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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Narcissus continued. 
Syme (the Violet-scented Daffodil). Perianth white; 
trumpet citron. This variety is as remarkable for its refined 
beauty as for its exceptional Violet fragrance. 
St. Bridgid. Perianth pale sulphur-yellow; trumpet canary. 
A large and very handsome fiower. 
Sir Stafford Northcote. Perianth white; trumpet pale 
sulpbur, long. Very distinct. 
Tortuosus (the Great Tortuose White Spanish Daffodil). Perianth 
pure white, usually twisted, and somewhat shorter than the 
trumpet, which is pale sulphur, changing to snow-white. 
iliam Gol . Perianth snow-white, long, dog-eared, 
completely enveloping the primrose trumpet. The arching of 
the stem, and drooping of the flower, fairly entitle this variety to 
the name ‘‘Swan’s Neck Daffodil.” 
W. P. Milner, Perianth and trumpet sulphur. | 
flower; very distinct. 
Small, neat 
TRUMPET DAFFODILS—DOUBLE. 
Capax lenus (Queen Anne’s Double Daffodil), Flowers of 
a pale lemon colour, very handsome. 
Cernuus flore elegantissimo pleno (The Double White 
Trumpet Daffodil). : 
Grandiplenus (The Dwarf Double Light Yellow). This flower 
spreads to a large size when fully open, and a fine specimen 
will show as many as ten or twelve centres, from which petaloid 
bodies radiate, thus having the appearance of ten or twelve 
small Narcissi bound together. 
Nanus plenus. This is supposed to have been raised from seed 
by Dr. Brown, of Hull. 
Plenissimus (John Tradescant’s Great Rose Daffodil). 
vee WES: 
Fic. 652. Narcissus PsEupO-NARCISSUS PLENUS, showing 
Habit and detached Flower. 
Pseudo-Narcissus plenus (The Double Lent Lily, or Gerard’s 
White and Yellow Double Daffodil). See Fig. 652, 
Telamonius plenus (Wilmer’s Great Double Golden-yellow 
Daffodil). 
Group II. Mediocoronati. 
INCOMPARABILIS (NONSUCH YELLOW DAFFODILS, WITH CHALICE: 
SHAPED CUP). i 
Autocrat. Perianth yellow ; cup yellow, and much expanded. 
Beauty. Perianth sulphur, barred yellow ; cup margined orange, 
large. Remarkably large distinct flower. 
rich 
C. J. Backhouse. Perianth yellow, medium size; 
let, very large and long. The most remarkable and 
oran st 
attractive of the yellow forms of incomparabilis. 
Concolor. Perianth yellow; cup yellow. 
Darling (marginatus). Perianth sulphur; cup yellow, edged 
orange. 
Edward Hart. Perianth and cup full yellow. Very distinct. 
Figaro. Perianth yellow; cup stained orange-scarlet, large and 
spreading. Large flower. 
Frank Miles. Perianth yellow; cup large and neat. Very large 
and remarkable. 
= Gloria Mundi. Perianth medium size; cup heavily stained 
bright orange-scarlet, large, and very much expanded. 
‘Hogarth. Perianth primrose; cup yellow, large, and spreading. 
"Very distinct. 
John hn Bull. Perianth sulphur ; cup large and spreading. Large 
he Netherlands. Perianth sulphur; cup stained 
ies, spreading. Very distinct isi beautiful. 
Romeo (primulinus). 
Perianth yellow; cup heavily stained with orange- | 
Narcissus—continued. 
Longshanks. Perianth sulphur ; cup large. Plant tall. 
Magog. Perianth sulphur ; cup large. Fine large flower. 
Mrs. A. F. Barron, Perianth yellow; cup margined with bright 
orange-scarlet, straight and narrow. Flower small, and very 
neat, 
Queen Sophia. Perianth sulphur; cup heavily stained orange- 
scarlet, very large, spreading, and frilled. Very distinct. 
