68 THE BOOK OF THE DAFFODIL 



VARIETIES, page 8 1. 



Incomparabilis Semi-partitus. Of a soft primrose shade, 

 very charming and distinct in form and colour (4). 



Incomparabilis King of the Netherlands. A strong- 

 growing, showy, rather late flower (4). 



Double Incomparabilis Golden Phoenix (" Butter and 

 Eggs "). Large double rose-shaped flowers, yellow with 

 orange coronal segments (3). 



Double Incomparabilis Orange Phoenix (" Eggs and 

 Bacon "). Large double rose-shaped flowers, white with 

 reddish-orange coronal segments (3). 



Double Incomparabilis Sulphur Phoenix (" Codlins and 

 Cream "). White and sulphur mingled ; the most 

 beautiful of the double Narcissi (4). 



Barrii Orphee. The earliest of the beautiful Barrii 

 section (3). 



Barrii Maurice Vilmorin. Creamy white, with long 

 cup heavily stained orange-scarlet ; dwarf, lovely (3). 



Barrii Flora Wilson. White with bright red edge to 

 cup ; very pretty. It is better not to gather the buds 

 of this particular variety until the flower is quite ex- 

 panded (4). 



Barrii Conspicuus (4). See CERTIFICATED VARIETIES, 

 page 82. 



Leedsii Minnie Hume. A most lovely flower ; the 

 lemon - coloured cup changes gradually to pure 

 white (3). 



Leedsii Mrs Langtry. White with bright canary 

 edge to cup (4). 



Leedsii Mary Magdalen de Graaff. A beautiful form 

 with very striking and distinct red colouring in cup. Is 

 usually two flowered (4). 



Nelsoni Mrs Backhouse. A more finely shaped and 

 more lasting flower than the better known " Nelsoni 

 Major (4> 



Odorus Rugulosus. Has small very rich yellow flowers 



