444 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



DOUBLE NARCISSUS 



VON Si ON 



Next in importance to 

 the florist, and also adap- 

 ted for January flowering 

 is the double Von Sion, 

 better known as the 

 double Daffodil. This 

 variety, like the Golden 

 Spur, responds freely to 

 heat and we can have it 

 coming in toward the end 

 of January; but a well- 

 grown pan of Daffodils is 

 never more appreciated 

 than around Easter and 

 it is for that time that a 

 good batch of stock should 

 be put aside. 



No florist with a re- 

 tail trade can make a 

 mistake by having one 



or more flats of Daffodils to cut from each week from the end 

 of January on. When the buds begin to turn yellow, move the 

 flats to cool, shaded spots and let them develop slowly. There is a 

 great difference between those so treated and those kept in a hot 

 house. 



I don't know but what, for the smaller grower, it isn't just as 

 well to make use of bulb pans entirely for what Daffodils he plants. 

 There is always a chance of his disposing of such pans when in 

 flower and if he does not sell them that way, he can cut the blooms. 



Fig. 215. EMPEROR NARCISSUS. Emperor and 

 Empress Narcissi make stunning pans for Easter, 

 but they must be planted early and grown in a 

 cool house or they will grow too tall and demand 

 support 



SULPHUR PHOENIX AND OTHER DOUBLE SORTS 



Sulphur Phoenix is a splendid variety and both it and Orange 

 Phcenix are fine for cutting; they also stand moderate forcing. N. 

 alba plena odorata, the double Poeticus, can only be grown in the 

 open ground where it requires a moist situation. 



SHORT AND MEDIUM TRUMPET NARCISSI 



Among these are several which make fine pans and are equally 

 desirable for cutting. Leedsii White Lady, with pure white petals 

 and a yellow cup, makes a fine cut flower; Leedsii Mrs. Langtry is 

 just as good; so are Barrii Lady Godiva (white petals and yellow 

 cup edged with orange), incomparabilis Autocrat (yellow perianth 



