3iO NATURAL HISTORV. 
and reprefent little crofTes, fometimes of a 
white, but more generally of a fcarlet co- 
lour. They have an agreeable odour. 
'J he Jerufalem crofs will thrive in any fub- 
flantial foil ; but it grows befl in the lhade. 
The culture is the fame as of the Lychnis ; 
to which we refer our readers. It flowers in 
July ; and is reckoned a great ornanrent, 
among any others you may pleafe to plant it. 
Care fliould be taken to water it, in hot and 
dry feafons. 
NARCISSUS. 
this flower there are feveral fpecies ; 
but as the nareilTus polyanthus is one of the 
nioft early blolToms, we (hall briefly deferibe 
it. Its icent is fofweet, that many confider 
it not lefs defirable than the Jonquil. This, 
like all the other narciffufes, fliould be pro- 
pagated from offsets, taken from their roots. 
■J'he polyanthus is greatly admired for its 
fplendor and variety of colour, in both of 
which it has no fmall refemblance to the au- 
ricula. In the rural parts of our gardens, 
thefe, as well as the daffodil narciffus, are a 
very agreeable ornament ; which has caufed 
them to be frequently mentioned by the 
moft eminent of pafloral writers. 
FRITIL- 
