44 KEY AND FLORA 
I. NARCISSUS L. 
Scapes with 1-several flowers from a thin, dry spathe. 
Flowers with a cup-shaped or other crown on the throat of 
the perianth; tube of the perianth somewhat cylindrical, the 
6 divisions of the hmb widely spreading. Stamens 6, inserted 
in the tube. 
1. N. Psuedo-Narcissus L. Darropit, Darry, EASTER FLOWER. 
Scape short, bearing 1 large yellow flower; tube of perianth short 
and wide, crown with a crimped margin. Cultivated from Europe. 
2. N. Tazetta L., var. orientalis. CuINESE SacrepD Lity. Bulb 
large, often with many smaller ones attached to its base. Scape 1 ft. 
or more high. Flowers several, umbeled, fragrant. Perianth white 
or nearly so, the crown rather spreading, finely scalloped, yellow or 
orange. Cultivated from China. 
3. N. poeticus L. Porrt’s Narcissus. Scape 1-flowered. Perianth 
pure white, the crown very narrow, edged with pink. Cultivated from 
S. Europe. 
Il. ZEPHYRANTHES Herb. (ATAMOSCO) 
Stemless, from a coated bulb, Leaves linear, fleshy. Scape 
erect, 1-few-flowered. Flowers large, erect, or declined, sub- 
tended by a 1-2-leaved spathe. Perianth 6-parted, naked in 
the throat; tube short, segments petal-like, spreading. Stamens 
free, anthers versatile. Ovary 3-celled, many-ovuled; style 
elongated, declined; stigma 3-cleft. Fruit a many-seeded, 3- 
valved capsule; seeds black, compressed, or angled.* 
1. Z. Atamasco Herb. Aramasco Lity. Bulbs about 1 in. in 
diameter. Leaves narrow, concave above, smooth, usually longer 
than the scape. Scape 6-12 in. high, 1-flowered. Spathe 1-leaved, 
2-cleft. Flowers 2-3 in. long, white, tinged with pink or purple, 
bell-shaped, short-peduncled. Stamens longer than the tube, shorter 
than the style. Capsule depressed-globose, seeds angled. In rich, 
damp soil, often cultivated.* 
Ill. HYPOXIS L. 
Small, apparently stemless herbs. Leaves grass-like, hairy, 
from a solid bulb. Seapes thread-like, few-flowered. Perianth 
6-parted, wheel-shaped, the 3 outer divisions greenish on the 
outside, the whole perianth withering on the pod. Seeds 
numerous. 
