NARCISSUS 



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1459. Paper White Narci 



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- 

 Narcis.sus tjpe. — Queltia is an old generic name to dis- 

 tinguish the group comprising N. incomparabilis.— 

 Rip Van Winkle is a double variety of N. Pseudo- 

 Narcissus.— iJowioM Narcissiix is a name for double- 

 fld. N. Tazetta, white with oranire .uii. - /i'».;/7../w,n. 

 large-fld. pale yellow variety of N. r-cii.l.. N,iiri~ 

 sns. — Scoficus, N. Pseudo-Narcissus wifli -ic.p ycll.iw 

 corona and whitish segments: known :is Srot.li (lar 

 land Lily. — Sir Watkin or giganteus is a very large- 

 fld. form of N. incomparabilis. — iSpMriMs, a yellow N. 

 Pseudo-Narcissus, a subform of var. major. — Te/nmo- 

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



2. Pseddo-Narcissus, Linn. Common Daffodil. 

 Tklmfet Uaff(ii)il. Lent Lilt. Fig. 1458. Strong 

 plant, 12-18 in. tall, with bulb l'4-2 in; in diam. : Ivs. 

 narrow but flat, erect, u,su:i I ly :ili.iut rca.hiiii; tin- l>los- 

 soms: fl. about 2 in. long, Imn/i-uiai i,\- .iNcriHiini:. I'ale 

 yellow, the segments and i-cumili usualh "t .liti.rrrit 

 shades, the corona di-.'|ily .■,■,,, air- ,,,■ ainMi-i ,r. ,,air^ 

 fimbriate, more or I.-- il:. -•. , - n . i - ,i! . i . I n. ar 

 the base of the pcriai ■' ' • [ ; ~ : : i In- 



land to Spain ami \ ; : : . I ' - ■ , m 



size, shape and col'^i ;,,_' -, 1 ;.. ,1-1.- 



forms (Common Daliail, :ii ..liaii ;!.i i.ua.a a:.^ap 

 pears as a separate body, and .siii-'criiuiueniry 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 

 Tr iiiii|M ts. but the Bicolor Trumpet, var. bicolor, Hort. 

 .V. '>lr,,/or, Linn.), has pure white segments and yel- 

 low .■.iioiia. To this variety Baker refers iV. hriviflos. 

 Haw. iI-.M. 11S71. and '.V. Ihh-slieldii, Burb. The 

 Whir. Iriniii.tt- .ire var. mosch^tUB, Hort. (N. mos- 



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