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AFFODIL. . Class 6,. Order:. This is a Spanish plant. It is the largest of the genus, and has splendid flowers. It is generally found double in gardens, rarely single. The Daffodil, says the Flora Historica, was evidently considered a kind of lily by early writers, and we are of opinion that the name is a corruption of ’s Lily, as it is the flower supposed to be dropped from the chariot of that god, in his flight with .