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Show The SB eRe 11h Sark fpike; and they are large and white, with a ftreak of green on the backof eachpetal. We have it on dampplaces in hilly grounds, but not common. It flowers in April. C. Bauhine calls it Ornithogalum umbellatum DAFFODILL. NARCISSUS. smodium. part is by common This tubular of a long, tubul ar body, and fix petals. "ES flower is formed but is its nectarium ; and the petals are oblong, and are r, flowe the of cup andthe writers Called the , but marked with three ridges ; bafe. Thefeed vefiel is roundifh F inferted into it above the is oblong and flatted. open, they ¢ befor rs flowe 1 {cabbard enclofing the ane the threads being fix, andtheftyle fingle in i g the?Bexanaria mon ogynia ; Linnzus places this amon the flower. B Reales bles Js prvis1 ON : ye 4 Ef Varciffus fplveftris pallidus. PZ ifh. The rootis fmall, and round and ofa ftrong The leaves are narrow and long, - : green. Narciffus medio luteus v pf, se high ; and on The ftalk is upright, and a foot This is large and its top ftands a fingle flower. or tubular part yellow : the edge of the neétarium than this is waved, and the petals are paler part. of Eng~ Wehaveit frequent wild in the north in April. Jand in damp paftures, flowering ris pallidus C. Bauhine calls it Narcifus flvef s Anglicus. calyce luteo. Others, Pfeudo-narciffu Drv fSeLo!n AE Ruth-leaved Daffodil, called Junquille. Narciffus juncifolius vulgaris. Ai The root is fmall, and roundith. The leaves are long, flender, hollow, rounded, andof a deep green. The ftalk rifes in the midft; and is flender, and a foot high. Gr ftriated, andof a pale green. Theftalk is flatted, ‘and a foot high. The flowers are very beautiful. The petals are large, and of an extreme pale yellowifh, little more than we call cream-colour; and the neétariumis fmall and yellow. We have it wild in the north of England, and it is frequent in gardens. C. Bauhinecalls it Narciffus pallidus medio lyteo. Others, Narciffus medio luteus. Sieve © ths. The flowers are of a beautiful pale yellow, and very {weet. It isa native of the Eaft, but is kept every where in gardens, where culture raifes many varieties ofit. C. Bauhine calls it Narciffus juncifolius, a name copied by others. aes Eee ris. Ale 4 The rootis {mall, and roundifh. The leaves are long, and fomewhat broad, FOREIGN ; The root is round and fmall. Da V1 S LOW. i, II. ORNITHOGALUM. HE, flower is compofed of fix petals, which remain after they have loft their colour. They a kind of films have nocup. The feed-veffel is roundifh, but has three ridges ; and there are at the bafe of all the foot{talks of the flowers. Linnzus places this, with many other of the bulbous plants, among the Lexandria monogynia. I BRP Ws) HTS PEC LES. 1. Wild, fpiked Star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalumanguftifolium fpicatum flore ex albo virente. PEC; at The root is round, large, and white. The leaves are long, narrow, and of a pale green. The ftalk is round, upright, and two feet high. ‘The flowers ftand in a long fpike at the top, andare ofa greenifh white. It is found wild in our weftern counties, and flowers in April. Ornithogalum vulgare. E67 Se The rootis large, round, and white. The leaves are numerous, very narrow, /05 andof a dark green. Theftalk is round, upright, and eight inches high. 4 The flowers grow in a kind of umbel, not " spikes Ir , . is 1 C. Bauhine calls it Ornithogalum luteum Others, Cepe agraria Sek E.Cel, Beg It is a native of Spain, and flowers in Auguft. C, Bauhine calls it Ornithogalum fpicatum majus. but they are of the graffy form. The ftalk is upright, round, and yard high. The flowers are of a de'icate white ;° andthey Goo IN The virtues of thefe plants are unknown; but their beauty has given them a place in gardens. |U,.2835: IV. HY ACH N P-, AE AG I ON FG us, Ri dnwaes ivi iinto fix fegments at the HE flower is formedof£ a fingle petal, tubular at the bafe, and divided edge ; and a nectarium, formed of three ae diftinguifhable openings on the top of ; : Zs there is within, re : ok sey the rudiment of the fruit. ‘There is no cup. ‘The feed-veffel is roundifh, but marked in three places. ia monogynia. Linazeus places this among the 4 DEV LS en I. Bike PS HS PE C-I E's, 1. Small Vernal Star-Hyacinth. the fummit: they are long, tubular, and of a Flyacinthus ftellaris minor, PLC5 The root is round andfmall. The leaves are long, grafly, and of a pale green. There generally rife only two or three with the ftalk. The ftalk is round, flender, and fix inches high, The flowers ftand in a fhort fpike; andare deeply divided, andofa fine blue. We have it in our northern counties. It flowers in April. C, Bauhine calls it Hyaci Germanicus, Others, Hyac Theroot is round white. Bat leaves are long, grafly, and of a pale The flowers srow onthe top of athick, round, 2. CommonStar of Bethlehem. a The flowers are of a beautiful yellow. We have it wild in the northern countie s. flowers in April. Ornithogalum majus [picatum, PLE. Eyacinthus ceruleus vulgaris. B C. Bauhinecalls it Ornithogalum anguftifalinm majus. The ftalk is about four inches high round, and alfo of a-pale green. The root is large, round, and white. The leaves are long, and have fome breadth; 2. CommonBlue Hyacinth. DIVIstTON and rats ae OF 4 pale areen, long, narrow, ftand in a fine, long fpike at the top of the ftalk. 4 ST ARVOP&B E Pt LEH EM: 4.69 The leaves 2 FOREIGN Tall, fpiked Star of Bethlehem. 2. Pale Daffodill, called Primrofe-Peerlefs, 1. Wild Englith Daffodil. e Sehr EaGelek :S) 3. Yellow Star of Bethlehem. Ornithogalum luteum. LLGGer @ HE R B Ai Juicy flalk, which is a foot high, and bends at Ne XLvVil. deep blue, It is common under hedges, and flowers in April. C. Bauhine calls it Hyacinthus ceruleo flore oblongo major. Others, Hyacinthus vulgaris, and Hyacinthus Anglicus. 3. Leffer Autumnal Star-Hyacinth. Hyacinthus fiellaris autumnalis minor. ZO ay ‘The root is fmall and round. The leaves are numerous, long, narrow, and of a faint green. The ftalk is flender, of a pale green, andfix inches high. The flowers ftand in a fpike at the top ; and are fmall, deeply divided into pointed fegments, and of a fine fky-blue. We have it on heaths, but not common, It flowers in Auguft. C. Bauhine calls it Hyacinthus ftellaris autumialis minor 3 a name others have copied. |