Narcissus 



(101) 



Narcissus 



the common Paper White or Double Roman. For 

 convenience of selection a good division of the 

 Trumpet ami ineomparabilis Xarcissi has been 

 made by the adoption of the following sections : 

 Trumpet forms yellow ; bicolors (yellow corona 

 anil white perianth), white and sulphur. Incom- 

 parubilis forms incomparabilis, with the longest 

 crowns of the forms of this group, except the 

 Leedsii varieties ; Barrii, which have the cups 

 shorter in proportion to the length of the perianth 



more amenable to forcing, and such flowers as the 

 Paper White and others of the Tazetta section are 

 very suitable for early work. By planting as early 

 as bulbs can be obtained, the Paper White may be 

 had in flower as early as November, and bulbs 

 grown in a warm climate are imported for the 

 earliest work. None should have bottom heat, but 

 plenty of water and air, and be kept near the 

 glass. Narcissi may also be grown thickly in 

 boxes for cutting. 



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NARCISSUS DCKE OF BEDFORD (seep. 103). 



segments ; Leedsii, which have the cups or crowns 

 white or passing off to white ; Humei, which have 

 drooping flowers, with perianths drooping over the 

 crown ; Backhouse!, with trumpet shaped crowns ; 

 and \elsoni, with goblet shaped crowns and white 

 perianths. 



Cultivation. The cultivation of the Narcissus 

 lias been pretty fully dealt with under the title 

 DAFFODIL (which see). It may, however, be 

 advisable to give a few details' regarding the 

 following : 



Forcing Narcissi. While the ordinary Trumpet 

 Daffodils must be brought on slowly, and will not 

 do well unless carefully treated, the others are 



Narcissi in Glasses or Bowls. The introduction 

 of a form of Tazetta, \inder the name of Chinese 

 Sacred Lily, or Joss Flower, has attracted attention 

 to the possibility of growing this and other 

 Narcissi in bowls or glasses of water, as well as in 

 Cocoanut fibre refuse. The bowls should be partly 

 tilled with clean pebbles, and the water should only 

 rise to the base of the bulbs (tee p. 102). 



Selections of Narcissi : 



[NOTE. A selection for small gardens will be 

 found under DAFFODIL. Those which follow will 

 be partially superseded in future years by the 

 introduction of novelties and the cheapening of 

 those which are at present expensive.] 



