of the Narcissean Group of Plants. 133 



Genus, Hermione Nob. in Narciss. Revis. p. 137. 



Jasminea. H. (The Jasmine-like) sub-5-flora: corollae elegan- 



1. tissimas nivece, laciniis lanceolatis stellatis non imbri- 

 cantibus, corona erosula 5-plo longioribus. 



Hermione Jasminea Salisb. in Hort. Trans, v. 1. 

 p. 360. — Herm. papyratia, (3, Nob. in Na?-ciss. Revis. 

 p. 143, cum observatione dubitanti. 



papyratia. H. (The paper-white) sub-10-flora: corollae niveae 



2. elegantis, laciniis sub-ovato acutis imbricantibus, co- 

 rona erosa 3-4-plo longioribus. 



Hermione papyratia Nob. Narciss. Revis. 143. — 

 Narcissus papyratius Kerr in Bot. Mag. 94. — Nar- 

 ciss. unicolor Jard. de Malmaison, tab. 26. 



praccox. H. (The early-flowering) sub-10-flora: corollas la- 



3. ciniis elliptico- lanceolatis basi imbricantibus pallide 

 sulphurascentibus, corona citrina subquadruplo longi- 

 oribus : stylo coronam erosam aequanti. 



Hermione stylosa Salisb. in Hort. Trans, v. 1. p. 360. 

 Herm. italica, «, dubitata, Nob. Narciss. Revis. 114. 

 Narcissus prascox Tenore, Fl. Neapolitana, t. 3. Nar- 

 cissus italicus Kerr in Bot. Mag. 1188.— N. sulphureus 

 maj. Park. Parad. p. 79. 



Obs. Sub dio initio Martii floret. 



tenuiflora. H. (Slender-flowering Italian) subquadriflora : co- 



4. rollas laciniis sordide albis lanceolatis stellatis non im- 

 bricantibus, corona minuta lutea sublacera incurvo- 

 erecta 5-plo longioribus. 



Hermione italica, /3, tenuiflora Nob. in Narciss. 

 Revis. 114. — N. sulphureus minor Park. Parad. p. 79. 



Obs. This flowers late in April, after the flowers of 

 the preceding are past away ; and is the slenderest 

 flowered true Hermione yet known to me. The double 

 and semi-double varieties hitherto proposed doubtfully 

 under it, have not yet come fairly under my examina- 

 tion ; and they probably belong to a distinct species 

 from Cyprus, which at present I would designate H. 

 Cypri. 



Fearful of taking up too much room in your valuable pages, 

 it may be thought perhaps by some, that 1 have been too 

 brief; but long experience has convinced me very satisfac- 

 torily, that a really good specific diagnosis is better, less 

 perplexing, and more easily and even more certainly under- 

 stood, 



