85. AMARTLIIDACEiE. 355 



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

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

 coat. — E. B. S. 2645. — Fl. pale lilac with yellow and purple 

 stripes. — And C. mireus (Sibth.) ; 1. and fl. together, spath 

 simple, stigma shorter than the stam. shortly S^d, segments 

 truncate or slightjy notched at the end, corm coated with 

 compact fibres.—^. J?. S. 2646.— Fl. yellow.— On site of old 

 garden, Barton, Suff. P. III.] 



Order LXXXV. AMAETLLIDACE^. 



Stam. 6. Anth. bursting inwards. Eaphidiferous. Other- 

 wise like IRIDACEJE. 



1. Nabcissus. Perianth tubular below ; limb 6-parted, 

 spreading, with equal segments, and a beUshaped crown 

 within. Stam. alternately shorter, within the crown. 



2. Leucojtjm. Perianth beUshaped, 6-parted ; 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. Naecis'stjs Linn. 



fl. N. hifldms (Curt.) ; 1. linear blunt slightly keeled, scape 

 compressed 2-edged striate 1 — 2-flowered, crown very short 

 concave crenate at the pale (ultimately white) margin. — E. S. 

 276. R. ix. 365. — Pet. of a pale sulphur-colour. — Sandy fields 

 in the South. A doubtful native. P. IV. V. B. I. 



[2. N. poet'iciis (L.) ; 1. linear blunt slightly keeled, scape 

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

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

 broadly ovate, crown yellow. — Heathy open fields on a sandy 

 soU. Norf., Kent. P. V.] E. 



3. N. Pseudo-narcis'sus (L.) ; 1. linear blunt not keeled, scape 

 2-edged 1-flowered, perianth-segm. scarcely exceeding tube, 

 crown beUshaped crisped at the margin and crenate equalling 

 the perianth, pedicel within the spath short. — E. B. 17. R. ix. 

 369. — L. 2 or 3, scarcely a foot long. Fl. large, yellow.— Open 

 woods and pastures. P. III. IV. Daffodil. E S. 



[iV. lohuldris (Schult.) ; "perianth-segm. exactly twice as long 

 as tube, crown 6-lobed." Tenby. — N. minor (L.) ; " crown 6- 



