces. Stamens with 

 erect linear anthers, about half as long as the crown. Style longer 

 than the stamens, with a capitate stigma. 



Habitat. Fields and moist meadows in various parts of England; 

 frequent. Rare in Scotland ; about Culross and Dunoon, " but 

 scarce, indigenous." Naturalized near Cork, Ireland. Mr. Drum- 

 mond. 



Perennial ; flowering in March and April. 



The Daffodil may be enumerated amongst the more beautiful of our 

 native plants. In some parts of the Midland Counties it grows so 

 abundant as to form a complete covering, or as if it had been sown 

 for a crop, rather than of natural wild growth. It is frequently intro- 

 duced as a garden flower, and makes a pretty gay showy appearance 

 during the Spring months, but if too highly cultivated it looses its 

 natural light appearance and elegance by becoming double and heavy 

 looking. 



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