NARCISSUS.] AMARYLLIDE^E. 399 



on the perianth-tube or bases of the segments (rarely epigynous), fila- 

 ments free or connate ; anthers versatile, linear or oblong, bursting inwards 

 or by terminal pores. Ovary ovoid or globose, 3-celled ; style filiform or 

 columnar, stigmas 1 or 3 ; ovules many, in 2 series, in the inner angles of 

 the cells, anatropous. Fruit usually capsular, rarely fleshy, 3-celled, 

 loculicidally 3-valved, cells 1- or more-seeded. Seeds turgid or com pressed, 

 testa various, albumen fleshy ; embryo straight, axile, terete. DISTRIB. 

 Temp, and trop. ; genera about 64 ; species 650. AFFINITIES. Close 

 with Iridece and Liliacece. PROPERTIES. Emetic, nnrcotic, and poisonous. 

 Agave yields textiles, and a fermentable liquor (pulque). 



Mouth of perianth with a circular crown 1. Narcissus. 



GYowu 0. Outer perianth-segments largest 2. Galanthua. 



Crown 0. Perianth-segments equal 3. Leucojum. 



1. NARCIS'SUS, L. 



Scape compressed. Leaves narrow, linear. Flowers solitary or umbel- 

 late, large, white or yellow, drooping or inclined ; spathe membranous. 

 Perianth tubular below ; segments spreading, mouth surmounted by a 

 circular crown. Stamens inserted in the tube, included within the crown, 

 filaments free or adnate to the tube ; anthers versatile. Ovary 3-gonous ; 

 style filiform, stigma obtuse. Capsule coriaceous. Seeds globose, testa 

 smooth, rough when dry. DISTRIB. Europe, N. and W. Asia ; species 

 about 20. ETYM. mythological. 



N. Pseudo-narcis'sus, L. ; leaves nearly flat, flower solitary yellow 



campanulate, crown campanulate as long as the perianth-segments, margin 



crisped obscurely 6-lobed. Daffodil, Lent Lily. 



Copses and pastures throughout England, local ; naturalized in Scotland and 

 Ireland ; fl. March-April. Bulb 1 in., outer scales membranous. Leaves 

 glaucous, obtuse. Scape 6-10 in. Flower primrose-yellow, 2 in. ; pedicel 

 short. Perianth-lobes acute. Capsule turbinate. DISTRTB. From Gothland 

 southd. (excl. Greece, Turkey). Of the following forms the first only is 

 indigenous. 



N. Pseudo-narcissus proper; leaves slightly glaucous, perianth-segments 

 oblong-lanceolate sulphur-yellow, crown lemon-yellow obscurely 6-lobed. 

 YAK. N. lobula'ris, Haw. (N. Bromfield'ii, Syme) ; perianth and corona both 

 lemon-yellow, corona distinctly 6-lobed. The Tenby Daffodil (N. camb'ricus, 

 Haw.) scarcely differs. VAR. N. ma'jor, L. ; more robust, perianth -segments 

 broader and corona lemon-yellow, crown with 6 rounded lobes. The great 

 Spanish Daffodil. 



N. BIFLO'RUS, Curt ; leaves keeled, flowers 1-3 salver-shaped, crown 



short concave membranous. 



Naturalized in sandy fields; fl. April-May. Bulb 1-1 \ in., outer scales 

 membranous. Leaves very long, 10-18 in., hardly glaucous, obtuse. Scaf-ie 

 as long, acutely 2-edged. Perianth 1J in. diam., white or pale straw- 

 coloured, pedicel slender; tube 1 in.," slender ; segments broadly ovate, 

 obtuse ; crown pale yellow. DISTRIB. "VV. Europe. 



