Plate IV 



TYPES OF FLOWER 



The perianth segments (A) form a collar, as it were, that may be pushed away 

 from or closer to the ovary (F) So that there is a definite ratio between the length 

 of the tube (B) and the depth of the crown (C^ 



The sections:— (i)iV.ra!5e«a, polyanthus; (2) iV.#oe(*cM5, common narcissus; 

 (3) -iV. Pseudo-Narcissus^ trumpet daffodil. The stamens (C} are inserted in 

 one seriesin(3), butin twoseriesinCi)and(2). The pistilis indicated at (D) 

 Figo 2 typifies the short crowned or saucer section 

 Fig. 3 is the typical long-crowned flower or trumpet daffodil 

 Fig. 4 isiV. Sprengerij a hybrid from N, Pseudo-Narcissus (2) and^. Tazetta(i) 

 Fig. s typifies the medium-crowned or cup daffodils, N. incomparabUis, pro- 

 duced by crossing N, poeticus (2) and a trumpet daffodil (3) 



