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segments pure white, spreading and very acute ; 

 saucer-shaped yellow crown. Much resembles 

 " Serotinus " in general habit, although it differs in 

 bearing more flowers, in the greater slenderness of 

 its segments, and in producing its leaves at the 

 same time as its flowers. Not at all suited for 

 cultivation here. 



Var. : Obsoletus has rather broader seg- 

 ments, and crown nearly obsolete. 



(7) N. Broussonetii. A unique species which, 

 after being long lost, was some few years ago dis- 

 covered by Dr Leared and others in Morocco. Flat- 

 leaved ; many-flowered. The pure white flower is 

 somewhat bell-shaped, and the crown is reduced to 

 a mere rim. This remarkable plant may possibly 

 have had its origin in a cross between Narcissus 

 and some other Amaryllidaceous plant belonging to 

 a different genus. 



(8) N. BIFLORUS. Probably a natural hybrid 

 between Tazetta and Poeticus, its home being France, 

 Switzerland, Italy and the Tyrol ; it is semi-wild in 

 England (being found in Devonshire) and Ireland. 

 Some view it as a species. It has been called the 

 "Northern and extreme form of Tazetta as it ap- 

 proaches Poeticus" Flat-leaved, flowers usually 

 two, sometimes one, seldom three. " May be de- 

 scribed as N. Poeticus with two flowers on a scape, 

 and a yellow cup minus the purple rim." It flowers 

 in England in May. The perianth segments are 

 milky-white, or very pale primrose (hence its old 

 name " Primrose Peerless Daffodil "), with a small 

 crown, yellow, and less-spreading than in Poeticus. 

 The scent, according to Parkinson, is " sweet, but 

 stuffing." 



There are several varieties intermediate be- 

 tween the type and N. Posticus, of which N. 



