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" Grandtflorus pracox" ; distinct and of 

 perfect shape, having broad, rounded, 

 imbricated perianth segments of excellent 

 substance. Probably of Italian origin. 



Poetarum ; flowers very shortly after 

 Ornatus. Has perianth segments slightly 

 recurved and the crown not merely edged 

 but suffused throughout with bright red. 



Grandiftorus, very large flowered variety 

 with floppy perianth segments. 



Tripodalis, with rather narrow and re- 

 flexing segments. 



Late flowerers. 



The Type (Poeticus of Linmeus). 



Recurvus, with slightly imbricated and 

 recurving perianth segments, and much 

 recurving leaves. 



Stellaris, distinguished by its inch-long 

 bladder-like distended spathe. 



Patellaris has a flat, finely-formed, much 

 imbricated perianth and large crown. 



Verbanensis, a small, graceful, dwarf- 

 growing variety with rather narrow and 

 reflexing segments ; connected with sub- 

 species Angustif alius . 



Poeticus plenus, the common double 

 (" Gardenia flowered ") Narcissus, flower- 

 ing as late as June. Supposed to be the 

 double form of " Patellaris P There is 

 a smaller form which is probably the 

 double of Poeticus of Linnaeus (the 

 type). 

 (2) N. Jonquilla.^ A species found in Spain, 



' See footnote, chap. iii. p. ij. 



