KAKCISSUS 



THE BULB BOOK 



NARCISSUS 



by Early Snmcflahe, Paper White 

 (papyraceus), White Pearl. 



3. Flowers all yellow, represented 

 by Apollo, aureus, Bertolini, Bath- 

 vrst, C harles Dickens, cujyzdaris, Jatine 

 Sujireme, Lord Canning, Soleil d'or, 

 etc. 



The variety known as Bazelman 

 minor is a natural hybrid between 

 K. l^azetta and J\\ j^oeticus, and is 

 something like N. hiflorus, but smaller 

 and with more flowers on the stem. 



The Double lloman Narcissus 

 {Tazetta romanus) has white flowers 

 with a little yellow in the cup. It 

 flowers freely and forces well. 



Fio. 277.— Narcissus Tazetta, variety (Chinese 

 Sacred Lily). (J.) 



What is known as the "Chinese 

 Sacred Lily " or " Joss Flower " is an 

 Eastern form of iV. Tazetta, with 

 large bulbs, and five to nine sweet- 

 scented white flowers with a yellow 

 cup on a stem. Well-ripened bulbs 

 may be grown easily in pots, pans, 

 or bowls filled with pebbles and 

 water, in a sunny window in a 

 dwelling-room. 



N. trlandrus. — This beautiful 



Narcissus from the Peninsula (Spain 

 and Portugal) is known as "Gany- 

 mede's Cup." The bulbs are less 

 than 1 in. in diameter, and the very 

 slender roundish leaves are channelled 

 on the upper surface. The drooping 

 flowers are pure white, up to nine in 

 a cluster, and are remarkable for the 

 petals being sharply bent backwards 

 as in iV. cydamineus, N. Johnstoni, 

 Queen of Spain. There are several 

 varieties, such as :— 



Alhus, a charming white form 

 known as "Angel's Tears." Cala- 

 thinus, snowy white to pale sulphur- 

 yellow. Concolor, pale soft yellow ; 



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Fio. 278. — Narcissus trianilrus. 



rare. Pallidulus, primrose-yellow, 

 Pulchellus, primrose-yellow, with a 

 white cup. 



N. triandrus and its charming 

 forms are safer grown in pots or pans, 

 or in sheltered nooks in the rockery 

 where they will not be likely to dis- 

 appear. The stock may be increased 



