NARCISSUS 



AA. JlEDIOrOKONATI Or MEDItTM - CROWNED specicS : 



r.,rn,iii nxmtllji about half the length of the seg- 

 iiif ii/x. nip-shaped. (Forms of N. triundrus may 

 huve large crowns.) 

 B. S:'iiiieiits narrow, standing straight backuards 



(re flexed). 



3. triindrus, Linn. Cyclamen-flowered Narcissus. 



SlentU-r {scape 10-18 in. tall), bulb U in. or less in 



NARCISSUS 



1059 



1460. The Jonquil— Narcissus JonQuilla (X )a). 



diam., tiie Ivs. few, very slender and semi-cylindrical 

 and not overtopping the blossoms: fls. 1-several, hori- 

 zontal or drooping, an inch long, both the lanceolate 

 segments and the entire cup-shaped corona pure white 

 in the type ; stamens sometimes a little exserted. 

 Spain and Portugal. 



Var. calathlnus (if. calalhlmis, Red., Burbidge, etc.. 

 not Ker-Gawl). Corona larger, nearly or quite tis long 

 as the segments, the flower pale yellow. Island of Brit- 

 tany. 



BB. Segments oblong or broader, spreading. 

 c. hrs. flat {bid narroiv) and glaucous. 



i. incompar4bilis. Mill. Figs. 14.56. Strong fine 

 species, uitlr hui.''- ><>i\h il}4 in. in diam.) and ;i-.T Ivs., 

 which an- n.urly ..r .|niti' the length (1 ft. long) of the 

 distinctly 2-e.i-r,! .,i,„.: w, :il-,v:,v» nnf. not fragrant, 

 horizontal or sen ' li- ■" . \ .ry short pedi- 

 cel, the tube 11-1: I : _ .-111. lits and cer- 

 nate-plicate COI-..I, , ; ,:, :, ii,, • }.. (but varying 

 toother color i-niriiini.ii.iri. -, ili.- -tam. n^ not ex.serted. 

 S.France and Spiiin to the Tyrol. B.M. 121. -One of 

 the commonest species in cult., the fls. often .'i-4 in. 

 across. Double forms are frequent. Var. dlbus, Hort., 

 has white fls., with the corona usually pale yellowish. 

 Var. aurintis, Hort., has the corona orange at the top. 

 c. Lrs. linear and channelled, green. 



.'). 0d6rus, I.inn. Lvs. half the width (H in.) of those 

 of -Y. ineomp(nabili.i, the bulb nearly or quite as large, 

 the peduncle terete or very nearly so : fls. about 2 

 (sometimes 4). fragrant, the tube more slender than in 

 JV. ineomparabiti.i, and the corona somewhat smaller, 

 the fl. bright yellow throughout. France and Spain and 

 eastward. B.M. 9M (as N. calalhinus).-A good hardy 

 species, differing from If. incomparabilis chiefly in its 

 narrow leaves, 2 or more blossoms to a peduncle, fls. 

 fragrant. 



(<. juncifblius, Lug. Small, slender species, with 

 bulb about >.j in. in diam., and very narrow, rush-like 

 lvs., about 6 in. long and about equaling the terete 

 scape: fls. 1-4, horizontal or ascending, the tube slen- 

 der-cylindrical (}4 in. long), the broad-ovate, spreading 

 segments and the cup-shaped, crenulate corona bright 

 vellow. .S, Frunce and south. — A choice fancier's 

 phiiit. 



AAA. 1 'A i;vi(< IKON-ATI or Small-Ckowned species : 

 Ciiruna usually much less than half the length 

 of the segments, mostly saucer-shaped. 



B. Corona soft and uniform in texture: ?i-.s. 



various. 



c. Lvs. Vi in. or more broad, flat, somewhat glaucous. 



7. Taz^tta, Linn. Polyanthus Narcissu.s. Fig. 

 1459. Strong species, the bulb often 2 in. in diam., the 

 Ivs. i;.< ft. or less long, about the length of the flat- 



coloi 



«s. Baker 



' perianth white and the corona yel- 

 ii' be placed lacticolor, Corey rensis, 

 ' iix and many others. It is probable 

 - Sacred Lily" (If. orientalis, Linn. 



rni of this subtype, although Baker 

 i~ y. incomparabilis x Tazetta. It is 

 I. var. orientalis, Hort. 



II. \vtiiii-. lli-n- lit-lungs the "Paper 

 uhii- r.ii- w.ni.i- lil-inni. Il.-i-fi are to be 

 i.-s I, „i, ,!,■■"■. '„s. l:,,n::-:iu„HS, dubins, 



cc. Lvs. ^ in. or less broad, mostly terete or siibte- 



rete, not glaucous. 

 8. intennddiua, Lois. A yellow-fld. species, distin- 

 guished from If. Tazetta chiefly by its subterete, deep- 

 channeled green lvs., which are only H in. wide: 

 peduncle nearly terete. S. 

 France and Spain. 



n. gricilis, Sabine. Smaller, ^'"'j^^'J"^' 



1 ft. high, the peduncle2-edged, 



anil Algeria. B..M. i...-Uiu- nt tlic 

 , perfectly hardy in N. Y 

 BB. Corona with a prominently hardened or dry 

 rim : lvs. broad. 

 11. bifldruB, Curt. Primrose Peerless. Strong 

 species, with bulb 2 in. o»- less in diam.: Ivs. 1-2 ft. 

 long and nearly or quite }4 in. broad, and slightly glau- 

 cous, usually equaling and sometimes exceeding the 



