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NARCISSUS Macleaii. 
Mr. M‘Leay’s Narcissus. 
a Ms 
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. AMARYLLIDES. 
_ NARCISSUS. Supra, vol. 2. fol. 123. 
ft att on i 
N. Macleati; spatha 1-2-flora, seapo compresso subancipite, petalis paten- 
tibus imbricatis tubo nectarioque cylindrico truncato integerrimo pauld 
longioribus. Lindl. supra, fol. 762, on textu. 
Pe a ee ee ie ee a 
This figure illustrates a note in fol. 762, which seems 
to have been misunderstood by Professor Sprengel, who 
refers the plant now represented, to N. moschatus, along 
With N. Sabini. Although we do not pretend to be able 
to settle the learned disputes which. exist respecting the 
Species of this intricate genus, yet we do not doubt 
that the principles adopted by the author just mentioned, 
in reducing the numerous supposed species to an incon- 
siderable number, are just, although the application of them 
May be sometimes erroneous. Surely, for example, this 
1s no variety of N. moschatus. It must rather be con- 
Sidered a reduced Tazzetta. 
An extremely rare bulbous plant, quite hardy, and 
flowering in April and May. Our drawing was made in 
the Horticultural Society's Garden. 
Supposed to be a native of Smyrna. ae 
