Narcissus jonquilla

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Read about Narcissus jonquilla in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Narcissus jonquilla, Linn. Jonquil. Fig. 2448. Very slender and graceful hardy plant, 1 ½ ft. or less tall, the lvs. and subterete scape about equal in height: lvs. glossy dark green and very narrow and rush-like, 2-4 to a st.: fls. 2-6, fragrant, the slender cylindrical tube greenish yellow and 1 in. or less long; segms. yellow, obovate and scarcely overlapping; corona very short (1/8 in- or less long), crenate, cup-shaped, the same color as the segms.; stamens and style barely exserted. S. Eu. and Algeria. B.M. 15.—One of the old-fashioned fls., perfectly hardy in N. Y. There is a double-fld. form. Var. minor, Baker (N. Webbii, Parl. Jonquilla minor, Haw.); is a dwarf form: lvs. very slender: perianth-limb ½in. diam. Var. stellaris. Baker. Segms. lanceolate, reflexing; crown 6-lobea. Var. jonquilloides, Baker (N. jonquilloides, Willk.). Tube of perianth ½in. long, the limb ¾in. diam., the segms. obovate and imbricated; crown more than half as long as segms., the throat plain. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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