NARCIS'SUS ANGUSTIFO'LIUS. 
NARROW-LEAVED NARCISSUS. 
Class. Order. 
HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
AMARYLLIDEJE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Cultivated 
S. Europe. 
1 foot. 
April, May. 
Perennial. 
in 1626. 
No. 407. 
The story of Narcissus, the fabled boy of the 
ancients, may, very possibly, have preceded the 
name being- given to a flower, and thus it may have 
been used without reference to stupor, which it im- 
plies. See No. 225. Angustifolius, narrow-leaved. 
Notwithstanding the leaves of our plant are re- 
presented as somewhat broader than is usual with 
Narcissus angustifolius, it will be difficult to decide 
on its being any other species. It is particularly 
ornamental, producing abundance of odoriferous 
flowers ; and probably, if examined, without refer- 
ence to rarity, and independently of other prejudice, 
will be acknowledged as not less beautiful than the 
most beautiful of this delightful genus. 
This, and some other species of Narcissus, often 
fail to perfect their flowers. Their spathes form 
a mere inflated bladder. This is indicative only of 
lack of moisture, which we find remedied by making 
the soil very firm about their roots, where they can 
have a surface covering of turf to prevent rapid 
evaporation. Their bulbs increase abundantly. 
When parting is required, it should be performed 
in autumn. 
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 2, 214. 
