Amaryllidese. Asparagaceee. 
371 
569. Galanthus. Snowdrop. VI, 10. 
1. Stem 1-fld.—Meadows, orchards; not common (wanting 
in G. U.). 2, 3 . nivalis L. 2141. 
570. Narcissus. Narcissus. YI, 9. 
1. Crown campanulate, as long as the divisions of the 
perianth, both yellow.—Meadows, especially of the mount, 
and subalp.; in batches and fairly distrib. 3, 4 
Pseudonarcissus L. 2142. 
— Crown campanulate, half as long as the divisions of the 
perianth, crown yellow, perianth pale yellow. N. pseudo- 
narcissus-poeticus (or -radiiflorus). — As the last; Wall.; 
(val d’llliez), Lucern.*) 3. incomparabilis Curt. 2142.b 
— Crown cup-shaped, much shorter than the divisions of 
the perianth, the latter white . ... 2 
2. Stem bearing 1 (2—3) fls. Crown entirely yellow. Di¬ 
visions of the perianth broad, dirty white.—Meadows; 
Sion, Bex, Geneva. 4 biflorus Curt. 2143. 
— Stem bearing 1 fl. (rarely 2). Crown yellow, with a 
scarlet edge ........ 3 
3. Divisions of the perianth oval, imbricate at the margins. 
Ovary compressed laterally, 2-edged at the time of 
flowering.—Ornamental pi., sometimes subspontaneous 
in orchards. 4 f poeticus L. 2144. 
— Divisions of the perianth oblong, separated or hardly 
touching. Ovary cylindric. Stem slenderer; Is narrower 
than in the last.—Plains of the Alp., subalp. and Jura 
(wanting in T. A.). 5 . . radiiflorus Salisb. 2145. 
14. Asparagaceae. 
571. Asparagus. Asparagus. VI, 18. XXII, 28. 
1. Peduncles jointed close to the fls. Berries the size of a 
cherry. Stem 3—5 dm. —Tess. (Mt. Generoso, St. Giorgio, 
Bre). 5. tenuifolius L. 2146. 
— Peduncles jointed at the middle or rather higher. Berries 
the size of a pea. Stem 5 — 10 dm. —Sandy, stony places, 
near water; here and there (wanting in U. L. S. A.); 
otherwise cultivated. 5, 6 . . officinalis L. 2147. 
572. Streptopus. Streptopus. YI, 21. 
1. Ls oval, clasping. Peduncles solitary in the axils of the 
Is but bent round the stem and under the ls, with a 
*) Tho Lucern pi., probably only subspontaneous, is perhaps N. poeticus- 
Pseudonarcissus, which is sometimes cultivated in gardens. 
