Download or read book Narcissus and Daffodil written by Gordon R Hanks and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-04-18 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narcissus and Daffodil is the first book to provide a complete overview of the genus Narcissus. Prized for centuries in western Europe as an ornamental plant, it has recently attracted attention as a source of potentially valuable pharmaceuticals. In eastern European countries, however, Narcissus and other Amaryllidaceae have been valued as a sourc