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NARCISSUS 



NARCISSUS 



yellow fls. Milneri, hybrid of N. incomparabilis and N. 

 Pseudo-Narcissus, var.moschatus. Minor (N. minor, 

 Linn.) is a very dwarf form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus (6 

 in. or less high) ,with sulfur-yellow segments and deeper 

 yellow corona. Montanus = poculiformis. Muticus 

 (Ajax muticus, Gay) is a form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus 

 with narrow yellow corona and sulfur-yellow segments. 

 Nelsoni, a subtype of N. Macleaii, very robust, and 

 fls. larger (2-3 in. across), the corona more than half as 

 long as the segments. Obvallar is is a dwarf form of N. 

 Pseudo-Narcissus, with floriferous habit, bright yellow 

 fls. and rather short segments. Ornatus is an early 

 form of N. poeticus. Pa llidiis, a white form of N. 

 Pseudo-Narcissus. Peeress Narcissi are the forms of 

 N. incomparabilis. Pociiliformis (or N. montanus, 

 Ker; B.E. 2:123) has 1 or 2 nodding white fls. and a 



1459. Paper White Narcissus-N. Tazetta, var. alba (X %). 



straight corona about half the length of the segments ; 

 origin doubtful : by some regarded as a hybrid and by 

 others as a native of the Pyrenees. Princeps, sulfur- 

 yellow and yellow-crowned, a form of the N. Pseudo- 

 Narcissus type. Queltia is an old generic name to dis- 

 tinguish the group comprising N. incomparabilis. - 

 Rip Vd\i Winkle is a double variety of N. Pseudo- 

 Narcissus. Roman Narcissus is a name for double- 

 fld. N. Tazetta, white with orange cup. Rugilobus, 

 large-fld. pale yellow variety of N. Pseudo-Narcis- 

 sus. Scoticus, N. Pseudo-Narcissus with deep yellow 

 corona and whitish segments; known as Scotch Gar- 

 land Lily. Sir Watkin or qicjanteus is a very large- 

 fld. form of N. incomparabilis. Spurius, a yellow N. 

 Pseudo-Narcissus, a subform of var. major. Telamo- 

 nius, a yellow N. Pseudo-Narcissus, usually known 



as Van Sion. Telamonius plenus is a double form. 

 Tenuior is a slender form of N. gracilis, the small pale 

 fls. changing to white. B.M. 379. Tortuosus has twisted 

 segments : a form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus, var. mos- 

 chatus. Tridymus is like N. Nelsoni, but has 2-3 fls., 

 with tube usually obconic. Van Sion is a large pure 

 yellow and very double form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus, 

 much used for forcing. There is also a single Van Sion. 

 Variiformis is a form of N. Pseudo-Narcissus with 

 canary-yellow corona and white segments, the fls. 

 variable. 



INDEX TO NAMES IN THE MAIN LIST. 



A. MAGNICORONATI or LARGE-CROWNED species: corona 

 as long as the segments, or even longer, trumpet- 

 shaped or cylindrical. DAFFODILS. (Forms of No. 

 3 may be sought here.) 



B. Lvs. green, few (often only l),very slender and 

 nearly terete, channelled. 



1. Bulbocddium, Linn. HOOP-PETTICOAT DAFFODIL. 

 A slender plant, with bulb 1 in. or less in diam., and 

 the very slender Ivs. (usually 3 or 4 to each stem) 

 mostly overtopping the blossoms : fl. 1, ascending or 

 horizontal (not declined), 1% or 1% in. long in most 

 forms, normally bright yellow in all parts, the very 

 prominent thin corona entire or crenulate ; stamens 

 inserted near the base of the tube, declined, rather 

 long. S. France to Morocco. B.M. 88. Runs into many 

 garden forms and hybrids. Fls. usually borne 5-8 in. 

 above the ground. 



Var. monophyllus, Baker (N. monophyllus, Moore. 

 N. Clusii, Dunal). An Algerian form, now in cult., 

 usually with 1 If., and fl. sessile and white: corona cre- 

 nate. B.M. 5831. 



Var. citrinus. Baker. Fls. large, pale lemon-yellow, 

 the corona crenulate. 



BB. Lvs. glaucous, several, flat. 



2. Pseudo-Narcissus, Linn. COMMON DAFFODIL. 

 TRUMPET DAFFODIL. LENT LILY. Fig. 1458. Strong 

 plant, 12-18 in. tall, with bulb 1/^-2 in. in diam.: Ivs. 

 narrow but flat, erect, usually about reaching the blos- 

 soms : fl. about 2 in. long, horizontal or ascending, pale 

 yellow, the segments and corona usually of different 

 shades, the corona deeply crenate or almost crenate- 

 fimbriate, more or less plicate; stamens inserted near 

 the base of the perianth, short. From Sweden and Eng- 

 land to Spain and Austria. Exceedingly variable in 

 size, shape and coloring of fls. There are full double 

 forms (Common Daffodil) in which the corona disap- 

 pears as a separate body, and supernumerary segments 

 are present. It is one of the hardiest and commonest of 

 Narcissi. 



This species is the Trumpet Narcissus, so named 

 from the long corona. The normal forms are Yellow 

 Trumpets, but the Bicolor Trumpet, var. bicolor, Hort. 

 (N. bicolor, Linn.), has pure white segments and yel- 

 low corona. To this variety Baker refers N. breviflos, 

 Haw. (B.M. 1187), and N. H6rsfieldii, Burb. The 

 White Trumpets are var. moschatus, Hort. (N. mos- 

 chatus, Linn.; B.M. 1300), which has cream white or 

 white flowers. 



