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GARDEN FL O WERS. 



from the common one. They will prolong the season of 

 bloom, and give a fine variety of form. Of the bolder kinds 

 suited for striking effects we 

 should name Narcissus maximus, 

 N. incomparabilis and its forms, 

 JV. poeticus and its varieties (they 

 succeed each other in blooming), 

 N~. odorus (the larger jonquil), 

 N. tricolor and the form nearly 

 allied to it, JV! cernuus. Not a 

 few others w r ould do, only avoid- 

 ing the Italian kinds and the 

 alpine and Spanish species. 



Of the types named, I will 

 describe maximus, or trumpet 

 maximus, as large, bright yellow, single, 

 and very early ; incomparabilis, single 

 orange phoenix, with large primrose-colored 

 flowers having a sulphur 

 crown ; there is another 

 incomparabilis which 

 called butter and eggs, 

 bearing flowers double, 

 yellow, or sulphur with a 

 crimson nectary ; poeticus (poet's narcis- 

 sus or pheasant's eye), flowers pure white 

 with distinct red crown ; odorus (caniper- 

 nelle or fragrant jonquil), golden-yellow 

 flowers ; bicolor, very large white flowers, with golden-yellow 

 perianth ; and pseudo-narcissus (daffodil or daffodowndilly). 



POET'S NARCISSUS. 

 (NARCISSUS POETICUS.) 



TRUMPET MAJOR. 



(NARCISSUS MAJOR.) 



