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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Narcissus continued. 

 Rebecca Syme (the Violet-scented Daffodil). Perianth white ; 



trumpet citron. This variety is as remarkable for its refined 



beauty as for its exceptional Violet fragrance. 

 St. Bridgid. Perianth pale sulphur-yellow ; trumpet canary. 



A large and very handsome flower. 

 Sir Stafford Northcote. Perianth white; trumpet pale 



sulphur, long. Very distinct. 

 T or tuosus (the Great Tortuose White Spanish Daffodil). Perianth 



pure white, usually twisted, and somewhat shorter than the 



trumpet, which is pale sulphur, changing to snow-white. 

 William Goldring. Perianth snow-white, long, dog-eared, 



completely enveloping the primrose trumpet. The arching of 



the stem, and drooping of the flower, fairly entitle this variety to 



the name " Swan's Neck Daffodil." 

 W. P. Milner. Perianth and trumpet sulphur. Small, neat 



flower ; very distinct. 



TRUMPET DAFFODILS DOUBLE. 



Capax plenus (Queen Anne's Double Daffodil). Flowers of 



a pale lemon colour, very handsome. 

 Ceriums flore elegantissimo pleno (The Double White 



Trumpet Daffodil). 

 Grandiplenus (The Dwarf Double Light Yellow). This flower 



spreads to a large size when fully open, and a fine specimen 



will show as many as ten or twelve centres, from which petaloid 



bodies radiate, thus having the appearance of ten or twelve 



small Narcissi bound together. 

 Nanus plenns. This is supposed to have been raised from seed 



by Dr. Brown, of Hull. 



lus (John Tradescant's Great Ruse Daffodil). 



FIG. 652. NARCISSUS PSEUDO-NARCISSUS PLENUS, showing 

 Habit and detached Flower. 



Pseudo-Narcissus plenns (The Double Lent Lily, or Gerard's 

 White and Yellow Double Daffodil). See Fig. 652. 



Tclamonius plenns (Wilmer's Great Double Golden-yellow 

 Daffodil). 



Group II. Mcdiocoronati. 



INCOMPARABILIS (NONSUCH YELLOW DAFFODILS, WITH CHALICE- 

 SHAPED CUP). 



Autocrat. Perianth yellow ; cup yellow, and much expanded. 

 Beauty. Perianth sulphur, barred yellow ; cup margined orange, 



large. Remarkably large distinct flower. 

 C. J. Backhouse. Perianth yellow, medium size; cup rich 



orange-scarlet, very large and long. The most remarkable and 



attractive of the yellow forms of tncomparabUis. 

 Coneolor. Perianth yellow; cup yellow. 

 Darling (marginatus). Perianth sulphur; cup yellow, edged 



orange. 



Edward Hart. Perianth and cup full yellow. Very distinct. 

 Figaro. Perianth yellow; cup stained orange-scarlet, large and 



spreading. Large flower. 

 Frank Miles. Perianth yellow ; cup large and neat. Very large 



and remarkable. 

 Gloria Mundi. Perianth medium size; cup heavily stained 



bright orange-scarlet, large, and very much expanded. 

 Hogarth. Perianth primrose ; cup yellow, large, and spreading. 



Very distinct. 

 John Bull. Perianth sulphur ; cup large and spreading. Large 



flower. 



King of the Netherlands. Perianth sulphur; cup stained 

 orange, very large, spreading. Very distinct and beautiful. 



Leedsii. Perianth yellow; cup heavily stained with orange- 

 scarlet. 



Narcissus continued. 



Longshanks. Perianth sulphur ; cup large. Plant talL 

 Magog. Perianth sulphur ; cup large. Fine large flower. 

 Mrs. A. F. Barron. Perianth yellow ; cup margined with bright 



orange-scarlet, straight and narrow. Flower small and verv 



neat. 



Queen Sophia. Perianth sulphur; cup heavily stained orange- 

 scarlet, very large, spreading, and frilled. Very distinct. 



