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family. 4. Assaracus Haw, (a brother of Gaiiymedes), 2 species, 5. TIu.? 

 Haw. (also a brother of Ganymedes), 2 species. 6. Ganymede.? Haw. 

 (cupbearer to the gods, crown of flower cup-shaped), 5 species : N. pul- 

 chellus and the species near it. 7. Diomedes Haw. (a valiant Greek at 

 the siege of Troy), 3 species ; N. MacLeayi of Bot. Mag. being one. 

 8. Tros Haw. (the father of Ganymedes), 2 species ; one, the N. galanthi- 

 folius. 9. Quelt«« Sal. (^Nicholas Le Quelt, a rhizotomist in the days of 

 Parkinson), 7 species ; the N. incomparabilis, and the approximate species. 

 10. Schizanthes Haw. (scMzo to cut, and anthe a flower ; the crown deeply 

 gashed), 1 species; the iV. orientalis, Lin. 11. Philogyne Sal. (phileo to 

 love, gyne, a woman ; approximation of anthers to stigmas), 9 species ; N'. 

 odorus Lin. the type. 12. Jonquilla Haw. (French word for a little rush ; 

 leaves like rushes), 4 species, the Jonquils of the gardens. 13. Chloraster 

 Haw. (chloros green, aster a star ; rays or segments of the perianth form- 

 ing a green star), 2 species ; one the N". viridiflorus of Bot. Mag. 14. 

 Hermione Sal. (daughter of Helena and Menelaus), 54 species ; the Poly- 

 anthus-narcissus family, of which Holland abounds in species and varieties. 

 15. Helena Haw. (the beautiful mother of Hermione), 6 species; of which 

 2V. tenuior, Bot. Mag., is one. Lastly, 16. iVarcissus Lin. itself, now 

 restricted to N. poeticus Li7i., and to the other species of that form, of 

 Vphich Mr. Haworth has enumerated twelve. 



The four genera marked Sal. were suggested by that most acute botanist, 

 the late R. A. Salisbury, Esq.; but Mr. Haworth remarks {Narciss. Revis. 

 p. 110.) that he gave only the names, without one word more, either 

 descriptive or otherwise. 



In devising names for his new genera, Mr. Haworth has been won by 

 the classical prototype. Narcissus, to the perpetuation of whose sad story 

 the poets had consecrated this group of plants, to conform so far to the 

 same "cast of thought" as to derive his new names from the pages 

 of the classics also. In doing this he has had two objects in view ; 

 one, to exhibit, by the consanguinity of the persons whose names are ap- 

 plied to the genera, the close affinity of the genera themselves ; the other, 

 to supply the memory with botanic types of classical associations : and 

 Mr. Haworth so esteems this latter object as to regret the want of con- 

 formity to it, which arose from oversight, in his (very expressively named) 

 genus Chloraster, and to hope it wHl never be lost sight of by those who 

 may hereafter have occasion to create additional genera out of this group. 

 Speaking of the species and varieties described, he says : " I have care- 

 fully preserved specimens of almost the whole, and they will be hereafter 

 my vouchers for the truth." Of the genera, he says : " The genera of this 

 group of plants here, and heretofore proposed by me, are very natural ; 

 and, though many years have elapsed without their being adopted by 

 others, so much the better it is for my future reputation, for adopted they 

 must be ; and then will be proved my having seen just so far before my 

 competitors. On the other hand, half a century's experience constantly 

 amongst the living plants, might be expected to have effected more. The 

 characters 1 have given throughout are short, but they are the result of 

 experience, and I know then* validity." 



Mr. Haworth, in the postscript, p. 16., presents his thanks to the parties 

 who have rendered him facilities ; out of these we name Messrs. Loddiges, 

 Whitley and Co., Young, Allen and Co., Colville, Sweet, Tate, Knight, 

 and Pamplin, as their names may prove useful to the collectors of these 

 lovely vernal visitants, — 



" That come before the swallow dares, and take 

 The winds of March with beauty." — J. D. 

 Anon : The Garden ; or Familiar Instructions for the laying out, furnish- 

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