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J. B. M. Camm, Mrs. Walter Ware, Victoria, 

 and Weardale Perfection. Yellow : Em- 

 peror, Glory of Leyden, Golden Bell, Golden 

 Spur, King Alfred, obvallaris, P. R. Barr. 

 White : albicans, Grace Darling, Madame 

 de Graaff, Mrs. Thompson. 



Incomparabilis or Star Narcissi. In these 

 the central cup varies from one-third to 

 nearly equal the length of 

 the perianth : Autocrat, 

 Beauty, Frank Miles, Gloria 

 Mundi, Lucifer, Lulworth, 

 Princess Mary, Sir Wat kin 

 (most useful of all Incom- 

 parabilis Daffodils), Stella 

 superba, White Wings, Will 

 Scarlett. 



Barrii. The central cup 

 is less than one-third the 

 length of the perianth : 

 Albatross, conspicuus, 

 Dorothy E. Wemyss, Fal- 

 staff. Flora Wilson, Incog- 

 nita, John Bain, Seagull. 



JJeedsii. T hese have 

 white perianth and white 

 or pale yellow central cups : 

 Ariadne, Duchess of West- 

 minster, Katherine Spurrell, 

 Minnie Hume, Mrs. Lang- 

 try, White Lady, Bianca. 



Poeticus (Poet's Narcis- 

 sus). Distinguished by a 

 pure white perianth, almost 

 flat central cup : Cassan- 

 dra, Epic, grandiflorus, 

 Homer, Horace, ornatus, 

 Poetarum, White Standard. 



Double - flowered : Tela- 

 monius plenus (Butter and 

 Eggs) , Sulphur Phoenix 

 (Codlins and Cream), 

 Orange Phoenix (Eggs and 

 Bacon), and Double White 

 Poeticus (Gardenia-flowered Narcissus, very 

 fragrant, May-flowering). 



Jonquil. Jonquilla, Jonquilla flore pleno, 

 Odorus Campanella, and Rugulosus. 



Polyanthus Narcissi (Bunch-flowered Nar- 

 cissi). Bathurst, Gloriosa, Grand Monarque, 

 Jaune Supreme, Sir Isaac Newton, Soleil d'Or, 

 White Pearl. Between these and the Poet's 

 Narcissi a number of very beautiful hybrids 



have been raised. They are fragrant, with 

 three to six or more flowers on a stalk. The 

 best at present in commerce are Alsace, 

 Aspasia, Elvira, Ideal, Irene, Klondyke, and 

 Triumph. Except in the south and west a 

 warm, well-drained border should be chosen 

 for this class. 



Bulbocodium (Hoop Petticoat Daffodil). 



One of the Poet's Narcissi, Porticus Epic. 



Conspicuus, monophyllus, citrinus, and 

 Miniature Hoop Petticoat. These are suit- 

 able for the rockery, also for small beds and 

 groups along the front of borders of choice 

 plants. Other dainty, small-flowered sorts 

 are : Juncifolius, cyclamineus, triandrus 

 albus, calathinus, minor, minimus, and 

 nanus. 



Daffodils for Exhibition. Trumpet. 



