Narcissus odorus

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Read about Narcissus odorus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Narcissus odorus, Linn. (N. calathinus, Ker. Philogyne odora, Haw. N. Campernellii, Hort.). Campernelle Jonquil. Lvs. half the width (¼ in.) of those of N. incomparabilis, the bulb nearly or quite as large, the peduncle subterete: fls. about 2 (sometimes 4), fragrant, the tube more slender than in N. incomparabilis, and the obconic shortly 6-lobed crenate corona somewhat smaller, the fl. bright yellow throughout: segms. obovate-oblong, cuneate below, spreading and not imbricated, to 1¼ in. long; style exceeding the anthers and reaching about half way of the crown. France and Spain and eastward; although found wild, by some regarded as a hybrid of N. Jonquilla X N. Pseudo-Narcissus. B.M. 934.—A good hardy species, differing from N incomparabilis chiefly in its narrow lvs., 2 or more blossoms to a peduncle, fls. fragrant. Var. trilobus. Baker (N. trilobus, Linn., N. Laetus, Salisb. N. odorus var. Iaetus, Hort. Philogyne heminalis, Haw.). Fls. smaller, the segms. about ¾in. long and imbricated; crown lobed, much shorter than segms. B.M. 78. Var. minor, Burb., fls. 1 in. diam. and the crown very small. Var. rugulosus, Hort. (Philogyne rugulosa, Burb.), has shorter oblong imbricated perianth-segms. Queen Anne's Jonquils are double forms of N. odorus. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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