326 84. AMARYLLIDACE^. 



bearded, stigma in 3 deep linear divisions drooping, bulb clothed 

 with slender anastomosing fibres. — E. B. 343. — Fl. purple. L. 

 usually appearing just before the fl. fades. — Formerly cultivated 

 near Saffron Walden : not naturalized. P. IX. Saffron.'] 



2. C. nudiflorus (Sm.) ; 1. succeeding the fl., spath simple, 

 stigma in 3 deeply laciniate divisions erect, bulb with a mem- 

 branous coat. — B. B. 491. C. speciosus Hook., E. B. S. 2752, 

 not Bieb. — L. linear, appearing in March. Fl. purple. Stigmas 

 only a little higher than the anthers, or rising considerably above 

 them.— Meadows. P. IX. E. 



** Scapes naked. 



[C. biflorus (Mill.) ; 1. and fl. at the same time, spath double, 

 stigma longer than the stam. erect deeply trifid, divisions trun- 

 cate and slightly notched at the end, bulb with a membranous 

 coat. — E.B.S. 2645. C. prtecox Hiiw. C. minimus Hook. — Fl. 

 pale lilac with yellow and purple stripes. — In the park (site of 

 old garden) at Barton, Sufl^. Not indigenous. P. III.] 



[C. aureus (Sib.); 1. and fl. together, spath simple, stigma 

 shorter than the stam. shortly 3-fid, segments truncate or slightly 

 notched at the end, bulb coated with compact fibres. — E. B. S. 

 2646.— Fl. yellow.— With the preceding. P. III.] 



Order LXXXIV. AMARYLLIDACE^. 



Stam. 6. Anth. bursting inwards. Otherwise like JR/D^CB.^. 



1. Narcissus. Perianth 6-parted, spreading, with equal seg- 

 ments, and a bellshaped crown within. Stam. alternately 

 shorter, within the crown. 



2. Leucojum. Perianth 6-parted, bellshaped, the segments 

 all equal and thickened at their points. Stam. equal. 



3. Galanthus. Perianth 6-parted, 3 outer segments spread- 

 ing, 3 inner shorter erect emarginate. Stam. equal, subulate. 



1 . Narcissus Linn. 



*1. N. biflorus (Curt.); 1. linear obtuse "acutely" (Sm.) 

 " obtusely " (Koch) keeled, scape compressed 2-edged striated 

 I — 2-flowered, crown very short concave crenate at the pale 

 (ultimately white) margin.— £. B. 2/6. R. ix. 365.— Pet. of a 

 pale sulphur-colour. — Sandy fields in the south. P. IV. V. E. I. 



[2. N. poeticus (L.) ; 1. linear obtuse obtusely keeled, scape 

 compressed 2-edged mostly 1 -flowered, crown very short con- 

 cave crenate at the red margin. — E. B. 275. R. ix. 364. — Pet. 



