NARCISSUS 



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NARCISSUS 



deeply lobed and much crisped on the 

 margin. 



Distinct forms of W. major (often 

 placed under N. Pseudo-narcissus) are 

 obvallaris, well known as the " Tenby 

 Daffodil," a distinct early form 

 with uniform yellow flowers ; spurius, 

 with broad imbricating petals and 

 expanded corona, fine self -yellow ; 

 spurius coronatus has pale yellow 

 petals; Telamonius (or Single Van 

 Sion), sulphur-yellow, with a deeper 

 yellow trumpet ; Telamonius plenus 

 (perhaps better known as the Double 

 Van Sion), a fine double golden-yellow 

 flower grown almost everywhere. 



N. minor. A distinct little Spanish 

 Daffodil, resembling Jf. Pseudo- 

 narcissus in appearance, but very 

 much smaller in every way. The 

 leaves are only 3 to 4 ins. long and 

 about J in. broad, and the flowers are 

 1 to lj in. long, with gracefully 

 twisted sulphur-yellow segments, and 

 a deeper yellow trumpet or corona. 

 The variety minimus is the smallest 

 of the " trumpet " Daffodils, and has 

 flowers much smaller and of a deeper 

 yellow than the typical minor. The 

 variety nanus has bright yellow 

 flowers, and a corona not so deeply 

 lobed. There is also a double form, 

 called plenus or Rip Van Winkle, with 

 deep yellow flowers. 



N. moschatus (N. candidissimus). 

 A Pyrenean Daffodil with pure white 

 flowers when fully open, having 

 twisted petals 1 to lj ins. long, and a 

 plaited corona about 1 in. across (Bot. 

 Mag. t. 1300). 



The variety albicans has larger 

 flowers, with a more recurved rim to 

 the corona ; cernuus has silvery white 

 drooping flowers ; while cernuus 

 pulcher has a larger and more spread- 

 ing corona, passing from primrose- 

 yellow to white with age. The variety 

 tortuosus (also known as Leda and 

 Sarnian Belle) has pure white twisted 



petals, at first sulphur-yellow but 

 afterwards white. 



N. muticus (N. abscissus).' A 

 Pyrenean Daffodil with sulphur- 

 yellow flowers, having a deep yellow 

 corona about 3 ins. across. There are 

 several forms. (Floral Mag. t. 224.) 



N. Nelsonl. A pretty Daffodil 

 closely related to N. Macleayi, having 

 creamy-white flowers and a lemon- 

 yellow corona about f in. long. 

 Amongst the best forms are : 

 Aurantius (Nelson's Orange), white, 

 with broad, straight, bright yellow 

 corona, edged with orange-scarlet. 

 Border Maid, pure white ; clear yellow 

 trumpet. Major, white; bright 

 yellow trumpet tinged with orange. 

 Minor, pure white; yellow corona. 

 Mrs C. J. Backhouse, pure white ; 

 corona broad yellow, spreading. Mrs 

 E. G. Knights, white ; cup stiff bright 

 yellow. Pulchellus, drooping, white ; 

 cup yellow. Wm. Backhouse, broad 

 white petals ; corona clear yellow. 



FIG. 271. Narcissus odorus. 



N. odorus (The Campernelle Jon- 

 quil). A native of S. Europe, and 



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