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V. A.\IAKYLU1>A<T..K. Amai;vi.i.is Family. 



Differs from Liliacese chiefly in having an inferior ovary ami in 

 bearing its flowers more uniformly on scapes. More than 600 ^|" 

 in nearly 7<> genera, widely dispersed. Representative plants are 

 narcissus, daffodil, snowdrop, tuberose, amaryllis lilies. Plants of 



the first three genera may be grown from bulbs in the school-room. 



.\. Si. -in a leafless scape. 



n. Perianth with a crown or cup in its center 1. Narcissus 



bb. Perianth with no cup. 



c. Anther- ami style pointed 2. Oalanthus 



. Anthers ami style blunt 3. I "< 



aa. Stem tall and leafy t. Polianthes 



1. NARCISSUS. Nabcissds. Daffodil. 



Low plants producing from l to many 6 parted flowers "ii a acspe which 

 arises from a tunicateil hull.: perianth with a long tube and bearing a cup 

 or crown in it- center. < Mil World, but frequentlj cultivated. 



a. Crown as long as, or longer than, tin divisions of ih< perianth. 



N. Pseudo-Narcissus, Linn. Trumpet narcissus. Common daffodil. 

 Pig. 234. Scape L-flowered, the flower large and yellow with a relatively 

 short tube and a wavy-eil^ed crown. Leaves flat ami glaucous. Double 

 forms an- common in gardens. 



aa. Crown halt or mort as long as flu divisions of tht perianth. 



N. incomparabilis, Curt. Scape l-flowered. tin- flower about 2 in. or 

 ii.- . r - . across, yellow, the cylindrical tube l in. long, the crown plaited and 

 usually a deeper yellow: leaves flal ami glau i-. 



aaa. Crown lest than half tht length of tht division, 



N. Tazetta, l.inn. Polyanthus narcissus. O 

 sacred lily. Pig. 135. Flowers several to mans In an 

 umbel, yellow "r white, -mall, tie- crown usually darker 

 colored ami usually somewhat scalloped: leaves flal ami . < 



- what glaucous. - of the i test kind-. 



The narcissus known to florists :i- " Paper white" i- a 

 white-flowered form of this Bpeciea. 



N. posticus, l.inn. /' i - rather 



slender, usually l flowered, the flower white with the 

 thick rim of tin- \i-r-y -hurt crown margined with red 

 leaves flat, glaucous. 



N. Jonquilla, l.inn. Jonquil. Scape 2 "> flowered, the flowers -mall ami 

 yellow, tin- tube slender and tin- segments wide sprcadli 

 -oiniw hat ej llndrlcal, 



