44 KEY AND FLORA 



I. NARCISSUS L. 



Scapes with 1-several flowers from a thin, dry spathe. 

 Flowers with a cup-shaped or other crown on the throat of 

 the perianth ; tube of the perianth somewhat cyJindrical, the 

 6 divisions of the limb widely spreading. Stamens 6, inserted 

 in the tube. 



1. N. Psuedo-Narcissus L. Daffodil, Daffy, Easter Flower. 

 Scape short, bearing 1 large yellow flower ; tube of perianth short 

 and wide, crown with- a crimped margin. Cultivated from Europe. 



2. N. Tazetta L., var. orientalis. Chinese Sacred Lily. Bulb 

 large, often with many smaller ones attached to its base. Scape 1 ft. 

 or more high. Flowers several, umbeled, fragrant. Perianth white 

 or nearly so, the crown rather spreading, finely scalloped, yellow or 

 orange. Cultivated from China. 



3. N. poeticus L. Poet's Narcissus. Scape 1-flowered. Perianth 

 pure white, the crown very narrow, edged with pink. Cultivated from 

 S. Europe. 



II. ZEPHYRANTHES Herb. (ATAMOSCO) 



Stemless, from a coated bulb. Leaves linear, fleshy. Scape 

 erect, 1-few-flowered. Flowers large, erect, or declined, sub- 

 tended by a 1-2-leaved spathe. Perianth 6-parted, naked in 

 the throat ; tube short, segments petal-like, spreading. Stamens 

 free, anthers versatile. Ovary 3-celled, many-ovuled; style 

 elongated, declined ; stigma 3-cleft. Fruit a many-seeded, 3- 

 valved capsule ; seeds black, compressed, or angled.* 



1. Z. Atamasco Herb. Atamasco Lily. Bulbs about 1 in. in 

 diameter. Leaves narrow, concave above, smooth, usually longer 

 than the scape. Scape 6-12 in. high, 1-flowered. Spathe 1-leaved, 

 2-cleft. Flowers 2-3 in. long, white, tinged with pink or purple, 

 bell-shaped, short-peduncled. Stamens longer than the tube, shorter 

 than the style. Capsule depressed-globose, seeds angled. In rich, 

 damp soil, often cultivated.* 



ni. HYPOXIS L. 



Small, apparently stemless herbs. Leaves grass-like, hairy, 

 from a solid bulb. Scapes thread-like, few-flowered. Perianth 

 6-parted, wheel-shaped, the 3 outer divisions greenish on the 

 outside, the whole . perianth withering on the pod. Seeds 

 numerous. 



