AMARYLLIDEiE. 



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in Scotland and Ireland only where introduced. Fl. early spring. It 

 varies much in the size and intensity of colour of the flower, and the 

 relative size of the crown. 



2. Two-flowered Narcissus. Narcissus biflorus, Curt. 



(Fig. 1011.) 



(Eng. Eot. t. 276. Primrose Peerless.) 



Much resembles the Daffodil in stature 

 and foliage, except that it is rather 

 stouter and taller. Flowers usually 

 two together, of a pale straw-colour, or 

 nearly white, and sweet-scented. Pe- 

 rianth-tube slender, about an inch long ; 

 the segments rather shorter, oval or 

 oblong ; the crown very short, concave 

 or broadly cup- shaped, yellow, slightly 

 crenate at the edge. 



In meadows, in southern and west- 

 ern Europe, chiefly Spain and w T estern 

 France, the more eastern Mediterranean 

 plant so called being probably a variety 

 of the poet's N. In Britain, much cul- 

 tivated in cottage gardens, and frequent- 

 ly established in their vicinity, but pro- 

 bably truly indigenous in Ireland, and 

 some parts of western and southern Fig. 1011. 



England. Fl. spring. 



II. SNOWDROP. GALANTHUS. 



A single species, distinguished as a genus from Snowflahe by the 

 inner perianth-segments being shorter than the outer ones, and by the 

 finely-pointed anthers opening at the top only. 



1. Common Snowdrop. Galanthus nivalis, Linn. (Fig. 1012.) 



(Eng. Bot. t. 19.) 



Bulb rather small. Leaves 2 or rarely 3, narrow-linear, short at the 

 time of flowering, but lengthening considerably afterwards. Stem 6 

 inches to near a foot high, with a single drooping, sweet-scented flower, 



