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NARCISSUS. 



naturalized by wood- walks in ordinary 

 soil. Division. 



Narcissus Jonquilla (Jonquille). A 

 favourite old plant, slenderer and 

 more delicate than the other garden 

 kinds, and with blooms almost as 

 sweet as orange-blossoins ; 9 to 15 in. 

 high. Flowers, in spring; 2 to 6 

 on a stem ; outer divisions a bright 

 yellow, spreading horizontally when 

 fully expanded, f in. to ^ in. long, 

 slightly imbricated, lance - shaped, 

 broader towards the end and pointed ; 

 crown saucer-shaped, not more than a 

 line deep, about the same colour as 

 the outer divisions, the edge faintly 

 and bluntly notched, about fin. across. 

 Leaves, 1 to 2 to each flower-stem, 

 deep glossy green, 8 to 12 in. long, 

 rush- like, semi-cylindrical, channelled 

 down the face, about a line in thick- 

 ness. Bulb roundish, pear-shaped, but 

 variable, less than 1 in. thick. There 

 is a variety with double flowers. Na- 

 tive of S. Europe. On warm sunny 



borders, and sheltered nooks in the 

 rock-garden ; always in sandy and 

 thoroughly drained soil. Division. 



Narcissus juncifolius (Rush-leaved 

 Daffodil). A beautiful little Daffodil, 

 recently introduced into cultivation ; 

 about 6 in. high. Flowers, in spring ; 

 outer divisions bright yellow, spread- 

 ing | to ^ in. long, | in. broad, 

 pointed, overlapping each other ; 

 crown same colour as divisions, nar- 

 rowing towards the base, slightly 

 notched, about 5 in. deep, and nearly 

 ^ in. across the mouth; one, two, 

 rarely three, to a stem. Leaves, 3 to 

 4 to each flower -stem, of a bright 

 green, quite cylindrical and rush-like 

 in shape, 4 to 6 in. long. Bulb egg- 

 shaped, about 4 in- thick. Native of 



Spain and the South of France. 



Level spots in the rock-garden in 

 very sandy soil, also in select borders; 

 or for naturalization in very bare and 

 rocky places, when sufficiently plen- 



tiful to be spared for this pur- 

 pose. Division. 



Narcissus maximus (Golden Daffo- 

 dil). A noble, hardy plant, by some 

 not considered a species, but the 

 finest variety of the Common Daffodil; 

 12 to 16 in. high. Flowers, late in 

 spring ; of a very bright golden-yellow, 

 with spreading, somewhat wavy, outer 

 divisions ; crown very large and deep, 

 with deeply- notched spreading lobes, 

 uniform in colour with the outer divi- 

 sions. Leaves, nearly flat. Bulb of 

 medium size, elongated pear-shaped, 

 of a light brown colour. Native of 

 S. Europe and some parts of France. 



Borders, fringes of shrubberies, 



and naturalization on grassy slopes 

 and in glades in half -wild places, in 

 ordinary soil. Division. 



Narcissus minor (Least Daffodil). 

 A most interesting and diminutive 

 kind ; 4 to 6 in. high. Flowers, in 

 spring; outer divisions sulphur -yellow; 

 crown orange-yellow, bell - shaped, 

 with 6 -toothed, fringed lobes, much 

 longer than the outer divisions, one 

 bloom on each stem. Leaves, erect, 

 greyish, strap - shaped, about 4 in. 

 long. Bulb very small, round, dark- 

 brown, with thin coats. Native of 

 the Pyrenees and other parts of Spain 



and Portugal. Select borders 



among dwarf plants, or among like 

 subjects in level parts of the rock- 

 garden, always in fine, sandy, well- 

 drained soil. In consequence of its 

 dwarfness, it is better to allow a 

 carpet of some very diminutive plant, 

 like the Lawn Pearlwort, or Sedum 

 glaucum, to spread over the spot where 

 it grows. This will prevent the 

 flowers from being soiled by earthy 

 splashings. Division. 



Narcissus odorus (Large Jonquille). 

 A fragrant, beautiful, and distinct 

 Daffodil, 12 to 15 in. high. Flowers, 

 in spring, sweet-scented ; outer divi- 

 sions bright yellow, oblong - lance- 



