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author’s intention. The other figure, N. radiiflorus (No. 809), i 
more satisfactory, and fairly ee a form of the plant “losaribed 
by Koch with narrow perianth-segments. 
The next important European Flor o appear, Grenier 
Godron’s Flore de France, admits (v. iii, ‘ 256 (1855) ) one species 
only, N. poeticus L., defining the corona as “ trés courte, étalée en 
coupe.” Parlatore’s FI. Italiana, v. ili, p. 116 (1858), adopts 
rigon 
alee bue latioribus late eee obovatis ... stam inibus 
superioribus corona ice uam duplo brevioribus.” Willkomm & 
Lange (Fl. Hispaniea, v. i, p. 156 (1861) ) describe N. poeticus L. 
as inhabiting the mo untain region of Central and Eastern Spain, 
but do not refer to N. radiflorus. 
In 1866 Schur in Plant. Transsilv., p. 657, described as a new 
species NV. seriorflorens, a late- flowering Transylvanian plant 
closely related to N. radtiflorus, having dirty- -white, obtuse, 
mucronulate perianth-segments — a very small, subdiscoid 
corona. Three years later, in Gisterr. Bot. Zeitsch., xix, p. 205, 
the same author described cnnisbar: sas Austrian plant as 
N. stelliflorus. This is characterized by stellate flowers with 
obtuse, beeen segments, a slightly cupped corona about 8 mm. 
broad and 2 mm. deep, and a compressed and obovate ovary. Schur 
exprosios doubt as to its distinctness from his N. seriorflorens. 
In Boissier’s Flora pengere . p. 150 (1881), N. radizflorus 
Salisb. Prodr. is included as of the mountains of Northern 
Greece and of Mt. Cita, the oe agreeing with that of 
Koch and Parlatore, with R eighenbans s figure (No. 809) cited in 
illustration. Halacsy (Conspectus Fl. Gree. iii, ay 202 (1904) ) 
. G : 
and Beeotia. 
The most recent arrangements of these plants are those in 
Ascherson & Graebner’s oo Flora Mitielewropa (1906) and 
ouy’s Flore de France (1912 
Ascherson & Graebner (I. c., v. iii, p. 396) recognize one species 
only, N. poeticus L., with a subspecies, N. angustifolius Curtis 
(N. radiiflorus Salis b. Prodr.; Koch, Synop. ed. 2, p. oe he 
e 
quoted. The eae segments are described as obovate and 
imbricate. The account of the subspecies angustzfolius (1. ¢ 
p- 397 ) coincides cafticseetly with that of Ko cha nd Patlatore, ae 
as in the specific type, the form of the corona is undefined, a 
is left to be — that this organ is flat in the type and oe so 
in the subspeci 
At the a of the diagnosis of the type the authors remark : 
« Ziemlich verinderlich in Garten: von den zahlreichen Formen 
sind bemerkenswerth :— 
