242 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 
eye. Of the double varieties, Incomparable, yellow and 
orange; Pseudo-N. Plenus, or Lent Lily, yellow and 
white; and Von Sion, all yellow; Alba-Plena Odorata, a 
fine double white, is also used. ‘The hybrid varieties are 
very fine, but too expensive for general cultivation. 
As the varieties are so numerous we cannot attempt 
their description, but will briefly refer to the species. 
N. Bulbocodium (Common Hoop-Petticoat Nar- 
cissus).—This has so long occupied a place in the garden 
that a description is quite unnecessary. It is a native of 
the Pyrenees, and is perfectly hardy. See Page 241. 
N. gracilis (Yellow Rush-Leaved Narcissus).—This 
differs from other of the rush-leaved sorts, in having 
flowers similar in shape to those of NW. poeticus, but of 
a soft sulphur-yellow color, and in having but two or 
three on a stalk. This has so long been an inhabitant 
of the garden that its origin is unknown. There are 
several varieties, one of which is popularly known as the 
Silver Jonquil. 
N. incomparabilis (Peerless Daffodil) (Butter 
and Eggs).—There are a large number of varieties and 
sub-varieties of this species, all hardy, showy, and well 
adapted for woods or shaded places. It can be natural- 
ized anywhere, making very effective clumps in early 
spring. See Page 238. 
N. Jonquilla (Jonquil).—This is a native of Spain, 
and an old garden favorite, because of its fragrance and 
hardiness, together with its elegant form and profusion 
of golden yellow flowers. There is a double form with 
the same general habit, which is not common in our gar- 
dens, and is liable to die out unless planted in dry soils, 
because water, in winter, is destructive to it. : 
N. juncifolius (Rush-Leaved Daffodil).—One of 
the smallest and sweetest of the species. It is very 
dwarf, and admirably adapted for rock-work. The flow- 
ers are produced quite early in spring; therefore they 