Sir Watkin. Perianth rich sulphur; cup yellow, tinged with 
orange. The largest in the section. 
Sulphureus, Perianth sulphur; cup yellow. 
Titian, Perianth yellow; cup margined orange. Flower large. 
INCOMPARABILIS (PEERLESS, WHITE OR WHITISH 
DAFFODILS). 
Albert Victor. Perianth sulphur-white, large; cup large, and 
elegantly expanded. Very distinct. 
Albidus. Perianth sulphur-white ; cup yellow. 
Albus, Perianth white; cup yellow. 
Annie Baden. Perianth sulphur-white ; border of cup elegantly 
contracted and stained orange. 
Bertie. Perianth sulphur-white, broad; cup yellow, edged orange. 
A beautiful plant. ; 
Cynosure. Perianth primrose, changing to white, large; cup 
conspicuously stained orange-scarlet, large. Remarkably showy. 
Fair Helen. Perianth creamy- white and well-formed; cup 
elegantly edged with orange, straight. 
Gog. Perianth creamy-white, large; cup yellow, large. 
9 Perianth white, barred yellow, large; cup yellow, 
rge. 
Harpur-Crewe. Perianth white; cup fine yellow. 
Lorenzo. Perianth soft primrose, changing to white, slightly 
dog-eared ; cup yellow. Very distinct. 
Mary Anderson. Perianth pure white; cup bright orange- 
scarlet. Very distinct. 5 
Mrs. Syme, Perianth sulphur-white, short; cup yellow, large, 
and spreading. Flower comparatively small. Plant tall, very 
distinct. j 
Princess . Perianth creamy-white, broad, and well im- 
bricated ; cup suffused orange-scarlet, large, very much ex- 
y _ panded, and perfectly smooth. Fine form. 
Bess. Perianth white, e; cup light yellow, la 
much expanded. Very Pon Nag dae ai 
Semi-partitus, Perianth pale primrose; cup sulphur, deep] 
and distinctly lobed. A 9 flower. . r ; 1 5 
Stella. Perianth white, large; cup yellow, fine. 
BaRRII (BARR’S YELLOW DAFFODILS, WITH SHORTENED CHALICE- 
SHAPED CUP). 
Barrii. Perianth and cup yellow, going off primrose. 
Conspicuus, Perianth yellow, going off sulphur, large, broad, 
spreading; cup conspicuously stained orange -scarlet, broad, 
short, A remarkable flower, of great beauty. 
Golden Gem. Perianth rich full yellow, passing to primrose; 
cup yellow, edged orange. 
Mimico. Perianth sulphur; cup yellow. Very fine. 
| Orphée. Perianth primrose, changing to sulphur; cup yellow, 
` edged orange. 
BARRLII (BaRR’S WHITE OR WHITISH DAFFODILS, WITH 
SHORTENED CHALICE-SHAPED CUP), 
Ada. Perianth sulphury-white ; cup yellow. 
Albus. Perianth pure white; cup yellow, tinged orange. 
Beatrice Murray. Perianth creamy-white; cup canary, ele- 
gantly edged with orange. Very distinct. 5 
Wilson. Perianth pure white, large; cup canary, strongly 
edged with scarlet. 
General Murray. Perianth creamy-white, broad; cup canary, 
elegantly edged orange. Very distinct. : 
Maurice Vilmorin. Perianth creamy-white, broad; cup lemon, 
< conspicuously stained with orange-scarlet. Very distinct. 
Miriam Barton. Perianth primrose ; cup canary, large. 
Perianth creamy-white, dog-eared; cup 
canary, Very distinct. 
S. A. de Graaf. Perianth white, finely formed; cup stained with 
orange-scarlet, spreading. i 
Sensation. Perianth pure white, large ; cup canary, conspicuously 
edged orange-scarlet. Very striking flower. 
am Ingram. Perianth white; cup primrose, conspicuousl. 
stained et, elegant. ‘ . y 
