488 Amaryllidece Narcissus. 



mon in gardens, with two principal varieties. It is about the 

 same size as the common Daffodil, but the crown is always 

 shorter than in that species, even in the double flowers. 

 N. aurdntius, including N. Gouani (fig. 238), is a robust 

 variety with the crown orange, and the divisions of the perianth 



Fig. 238. Narcissus Gouaui. (i nat. size.) Fig. 239. Narcissus odorus. (J nat. size.) 



sulphur-yellow. Double-flowered forms are the Nonpareils 

 and Butter-and-Eggs of English gardens. N. dibits, with 

 paler divisions and an orange crown, produces a double form 

 known as the Orange Phoenix. 



8. N. odorus (fig. 239). A very distinct species approaching 



