NARCIS'SUS MONTA'NUS. 
MOUNTAIN NARCISSUS. 
Class. Order. 
HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
AMARYLLIDACE^. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Cultivated 
Portuo-al . 
1 foot. 
April, May. 
Perennial. 
in 1629. 
No. 744. 
The name Narcissus is explained at No. 225. 
This species is known to be a native of Portugal, 
but it is probable that it was first called montanus 
on account of its introduction from the Pyrenean 
mountains, where, according to Salisbury, it is 
indigenous. 
The Narcissus montanus has been long known to 
botanists, but is not a common plant in cultivation, 
indeed it is rarely met with; and probably our 
variety of it is still more uncommon, if its pecu- 
liarity be not accidental. It will be seen by the 
accompanying figure, that in lieu of six divisions 
of the corolla, our flower has four only. This cir- 
cumstance does not appear to have been noticed by 
any botanist, and whether, under all circumstances 
of cultivation, it be permanent or otherwise we are 
unable to determine; it has, however, during two 
years, been constant, from which it may be inferred 
that the plant is a seedling variety, possessing this 
anomalous character. Should any of our readers 
be acquainted with it, we shall be glad to receive 
information regarding its history, that we may 
communicate it to others. 
Loudon’s Ency. of Plants, p.240. 
