The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 1 - Or, Flower-Garden Displayed by William Curtis
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~Narcissus Minor. Least Daffodil.~ _Class and Order._ ~Hexandria Monogynia.~ _Generic Character._ Petala 6, æqualia: Nectario infundibuliformi, 1-phyllo. Stamina intra nectarium. _Specific Character and Synonyms._ NARCISSUS _minor_ spatha uniflora, nectario obconico erecto crispo sexfido æquante petala lanceolata. _Lin. Sp. Pl. p._ 415. _Syst. Vegetab. p._ 262. NARCISSUS parvus totus luteus. _Bauhin. Pin._ 53. The least Spanish yellow bastard Daffodil. _Park. Parad. p._ 105. [Illustration: No. 6] We are not a little surprised that Mr. Miller should have taken no notice of the present species, as it must have been in the English gardens long before his time, being mentioned by Parkinson in his Garden of pleasant Flowers: it is nearly related to the _Pseudo-Narcissus_, but differs from it in many particulars except size, _vid. Lin. Sp. Pl._ and |
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