CHAPTER III. 



MAGNI-CORONATI. 



THE divisions and sub-divisions of the Narcissus genus 

 as given in this and the two following chapters follow 

 generally Mr J. G. Baker's classification (" Amaryllideae," 

 1888) but are not exactly the same in order of arrange- 

 ment, or in every detail, and only those points are noted 

 which seem especially useful to the cultivator, as distinct 

 from the botanist. Other authorities have also been 

 consulted, and some other matters introduced which are 

 of interest to gardeners. 



The whole genus Narcissus, as we have seen, falls 

 into three large groups, according to the relative size of 

 the crowns. 1 



The MAGNI-CORONATI ("Long-crowns"; also 

 called Trumpet Narcissi, and True Daffodils) have the 

 crown cylindrical or funnel-shaped, and about as long, 

 or even longer than the perianth segments, and the 

 perianth tube correspondingly short. 



The MEDIO-CORONATI ("Medium-crowns") are 

 also called Star Narcissi and "Chalice-flowers"; and 

 the divisional name, " Incomparable," is sometimes 

 loosely applied to the whole group. They have the 

 crown cup-shaped, about half as long as the perianth 



1 Those of the species and hybrids contained in the following 

 lists which are best for garden cultivation, together with the 

 best of the named garden hybrids, are particularised in chapter 

 xii. 



