676 NARCISSUS. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



NARCISSUS. 



(delicate, but of a splendid colour), Fair 

 Helen, Lulworth, St. Patrick, and Queen 

 Bess. Mr. Engleheart has a large series 

 of shapely seedlings with richly coloured 

 crowns, such as ' Southern Star,' Lettice 

 Harmer, Red Prince, Beacon, and White 

 Queen. There are three or four hand- 

 some double forms of N. incompara- 

 bilis, long known in gardens. The most 

 abundant of these is incomparabilis 

 fl.-pl. (Butter and Eggs). There is a 

 white variety, with vermilion chalice 



good, and are useful for extended culture 

 on Grass or for cut flowers. 



The Burbidge hybrids are like the 

 Barrii forms, but have small crowns. 

 Their chief value lies in the freedom and 

 earliness of their bloom, as they open days 

 before even ornatus the early April form 

 of N. poeticus. The best varieties are 

 Burbidgei (type), Agnes Barr, Beatrice 

 Heseltine, Baroness Heath, Constance, 

 Crown Princess, Ellen Barr, John Bain, 

 Little Dirk, Model, Mrs. Krelage,and Mary. 





Narcissus Sir Watkin. 



segments, known as Eggs and Bacon or ! 

 Orange Phoenix; and a pale sulphur | 

 double called Sulphur Kroon, which is I 

 exquisite if well grown. Sulphur j 

 Kroon is often known as Codlins and 

 Cream. 



Of Barr's Peerless (N. Barm, hybrids), 

 the best are Conspicuus and Sensation, 

 but Golden Star, Crown Prince, Flora 

 Wilson, Miriam, Barton, Orphee, General 

 Murray, Albatros, Sea Gull, Maurice Vil- 

 morin, and Dorothy E. Wemyss are all 



Of Leeds' silver star forms the best are 

 exquisite on good sandy soils, and their 

 whiteness and delicate purity and grace 

 render them most acceptable as cut 

 flowers. The best are : N. Leedsii (type), 

 amabilis, Beatrice, Hon. Mrs. Barton, 

 Katherine Spurrell, Duchess of West- 

 minster, Madge Matthew, elegans, Minnie 

 Hume, superbus, Princess of Wales, 

 Magdalina de Graaff, Gem, Grand 

 Duchess, Acis, and Palmerston. 

 Hume's hybrids are deformed Daffodils, 



