NARCISSUS 



NARTHECIUM 



2113 



2450. Narcissus poeticus 

 var. plenus. (XI 3) 



edged : Ivs. about 4 to ast., linear, ^3in. broad, somewhat 

 glaucous: fls. solitary (rarely 2), fragrant, horizontal, 

 wide open, the obovate overlapping segms. white, 

 about I in. long in native plants; corona much crisped 

 and red-edged, ^ein. or less long; tube of perianth 

 cylindrical, greenish, 1 in. long; stamens 

 and style Vxirely exserted from the tube. , ^ 

 Medit. region. — An old favorite, recog- f^^Nf 

 nized by the red-margined short corona. .^ ^ 



Var. radiiflorus, Burb. (.V. radiiflorus, ^o 

 Salisb. A^. angustifolius and N. niajdlis, 

 Curt.). Slender; Ivs. narrower, and 

 shorter than the scape: corona narrower 

 and more erect; segms. narrowed below 

 so that they do not overlap. B.M. 193. 

 An early-fid. form, often known 

 as var. angustifdlius. Var. oma- 

 tus, Hort. (.V. oniatus. Haw.) 

 is an early-flowering kind, dis- 

 tinct in its perfect form: segms. 

 of good substance, imbricated, 

 broad and rounded. Var. poeta- 

 Tum, Hort. (N.poetar urn, Haw. )f 

 blooms after var. oruatus: fis. 

 large; segms. imbricated and 

 slightly recurved; corona red 

 or reddish to base. 



Horticultural forms of V. poe- 

 ticus htq: plctius{Fig.2A:D0),dou- 

 ble, late-fld. ; recurvus, Ivs. much 

 recurved, and segms. recurving; 

 patcUdris, fls. fiat, crown large, segms. much imbricated; 

 stcUdris, has a much distended bladder-like spathe. 

 For poeticus forms, see Pugsley, Journ. Bot., Aug., 1915. 



N. absclssus, Schult.=N. Pseudo-Narcissus var. muticus. — 

 Ajax is an old generic name for N. Pseudo-Narcissus; this species 

 is now sometimes called the Ajax narcissus. — -V. Bdckhousei, Hort. 

 (N. Pseudo-Narcissus xincomparabilis; or N. Pseudo-Narcissus X 

 Tazetta, or N. bicolor X poeticus) has single horizontal sulfur- 

 yellow 9s. with tube about half equaling the segms., the latter about 

 l-l 'i in. long; crown lemon-yellow, nearly equaling segms., erect, 

 deeply lobed and plicate. — .V. Bdrrii, Hort. (N. poeticus X Pseudo- 

 Narcissus or N. incomparabilis xpoeticus), of the medium-crowned 

 section, has yellow horizontal fls. with long, slender neck; "covers a 

 series of forms intermediate between incomparabilis and poeticus, 

 nearer the former than the latter" (Baker); Fig. 2446. G.M. 

 51:644. Gn. 73, p. 599; 78, p. 458 (all as N. Barrii conspicuus). 

 A popular form (see p. 2106). — .V. Berndrdii, Hen., is like N. Macleaii, 

 but with a more plicate and deeper-colored corona, which is orange 

 or lemon-yellow, and half as long as the spreading white segms. 

 Pyrenees, said to occur where N. Pseudo-Narcissus var. muticus 

 and N. poeticus grow together. — Bunch-fioivered daffodils are N. 

 Tazetta. — N. Broussonetii, Lag. Lvs. linear, about 4 to a st.: 

 scape 1 ft., 2-edged: fis. many in an umbel, the cylindrical tube 

 whitish, the oblong obtuse segms. Hin. long and pure white; crown 

 rudimentar>'; anthers exserted. Morocco. — .V. Burbidgei, Hort. 

 (probably N. incomparabilis xpoeticus, in a series of forms). 

 Short-crowned: it has the habit of N. poeticus, with a solitary 

 drooping fl. with white horizontal or somewhat reflexed segms. 

 and a very short corona with a yellow base and red rim. — Cam- 

 bricus is an early bicolor form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus: segms. sul- 

 fur-white; crown or trumpet yellow. — C'apai plenus is an old double 

 form, lemon-yellow. — .V. Cooksonix, Hort., is a creamy-white 

 variety of the Leedsii type. G.C. III. 47:336. — Corbularia nar- 

 cissi are the N. Bulbocolium forms. Corbularia is an old generic 

 name for this species. — Daffodil. The word daffodil is variously 

 used. In this countr>' it means usually the full double forms of N. 

