the wood there also grew a miniature variety called Angel's New 

 Tears Triandrus albus with turned up petals. Daffodil 



Among more yellow shades were to be seen Hybrids 



Albatross large and starry with an open cup fringed 

 with orange. 



J . with pale perianth and orange cup. 



King Alfred a self yellow with huge trumpet. 



Cyclamineus a tiny one of Cyclamen-like form. 



g>ueen of Spain a self yellow with straight long 



trumpet and turned up perianth. 



But by May many of the earliest kinds are already over ; 

 mid-April being the moment when the majority may be seen at 

 their best. At the Royal Horticultural Show on April i5th, 

 many lovely kinds were shown. The great variety in the form 

 of the cups should be noted. The following are a few of the 

 best ivory-tinted ones 



Ariadne beautiful, with wide open frilled cup. 



Madame de Graaf- with a full length trumpet. 



Duchess of Westminster the largest of the starry 

 forms with a pinched narrow cup. 



Water Witch with a shorter cup of the same form 

 and hanging head. 



Peter Barr. 



White Queen. 



Dryad. 

 And cheaper forms like 



Maggie May. 



Minnie Hume % 



Katherine SpurreL 



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