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100. AMARYLLIS FAMILY. Oni- r AMAIlVLLrDACEK. 



Liko tilt' Lily Family, l»ut with the (it';^Milar nv slij^litly ii ri'_milaii 6-i'lcft lu'riaiith 

 coherent Itelow with tin- siiitaic of tin- nvaiy, aii«l tlicref'nrc in apiicaiiUK c inscitfil <»n 

 it-i siininiit. Stamens 6. Kiiiit a ^-cdli'il ]»>]. Ilcilis Licnt'i-illy with nakc"! stfiiis «ir 

 f^cajH's, and lit:i|^r lincai' h-avrs iVnai u cdatfil Imlli, ((tmmr.nly witli >li(>\vy tlowi-is, 

 lleibayv anil Imllis aciid and jxii-Mimiis. 



Flower willi !i cup or crown at tlio tliroat of tlio siilvcr-Hhiipcd or ftituu'l-sliapcd pori;»iith. 

 8tiiiii';ii.s loll;,', from tlie 0(ly;o of tiio ciip-sliapcil crown : nntlicrs linear, swin;iinjj 

 free : divisions of the jieiiuntli lon^ and linrrow, recurved. Flowers white, 

 showy ; the cluster leafy-bracted, {/'(ninu'itiuin) *r.\N('UATH'J(. 



Stamens included in the cup, unequal : filaments very sliort. Flowers fronj a 



scale-like siiatlie, {\arcl.iauK) *NAKCI.ssr.S. 



Flower without any cup or crown on the jierianth. 



.\ntlier.s fixed hy the jniddle and swingin;; free, linear or oblonp; : filaments generally 



curved. Flowers large and siiowy, generally red or pink, {Aiiuiriilli.i) *A.mauvllih. 



Anthers erect on the filament. 



Flowers in a spike, funntl-shaped, white, very fragrant, {Puiiihillics) *TrnKlU)SK. 



Flowers in an nmbel, or single ; jjcrianth 6-parted down to the ovary. 



Flower single, from a i -leaved spathe, white, nodding: three inner 

 divisions of the i)erianth shorter than the three outer, and nctcheil 

 at the end : anthers long-pointed. ((,'<i'<iiit/iiis\ *SN(nvi)ltoi». 



Flowers I or more from a i -leaved spathe, white, nodding; the ') divisions 



of the jierianth alike, often green-tipi)ed : anthers hlunt, {Leiifdinin) *S.\()\VKI,AKK. 

 Flowers few, with 2 small bracts at tiic base of the pedicels : the star-shaped 

 jierianth yellow, closing and remaining on the pod. Leaviis grass- 

 like, hairy. Tlant small, (H(JJ)vxi/h) Stau-Guass. 



Narcissus. Xarcissus. 



* Tube of the flower slander ; the cup or crown much shorter than the 6 spreading divisions ; 



anthers borne on the inside of the cup, or 3 of them a little protruding, on short lilaments, 



1. Pokt's N. Scape flattish, tall, mostly i-flowered ; flower white, the very short and flat crown 



yellow, generally margined with crimson or pink ; sweet-scented ; leaves bluntly keeled, 

 rather glaucous. Gardens. iV. poeticus. 



2. .ToN'qiir, X. Flowers i to 4, on a round and slender scape, yellow, very fragrant, the cuj) 



.saucer-shaped ; leaves terete, channelled down one side. Gardens. JV. Joiitjuilla. 



3. I'oi.YANTHU.S N. Flowers several, on a flattish scape, white, with a bell-shaped cup, not 



friigr.int : leaves flat, glaucous. Gardens. ^. Tnzetfa. 



* * Tul)e of tlie Hower slioit, fuiinel-shape<l ; the cup or crown very large, bell-shai)ed, with a 



wavy-crisped or toothed iii;u.,'in, eijualling or longer than the 6 divisions of the perianth, and 

 bearing the stamens on its base. 



4. Daffodil X. Flower i, large, sulphur-yellow, with a deeper yellow cup, on a flattened scape 



1° high ; leaves flattish. In all gardens ; most common with flowers double, so that their 

 structure is obscured. N. I'scudo-Narcisaus. 



