. Foundations of botany. e yellow flower ; tube of perianth shortand wide, crown with a crimped margin. Cultivated from Europe. 2. N. Tazetta, var. orientalis. Chinese Sacred Lily. Bulblarge, often with many smaller ones attached to its base. Scape1 ft. or more high. Flowers several, umbeled, fragrant. Perianthwhite or nearly so, the crown rather spreading, finely scalloped,yellow or orange. Cultivated from China. 3. N. poeticus, L. Poets Narcissus. Scape 1-flowered. Peri-anth pme white, the crown very narrow, edged with pink. Culti-vated from S. Europe. m. HYPOXIS, L. Small, stemless herbs. L
. Foundations of botany. e yellow flower ; tube of perianth shortand wide, crown with a crimped margin. Cultivated from Europe. 2. N. Tazetta, var. orientalis. Chinese Sacred Lily. Bulblarge, often with many smaller ones attached to its base. Scape1 ft. or more high. Flowers several, umbeled, fragrant. Perianthwhite or nearly so, the crown rather spreading, finely scalloped,yellow or orange. Cultivated from China. 3. N. poeticus, L. Poets Narcissus. Scape 1-flowered. Peri-anth pme white, the crown very narrow, edged with pink. Culti-vated from S. Europe. m. HYPOXIS, L. Small, stemless herbs. Leaves grass-like, hairy, froma solid bulb. Scapes thread-like, few-flowered. Perianth6-parted, wheel-shaped, the 3 outer divisions greenish on theoutside, the whole perianth withering on the pod. Seedsnumerous. 1. H. erecta, L. Star-grass. Leaves longer than the scape,both sparsely set with long, soft hairs. Scape 3-8 in. high. Flowers1^, about ^ in. across, yeUow. Common in meadows and drywoods. 44 FOUNDATIONS OF BOTANY. I, flower ; II, seed, longitudinal section ; III, flower with outer segments ofperianth removed ; stig., stigma, ov., ovary.
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