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to the tube of the nebiarium , terminated by oblong fum- 
mits 5 they have a three-tornered , roundifh , obtufe ger- 
men , fituated below the flower , fupporting a long fender 
jlyle , crowned by a trifid ftigma. The germen afterward 
turns to an obtufe , roundifh , three-cornered capfule , 
filled with globular feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the firft febtion of 
Linnaeus’s lixth clafs, which contains thofe plants 
whofe flowers have fix ftamina and one ftyle. 
The Species are, 
1. Narcissus ( Pfeudonarciffus ) fpatha uniflora, nebtario 
, campanulato ereblo, crifpo sequante petala ovata. 
Inn. Sp. Plant. 414. Daffodil with one flower in each 
fheath , whofe nebiarium is erect, bell-floaped , and equal 
with the petals , which are oval. Narciffus fylveftris 
pailidus, calyce luteo. C. B. P. 52. Pale wild Daffo- 
dil with a yellow cup , or common Englifh Daffodil. 
2. Narcissus \Poeticus) fpatha uniflora, nedario rotato 
breviffimo, fcariofo crenulato. Hort. Upfal. 74. Daf- 
fodil with one flower in a fheath, having a very floort 
wheel-fbaped nebiarium indented on the edge. Narciflus 
albus, circulo purpureo. C. B. P. 48. White Daffodil 
with a purple 'circle in the middle. 
3. Narcissus ( Incomparibilis ) fpatha uniflora, nedario 
campanulato eredo, petalo dimidio breviore. Daffo- 
dil with one flower in a fheath , having an erect bell- 
Jhaped empalement half the length of the petal. Nar- 
ciflus incomparibilis, flore pleno, partim flavo, par- 
tim croceo. IT. R. Par. The Incomparable Daffodil 
with a double flower , partly yellow , and partly Saffron- 
coloured. 
4. Narcissus ( Medio -luteus) fpatha biflora, nedarii 
campanulato, breviffimo, floribus nutantibus. Daffo- 
dil with two flowers in a fheath , a floort bell-fhaped nec- 
tarium , and nodding fioivers. Narciflus medio luteus 
vulgaris. Park. Common Daffodil with a yellow middle , 
called Prirnrofe Peerlefs. 
5. Narcissus {Albus') fpatha uniflora, nedario campa- 
nulato breviffimo, petalis reflexis. Daffodil with one 
flower in a fheath , having a very floort bell-fhaped nebia- 
rium , and reflexed petals. Narciflus albus, foliis re- 
flexis, calyce brevi aureo. H. R. Par. Daffodil with 
white flowers , having reflexed petals , and a fhort golden 
cup. 
6 . Narcissus ( Bulbocodium ) fpatha uniflora, nedario 
turbinato petalis majore, genitalibus declinatis. Lin. 
Sp. Plant. 417- Rujh-leaved Daffodil with one flower in 
each fh ath , a turbinated nebiarium larger than the petal , 
and declining ftamina. Pfeudonarciffus juncifolius 
flavo flore. Cluf. Hift. 166. Commonly called Hoop- 
petticoat Narciffus. 
7. Narcissus ( Serotinus ) fpatha uniflora, nedario bre- 
viffimo fex-partito. Lcefl. Lin. Sp. Plant. 290. Daf- 
fodil with one flower in a fheath , having a very floort 
nebiarium , which is cut into fix parts. Narciflus au- 
tumnalis minor. Cluf. Hifp. 251. Smaller autumnal 
Daffodil. 
8. Narcissus ( Tazetta ) fpatha multiflora, nedario 
campanulato, foliis planis. Hort. Upfal. 74. Daffo- 
dil with many flowers in a fheath , having a bell-fhaped 
nebiarium , and plain leaves. Narciffus luteus polyan- 
thos Lufitanicus. C. B. P. 50. Yellow Portugal Daffo- 
dil with many flowers , commonly called Polyanthus Nar- 
ciffus. 
9. Narcissus {Jonquilla) fpatha multiflora, nedario cam- 
panulato brevi, foliis fubulatis. Hort. Upfal. 75. Daf- 
fodil with many flowers in a fheath , a fhort bell-fhaped 
nebiarium , and awl-fhaped leaves. Narciffus juncifolius 
luteus minor. C. B. P. 51. Smaller yellow Ruflo-leaved 
Daffodil , called Jonquil. 
