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ALEXANDER MARSHAL (C. 1620-82)
Narcissus radiiflorus, narcissus poeticus, Crown imperial (fritillaria imperialis), auriculas (primula x pubescens Jacq.)
c. 1650-82RCIN 924280
The spectacular crown imperial was introduced to western Europe from Constantinople in 1576 and first grown in Britain soon after. To either side are two varieties of narcissi; on the right is poet’s narcissus, one of the earliest forms of the plant to be cultivated in England.
