NABCISSUS 



THE BULB BOOK 



NARCISSUS 



by Early Snmvfldke, Paper White 

 (papyraceus), White Pearl. 



3. Flowers all yellow, represented 

 by Apollo, aureus, Bertolini, Hath- 

 urst, Charles Dickens, cupularis, Jaune 

 Supreme, Lord Canning, Soleil d'or, 

 etc. 



The variety known as Bazelman 

 minor is a natural hybrid between 

 N. Tazetta and N. poeticus, and is 

 something like N. biflorus, but smaller 

 and with more flowers on the stem. 



The Double Roman Narcissus 

 (Tazetta romanus) has white flowers 

 with a little yellow in the cup. It 

 flowers freely and forces well. 



Narcissus from the Peninsula (Spain 

 and Portugal) is known as "Gany- 

 mede's Cup." The bulbs are less 

 than 1 in. in diameter, and the very 

 slender roundish leaves are channelled 

 on the upper surface. The drooping 

 flowers are pure white, up to nine in 

 a cluster, and are remarkable for the 

 petals being sharply bent backwards 

 as in N. cyclamineus, N. Johnstoni, 

 Queen of Spain. There are several 

 varieties, such as : 



Albus, a charming white form 

 known as "Angel's Tears." Cala- 

 thinus, snowy white to pale sulphur- 

 yellow. Concolor, pale soft yellow ; 



Fio. 277. Narcissus Tazetta, variety (Chinese 

 Sacred Lily). (J.) 



What is known as the "Chinese 

 Sacred Lily " or " Joss Flower " is an 

 Eastern form of JV. Tazetta, with 

 large bulbs, and five to nine sweet- 

 scented white flowers with a yellow 

 cup on a stem. Well-ripened bulbs 

 may be grown easily in pots, pans, 

 or bowls filled with pebbles and 

 water, in a sunny window in a 

 dwelling-room. 



N. trlandrus. This beautiful 



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Fio. 278. Narcissus triandrus. 



rare. Pattididus, primrose-yellow. 

 Pulchellus, primrose-yellow, with a 

 white cup. 



JV. triandrm and its charming 

 forms are safer grown in pots or pans, 

 or in sheltered nooks in the rockery 

 where they will not be likely to dis- 

 appear. The stock may be increased 



