486 Amaryllidece Narcissus. 



Flowers 3 to 6," yellow, with a tube 8 to 9 lines 



long . . . . . . 13. N. intermedius. 



Crown obconical, uniform, not more than a line 



deep. 

 Mowers white ; leaves flattish, glaucous, 3 to 4 lines 



broad . . . .;.... 14. N. pachybolbos. 



Flowers bright yellow ; leaves terete, bright green 



15. N. Jonquilla. 



Crown obconical, 1 to 1^ line deep, the edge dif- 

 ferent in texture to the rest, and much crisped 

 and crenulate. 



Flowers in pairs ; crown with a yellow rim 16. N. biflbrus. 

 Flowers solitary ; crown with a scarlet rim 17. N. poeticus. 

 Flowering in Autumn. 



Leaves contemporaneous with the flowers. 



Divisions of the flowers greenish . . 18. N. viridiflbms. 



Divisions of the flowers white . T 19. N. elegaus. 



Leaves produced after the flowers . . 20. N. serotinus. 



Limb of the flower campanulate ; crown nearly obsolete ; 



anthers shorter than their filaments . 21. N. Broussonettii. 



We have given the key in full in order to enable cultivators 

 to identify their species ; but we must limit ourselves to 

 noticing more fully those only which are in general culti- 

 vation. 



1. N. Bulbocodium. Hoop Petticoat. One of the com- 

 monest in cultivation, and almost universally known. It is 

 about 4 to 8 inches high ; scape 1 -flowered ; flowers no't 

 drooping, with a very short pedicel within the spathe ; perianth 

 gradually widening from the base upwards. Flowers bright 

 yellow, appearing in April or May. A native of Southern 

 Europe and North Africa. 



This species constitutes the genus Cwbularia of Haworth, 

 and includes several more or less distinct varieties, some of 

 which have been described as distinct species. 



2. N. Pseudo-Narcissus. Daffodil or Lent Lily. -Usually 

 about a foot high ; scape flat, always 1 -flowered ; flowers yellow, 

 with the crown of a darker tint. This is a common European 

 plant from Sweden to the Mediterranean. 



This forms the genus Ajax of Ha worth, and is readily divided 

 into five tolerably distinct forms. The ordinary N. Pseudo- 

 Narcissus ; N. major, larger in all its parts than the preceding, 

 with all parts of the flower uniform in colour. Both of these 