 Pseudo-Narcissus, plants that are very common in old gardens. 

 Modern named varieties of this daffodil type are Van Sion and Hip 

 Van Winkle. In England, however, daffodd is a more general term, 

 used for most species except the Poet's narcissus (N. poeticus). — 

 A', eleqans, Spach (N. autumnalis. Link), .\utumn-flowering: 

 bulb globose, Hin. diam.: Ivs. 1—4. appearing with the fls., very 

 narrow, subterete: scape stiff and crert: fls. 2—0, on erect pedicels; 

 perianth-tube cylindrical, whitish, about ' 2in- long; segms. spread- 

 ing, lanceolate, pure white; crown very short, saucer-like, yellow. 

 Italy, .\lgeria. — .V. J^ngUheartH, Hort. Hybrids of N. incompa- 

 rabilis and .\. poeticus, the name of recent origin: much like N. Bur- 

 bidgei but the flat crown or cup is ruffled or fluted. This comprises 

 the relatively new section of "flat-eyes" or "flat-crowns," although 

 the cup may take the form of a shallow wide-mouthed funnel. — .;V. 

 Ftisleri, Lynch. Garden hybrid between N. Bulbocodium var. 

 citrinus and N. triandrus, the latter probably the male narent: 

 scapes 2-fld.: fls. have the Bulboccxiium character in size and shape 

 of perianth, lanceolate segms. and decUnate stamens: lvs. much like 

 those of N. triandrus; crown and segms. pale yellow, tube greenish. 

 G.C. III. 47:3-12. — Flat-leaved narcissi are the various forms of N. 

 p8eudo-Narcissus.^-G'ani/m«rf€« is an old generic name for N. 

 triandrus and its forms. — Gioa7Ueua=Sii Watkin. — Grandi/lorus is 



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applied to a large-fld. white form of N. Tazetta. — -V. Humei, 

 Hort., has a single nodding incdiuin-crowned yellow fl. with long, 

 straight cup about 1 in. Imit; mfti-n equaling the segms., but varia- 

 ble in size); segms. oblonii. soincwhat ascending, 1', 2 in. long: fls. 

 said to have "a deformed clipt-off appearance." Ascribed to N. 

 Pseudo-Narcissus and N. poculiformis. — Incognita, one of the 

 Engleheartii forms, or by some referred to N. Barrii. Gn. 71, p. 

 vii. Nov. 30 (1907); 73. p. 301. G.M. 54:300.— A^. Lekdsii, Hort., 

 has horizontal or drooping fls. with white segms. and yellow to 

 whitish medium corona; described by Baker as having perianth- 

 tube subcyiindrical, %\n. long; segms. spreading, oblong, acute, 

 milk-white, to 1 \'i in. long and to ^im. broad; crown cup-shaped, 

 3 2in. long, sulfur-yellow, erect and irregularly crenate-plicate; 

 style overtopping anthers and reaching nearly to throat of crown: 

 intermediate between N. poculiformis and incomparabilis, but 

 said by some to be produced by crossing white N. Pseudo-Narcissus 

 varieties with N. poeticus. (See p. 2106.) — Lent Lily^S. Pseudo- 

 Narcissus. — Lobularius is a confused name, usually applied to the 

 deep yellow double daffodil, N. Pseudo-Narcissus. — Lusitanicus is 

 a name for a bicolor N. Pseudo-Narcissus. — N. Macleaii. Lindl., is 

 a 1-fld. plant of small growth, bearing horizontal short-tubed fls. 

 with milk-white segms. and medium-sized yellow crenate corona half 

 or more the length of the lobes; segms. much imbricated, about ^4in. 

 long, crown about Hin. long, minutely crenulate; style included. Of 

 doubtful origin, several species having been suggested as parents. 

 B.M. 2588. B.R. 987. Gn.69.p. 103.— A^. Mas/erszdnus is a hybrid of 

 N. Tazetta and N. poculiformis. — N. Milneri, hybrid of N. incompa- 

 rabilis and N. Pseudo-Narcissus var. moschatus. — N. minicycla, 

 Hort. A garden hybrid between N. cyclamineus and N. minimus. — 

 A^. montdnus, Ker^N. poculiformis. — A^. Nelsonii, Hort., a sub- 

 type of N. Macleaii, very robust, and fls. larger (2-3 in. across), the 

 lemon-yellow corona more than half as long as the segms. — N. palli- 

 dns, a whitish form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus. — Pallidus prsecox is a 

 pale sulfur-colored early form. Gn. 60, p. 320; 65, p. 271. G. 30: 

