Narcissus, or Poet's Narcissus

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Narcissus, or Poet's Narcissus, a handsome cultivated plant of the Amaryllis Family, loved for the stately beauty of the flowers. The plant is practically stemless, for the flower stalk and the long, narrow leaves arise directly from a coated bulb. The flowers are borne singly upon the stem and are generally white, but above the six-parted corolla is a crown, which may be golden, crimson or only slightly marked. The edges of the crown are wavy and delicate and within its cup are the six golden stamens. The narcissus has a delicious fragrance and is a favorite greenhouse plant many variations have been produced by floriculturists. Its name is taken from the legend of the youth, Narcissus, who so admired his own reflection in the stream that he was changed into the flower bearing his name.