Three new alkaloids, O-methylpapyramine (1), O-methylmaritidine (2) and 9-O-demethylhomolycorine N-oxide (3) have been isolated from aerial parts of Narcissus papyraceus Ker-Gawler, together with lycorine, papyramine, pseudolycorine, homolycorine and 9-O-demethylhomolycorine. © 1990.