 215. — Peerless narcissi are the forms of N. incomparabilis. — A'^. 

 poculifdrmis, Salisb. (N. montanus, Ker; B.R. 123) has I or 2 

 nodding medium-crowned white fls. and a cup-shaped corona about 

 half the length of the segms.; origin doubtful: by some regarded as 

 a hybrid and by others as a native of the Pyrenees. — Princeps, 

 sulfur-yellow and yellow-crowned, a form of the N, Pseudo-Nar- 

 cissus type. G.C. III. 29: 182.— ^ueltia is an old generic name to 

 distinguish the group comprising N. incomparabilis. — Rip Van 

 Winkle is a double variety of N. Pseudo-Narcissus. — Roman nar- 

 cissus is a name for double-fld. N. Tazetta, white with orange cup. 

 — Rugilohiis, large-fld. variety of N. Pseudo-Narcissus, with prim- 

 rose perianth and yellow trumpet. G. 10:89. — Salmonetta, raised 

 by Engleheart: perianth clear white; cup salmon-orange; fl. 

 star-like. Gn. 63, p. 393. — Scoticus, N. Pseudo-Narcissus with deep 

 yellow corona and whitish segms.; known as Scotch garland lily. 

 There is also a double form. — -V. serotinus, Linn. Autumnal: 

 bulb globose, I in. or less in diam.: lvs. appearing after the fls., very 

 slender: scape very slender and jointed low down: fls. 1 or 2; tube 

 subcyiindrical, greenish; segms. oblanceolate, obtuse, spreading, 

 pure white, about }2in. long; crown very short, 6-lobed, lemon- 

 yellow. Medit. region. — Sir Watkin or giganteus is a very large-fld. 

 form of N. incomparabilis. — N. Sprengeri vomerensis is a garden 

 hybrid between N. Pseudo-Narcissus and N. Tazetta. Carl 

 Sprenger, Naples. — Spurius, a yellow N. Pseudo-Narcissus, a sub- 

 form of var. major. — Stella, one of the star-narcissi of the N. incom- 

 parabilis group; now represented by Stella Superba, about twice 

 the size, with long white spreading segms. and cup clear yellow. 

 ,LH. III. 43:269. — Telamonius plenus is the common sulfur-yellow 

 double daffodil, N. Pseudo-Narcissus. Gn. 73, p. 227. — Tortuosus 

 has twisted segms.; a form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus. — Tridymus is 

 like N. Nelsoni, but has 2-3 smaller fls., with tube usually obconic 

 (N. Pseudo-Narcissus X Tazetta). — Van Sion is a large pure yellow 

 and very double form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus of the Telamonius 

 set; much used for forcing. There is also a single Van Sion. 

 — Variiformis is a form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus with canary- 

 yellow corona and white segms., the fls. variable. — N. viridifidrus, 

 Schousb. Autumnal: bulb globose, 1 in. diam.: lvs. 1 or 2 to st., 

 subterete, not appearing with the bloom: fls. 2-4, on a slender 

 fragile scape, green in all parts; perianth-tube cylindrical and 

 slender, about 3-iin. long; segms. lanceolate, reflexing. short; crown 

 very short, 6-lobed; anthers barely exserted. Gibralter, Morocco; 

 very late. B.M. 1687. G.C. IIL 40:375. L H B 



NARTHECIUM (the name may be derived from 

 Narthex, the Greek name of Ferula, the stems of which 

 were used as rods; or by others explained as an ana- 

 gram of Antheriemn). Lilidceie. Bog-Asphodel. Per- 

 ennial rhizomatous herbs. 



Flowers yellowish green, the soUtary pedicels sub- 

 tended by a narrow bract, and bearing a small linear 

 bractlet ; perianth-segms. linear-lanceolate, obscurely 

 3-nerved, reflexed or spreading in fl., soon erect, per- 

 sistent; stamens 6, included; filaments subulate, 

 woolly; anthers linear-oblong; style none; the slightly 

 lobed stigma sessile upon the attenuated apex of the 

 ovary: caps, narrowly oblong, membranous, prolonged 

 upward, .splitting into 3 valves; seeds long with a 

 straight tail at each end: lvs. 3-S in. long, often less 

 than 3^in. broad; grass-like and vertical: sts. 1-2 ft. 

 tall. — About 6 species, natives of northern hemisphere, 

 Eu., E. Asia, Atlantic states, CaUf. 



