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2. Biflorus. — Leaves a little glaucous; 1-4-flowered ; 
limb creamy white, cup yellow; seeds not seen by 
me. 
Var. 1. Sterilis. — Biflorus. Bot. Mag. 6. 197. 2-flowered, 
without pollen or ovides in our gardens, perhaps 
from having been raised by offsets three centuries dr 
more, without renovation by seed. I see no reason 
to think it a hybrid production, for it does not ex- 
hibit appearances intermediate between those of any 
two narcissean genera, or even species. 
Yar. 2. Triflorus. — 2-4-flowered, from the south of 
France ; ovules perfect, flower rather smaller and 
the white clearer. 
Var. 3. Dianthus. — Haworth. Unknown to me, but de- 
scribed as 2-flowered, with a very plicate and darker 
yellow or orange cup. 
3. Poeticus. — Linnaeus. Leaves glaucous ; flowers soli- 
tary, rarely, if ever, 2 ; limb pure white, unless a 
small yellow mark at the base of the segments ; 
cup yellow, margined with red or deep orange. 
Seeds rounder than those of Gracilis. 
Early flowering. — April. 
Var. 1. Grandiflorus. — Sabine MS. Poetarum. Haworth, 
absque causa nomen Linnaeanum ( poeticus ) repu- 
dians. Stamen and anther, pi. 38. f. 3. magnified. 
The largest and most conspicuous, but there is no 
reason for thinking that this variety was particu- 
larly alluded to by the ancient poets. 
Var. 2. Angustifolius. — PI. 41. f. 1. before expansion. 
— Bot. Mag. 5. 193. Leaves narrow ; flowers smal- 
ler than v. 1 . 
Var. 3? Ornatus. — The flat-crowned saffron rim. Ha- 
worth. A doubtful variety, which I have never 
seen. It is described by Haworth, as an early va- 
riety, similar in appearance with the late flowering 
patellaris ; he cites as synonymus to his Ornatus, tri - 
podalis, MS Salisbury, tripedalis, Schultes. 1 
am not acquainted with this earlier variety. 
Var. 4. Spathulatus. — The lesser saffron rim. Haworth. 