Sir Watkin. Perianth rich sulphur ; cup yellow, tinged with 

 orange. The largest in the section. 



Sulphurous. Perianth sulphur ; cup yellow. 



Titian. Perianth yellow ; cup margined orange. Flower large. 



INCOMPARABILIS (PEERLESS, WHITE OR WHITISH 

 DAFFODILS). 



Albert Victor. Perianth sulphur- white, large ; cup large, and 



elegantly expanded. Very distinct. 

 Albidns. Perianth sulphur-white ; cup yellow. 

 Albus. Perianth white; cup yellow. 

 Annie Baden. Perianth sulphur- white ; border of cup elegantly 



contracted and stained orange. 

 Bertie. Perianth sulphur-white, broad ; 



A beautiful plant. 

 Cynosure. Perianth primrose, changing to white, large; cup 



conspicuously stained orange-scarlet, large. Remarkably showy. 

 Fair Helen. Perianth creamy - white and well - formed ; cup 



elegantly edged with orange, straight. 

 Gog. Perianth creamy-white, large ; cup yellow, large. 

 Goliath. Perianth white, barred yellow, large; cup yellow, 



large. 



Harpur-Crewe. Perianth white ; cup fine yellow. 

 Lorenzo. Perianth soft primrose, changing to white, slightly 



dog-eared ; cup yellow. Very distinct. 



Mary Anderson. Perianth pure white; cup bright orange- 

 scarlet. Very distinct. 

 Mrs. Syme. Perianth sulphur-white, short ; cup yellow, large, 



and spreading. Flower comparatively small. Plant tall, very 



distinct. 



Princess Mary. Perianth creamy-white, broad, and well im- 

 bricated ; cup suffused orange-scarlet, large, very much ex- 



panded, and perfectly smooth. Fine form. 

 Queen 



much 



ap yellow, edged orange. 



Perianth white, large; cup light yellow, large, 

 Bxpanded. Very distinct. 



Semi-partitus. Perianth pale primrose; cup sulphur, deeply 



and distinctly lobed. A remarkable flower. 

 Stella. Perianth white, large ; cup yellow, fine. 



BARRII (BARR'S YELLOW DAFFODILS, WITH SHORTENED CHALICE- 

 SHAPED CUP). 



Barrii. Perianth and cup yellow, going off primrose. 

 Conspicuus. Perianth yellow, going off sulphur, large, broai, 



spreading ; cup conspicuously stained orange -scarlet, broad, 



short. A remarkable flower, of great beauty. 

 Golden Gem. Perianth rich full yellow, passing to primrose ; 



cup yellow, edged orange. 



Mimico. Perianth sulphur ; cup yellow. Very fine. 

 Orpb.ee. Perianth primrose, changing to sulphur ; cup yellow, 



edged orange. 



BARRII (BARR'S WHITE OR WHITISH DAFFODILS, WITH 

 SHORTENED CHALICE-SHAPED CUP). 



Ada. Perianth sulphury- white ; cup yellow. 

 Albus. Perianth pure white ; cup yellow, tinged orange. 

 Beatrice Murray. Perianth creamy- white ; cup canary, ele- 

 gantly edged with orange. Very distinct. 

 Flora Wilson. Perianth pure white, large ; cup canary, strongly 



edged with scarlet. 

 General Murray. Perianth creamy-white, broad ; cup canary, 



elegantly edged orange. Very distinct. 

 Maurice Vilmorln. Perianth creamy- white, broad ; cup lemon, 



conspicuously stained with orange-scarlet. Very distinct. 

 Miriam Barton. Perianth primrose ; cup canary, large. 

 Romeo (primulinuii). Perianth creamy-white, dog-eared ; cup 



canary. Very distinct. 

 S. A. de Graaf. Perianth white, finely formed ; cup stained with 



orange-scarlet, spreading. 

 Sensation. Perianth pure white, large ; cup canary, conspicuously 



edged orange-scarlet. Very striking flower. 

 William Ingram. Perianth white ; cup primrose, conspicuously 



stained orange-scarlet, elegant 



