NARCISSUS 



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NARCISSUS 



yellow flowers with ovate segments 

 about ^ in. long, and a cup-shaped 

 corona. There are several varieties, 

 among them being rupirola (or K. 

 npodaut/ixti), which has a corona dis- 

 tinctly six - lobed (J)ot Macf. t. 

 6473, c). ^V. scaheruhitt is closely re- 

 lated to this. 



N. Leeds! (N". poruliformis x N. hi- 

 comparabiiis). — A beautiful hybrid, 

 having rather drooping milk-white 

 flowers, with a sulphur-yellow cup- 

 shaped corona about i in. deep and 

 wide, the oblong acute petals being 

 over 1 in. long. Amongst the forms 

 of the Leedsi Dafi"odils may be 

 noted -.—Acis, large, white, with 

 orange-stained cup. Albion^ large, 

 white, with sulphur cup. Amahilis, 

 white divisions, large and spreading ; 

 cup long and conspicuous, changing 

 from primrose to white. Beatrice, 

 flowers i)ure white, elegantly shaped 

 cup. Diwhess of Brabant, white ; cup 

 canary - yellow, changing to white. 

 Duchess of C onslaught, large expanded 

 cup, pearly-white. Duchess of West- 

 minster, pure white; long canary- 

 yellow cup tinted orange. Elegans, 

 drooping white perianth ; corona 

 sometimes stained apricot. Fann;/ 

 Mason, white, canary - yellow cup. 

 Gem, white. Grand Duchess, white • 

 cup stained orange. lion. Mrs 

 Barton, glistening white ; cup 

 changing from primrose to white. 

 lanthe, sulphur changing to white ; 

 cup canary-yellow. Katherine Spur- 

 rell, white of a beautiful lustre ; cup 

 bright yellow. Madame Magdalene 

 de Graaff, usually two - flowered, 

 creamy-white ; crown orange. Madge 

 Matthev;, large white ; well-formed 

 cup. Maggie May {EdrnoruVs White), 

 flowers very large, white ; cup pale 

 citron-yellow, frilled. Jlfinnie Hume, 

 pure white ; cup large, canary -yellow, 

 changing to white. Mrs Langtry, 

 pure white ; cup margined with 



golden-yellow. Modesty, silver-white 

 segments drooping over and much 

 longer than the white corona. Pal- 

 mer ston, sweet-scented white flowers 

 with a canary-yellow corona. Prin- 

 cess of Wales, pure white ; large, 

 expanded, beautifully frilled cup. 

 Superbus, divisions large and droop- 

 ing, pure white ; cup changing from 

 primrose to white. Una., large, 

 creamy - white ; cup citron - yellow, 

 tinged apricot. 



N. Macleayi. — A charming little 

 Dafi'odil, with scentless flowers, hav- 

 ing ovate oblong milk - white seg- 

 ments, and a bright yellow corona 

 about 5 in. long and broad {Bot. Reg. 

 t. 987). N. Sabini is similar, but a 

 more vigorous plant with larger 

 flowers {Bot. Reg. t. 762). 



N. major {N. hispanicus). — This, the 

 great Spanish Daffodil, is a form of 



Fi(!. 270. —A'urcissiis major obvallaris. 



N. Pseudn-7mrrissHs. It has bright 

 lemon-yellow flowers, the corona being 



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