The forts here enumerated, are all the real fpecies 
which I have met with in the Englilh gardens, though 
there is a great variety of each fpecies, which differ 
fo much from one another, as to render it very diffi- 
cult to afeertain the fpecies to which they belong ; in 
order to find out, as well as I could, from what fpe- 
cies many of thofe varieties have been raifed, I en- 
deavoured to degenerate as many of the double flower- 
ing, and others of the beft kinds, fo far as I could, 
by which I have obferved their feveral changes, and 
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ffiall here mention under each fpecies, the varieties I 
have obferved. 
The firft fort is the common Engliffi Daffodil, which 
grows naturally by the borders of woods and fields in 
many parts ot England •, t.nis hath a large bulbous 
root, from which comes out five or fix fiat leaves, 
about a foot long, and an inch broad> of a praffifh 
colour, and a little hollowed in the middle like 'the 
keel or a boat. 1 he ftalk rifes a foot and a half 
high, having two ftiarp longitudinal angles •, at the 
top comes out a Angle flower, inclofed in a thin fpa- 
tna (or fheath), which is torn open on one fide, to 
make way for the flower to come out, and then wi- 
thers and remains on the top of the ftalk. The 
flower is of one petal or leaf, being connected at the 
bale, but is cut into fix parts almoft to the bottom , 
which expand , in the middle of tins is fituated a 
bell-fhaped, .nebiarium, called by the gardeners a 
cup, which is equal in length to the petal, and hands 
erect. The flower nods on the fide of the ftalk. The 
petal is of a pale brimftone colour, and the nebiarium 
yellow. It flowers the beginning of April, and after 
the flowers are paft, the germen turns to a roundifh 
capfule, with three cells filled with roundifh black 
feeds, which ripen in July. This fort propagates 
very faft by offsets from the root. 
The varieties of this are, 
One with white petals, and a pale yellow cup. 
One with yellow petals, and a golden cup. 
The common double yellow Daffodil. £ 
Anotner double Daffodil, with three or four cups 
within each other. 
And, I believe, John Tradefcant’s Daffodil may be 
referred to this fpecies. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in the fouth of 
France and in Italy j this hath a fmaller and rounder 
bulbous root than the former. The leaves are long- 
er, narrower, and flatter than thofe of that fort. The 
ftalks do not rife higher than the leaves, which are 
of a gray colour : at the top of the ftalk comes out 
one flower from the fheath, which nods on one fide. 
The petal of this is cut into fix fegments, which are 
rounded at their points ; they are of a fnow white, and 
fpread open flat. In the center is fituated a very fhort 
nebiarium or cup, which is fringed on the border 
with a bright purple circle. The flowers have an 
agreeable odour. This flowers in May, but feldom 
produces feeds, however it increafes faft enough by 
offsets. 
i he double white Narciffus is the only variety of 
this which I have obferved, though there is mentioned 
in fome books feveral other. 
1 he third fort grows naturally in Spain and Portu- 
gal, from whence I have received the roots. The 
bulbs of this fort are very like thofe of the firft. The 
leaves are longer, of a darker green, and the flower- 
ftalks rife higher. The fegments of the petal are 
rounder, and fpread open, flatter than thofe of the firft 
fort. The nebiarium, or cup, in the middle, is about 
half the length of the petal, and is edged with a gold- 
coloured fringe. It flowers in April, but feldom pro- 
duces feeds here. This fort {ports and varies more 
than any of the other : the following variations I have 
traced in the fame roots. 
The roots ofthefe, the firft year, produced very dou- 
ble flowers, of the fort which is commonly called the 
Incomparable Daffodil. The fix outer fegments of 
the petal were longer than either of the others, and 
white ; the middle was very full of fhorter petals, 
fome of which were white, others yellow, and col- 
lected into a globular figure : fome of thefe roots, the 
following year, produced flowers lefs double than be- 
fore, with no white petals in them, but the larger pe- 
tals were of a fulphur colour, and the others yellow i 
from this they afterward degenerated to half double 
flowers, and at laft to Angle flowers, with a cup half 
the length of the petal, in which manner they have 
continued to flower many years ; fo that we may con- 
clude, that thofe varieties were firft obtained from 
the feeds of this Angle flower. 
The 
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