By Richard Anthony Salisbury, Esq. 363 



year, very few roots sent up a complete bunch of flowers the 

 following season, and many roots none at all. He therefore 

 now cuts off the stalk close to the ground, as soon as two or 

 three of the flowers are expanded, but is very careful not to 

 injure the leaves. The farmer may here take a lesson from 

 the gardener, and will find the average produce of his hay- 

 fields, as I can speak from experience, greatly increased in a 

 few years, by cutting the grass early; another advantage of 

 which is, that we have very seldom any heavy rains, till after 

 Midsummer day. 



Hermione Crenularis, MSS.. Narcissus Trewianus, Ker 

 in Bot. Mag. n. 940. cum Ic. et ref. n. 1298. Narcissus crenu- 

 latus. Haworthin Li?in.Trans. v. 5. p. 245. Baselman major. 

 Trew. Seligm.p. 1. t. 23. 



A species which, like many more, has possibly risen from 

 seed in the Dutch gardens, between some one of this and the 

 next genus. To the florist its chief merit consists in the 

 fragrance of its flowers, which resembles that of our Primrose 

 Peerless. It is hardy, but the largest imported roots seldom 

 bear more than four or five flowers on a stalk. 



Hermione Tegul;eflora. MSS. Narcissus tenuior. 

 Curt, in Bot. Mag. n. 379- cum lc. Narcissus medio-croceus, 

 gramineo folio. Rudb. Camp. Elys. lib. 2. p. 51. f. 5. Nar- 

 cissus juncifolius minor Clusii. Lob. Adv. part. 2. p. 492.-— 

 Clus. App. p. 257- 



This is a truly natural plant, and grows wild in Rovergue, 

 from whence the bulbs were sent to Clusius by Monsieur 

 Le Venier. It is exceedingly hardy, and will succeed in 

 .any soil, but in deep loam almost every peduncle is bifloro js, 

 and it often ripens seeds. The flowers have a powerful sceLt, 



