NARCISSUS POETICUS AND ITS ALLIES 33 
otherwise stated, and leading contrasting characters are italicised 
throughout. The form of the corona described is of that organ 
when “fully expanded ; at the opening of the flower it is, of course, 
plicate-cupular in every species. The positions of the stamens 
mentioned refer to their condition after the dehiscence of the 
anthers; before dehiscence the anthers are always longer and 
more exserted. 
NARCISSUS L. Sp. Plant. 289 (1753). 
Section Eu-Narctssus Baker Amaryll. 2 (1888). 
arcissus Haworth Mon, Narciss. 14, as a genus (1831); 
Herbert Amaryll. 80, as a genus (1837 
Spathe usually 1-flo — Perianth- tube about as long as 
the white segments; a several times shorter than these 
segments, discoid or cupitay in sg Fa ers (except in N. poetarum) 
a subscarious margin edged with red. Stamens more or 
less unequal Cc Bes or sokegead ve ree long and three short 
alternating ; filam adnate to the perianth-tube; three or all 
of the anthers mate ~ less exserted. 
ConsPectus OF SPECIES. 
Series1. Porrict. Stamens unequal; perianth- peemenis usually 
shortly narrowed and imbricate below 
* Corona flat and discoid at maturity. 
Ld poskicits. Fruit broadly ellipsoid, obscurely trigonous. 
“6 a he a more or less cupular 
! Corona s aed perianth- segments cuspidate. 
yee" Ss raters Fru See plant dwarf with small 
wors. 
“Mt Corona, lar 
go er 
3. N. hellenicus. Corona Segre cupular or saucer-shaped ; 
yes ruit subglobose; plant robust with small 
wers. 
4, N. recwrvus. Corona undulate- cupular ; fruit large, sub- 
rotund-trilobate. 
5. N. mayalts. Corona cupular with flat base and white 
below red margin; fruit triangular- 
os 
er; perianth-segments more obtuse, 
obovoid. 
Series 2. RapiiFLoRi. ne subequal ; emails ‘segments 
asa! cuneately-narrowed belo 
na small, cupular. 
6... 29, radiifiorus Boscia distinctly cup-shaped ; fruit linear- 
ellipsoid or pyriform, terete. 
7. N. stellaris. Corona relatively broader ; fruit ellipsoid, 
ous. 
* Corona flat “ nearly so, when matur 
Sof; PRs cae na sub-discoid, wholly tg fruit nar- 
owly ellipsoid, nearly terete 
9. ag’ exertus. Corona flat and discoid; fruit ellipsoid or 
bovate-ellipsoid, more or less trigonous. 
Joustia or r Bona Dec. sted es a) Of 
