CHAPTER V. 



PARVI-CORONATI. 



The Parvi-coronati group contains seven species which 

 are placed first in the following arrangement, the wild 

 hybrids come next, and last the garden hybrids. 



(i) N. Poeticus (Pheasant's Eye Narcissus). 

 Species widely distributed in Europe, all through 

 the Mediterranean region from France to Greece. 

 Flat glaucous leaves ; flower solitary ; perianth 

 segments pure white, spreading and imbricated ; 

 the yellow crown saucer-shaped, with deep-red, 

 much crisped edge. The type, a tall and very 

 shapely flower of middle size, blooms in May. 



Narcissus Poeticus naturally falls into two sec- 

 tions — the early flowering (March and April), and 

 late flowering (May). A new section of large and 

 fine-flowered garden forms has arisen of late years 

 by cross-fertilisation between various individuals of 

 the species. 



Early flowerers. 



Angustifolius (rttdiiflorus) ; a sub- 

 species ; the earliest in flower ; of fragile 

 habit ; has very narrow perianth segments. 



Grandtflorus pracox, finely formed ; after 

 style of the later " Recurvus," but much 

 less recurved in the segments. 



Ornatus, which flowers a few days after 



