CHAPTER XIII 



THE PHEASANT'S EYE AND POET'S HYBRID 

 NARCISSUS 



THE poet's narcissus with its white petals 

 and red-rimmed shallow cup is familiar to 

 all of us. It has been very freely used by hy- 

 bridisers, and its influence is apparent in many 

 of the medium-crowned sections discussed 

 in the preceding chapter. It has lately also 

 become one parent of the interesting and very 

 promising new poetaz hybrids, referred to in 

 the following chapter. 



On account of their close resemblance in 

 form of cup (which is but very little deeper) , 

 the varieties forming the Burbidgei and 

 Englehearti sections are grouped together 

 with poeticus. 



NARCISSUS POETICUS 



The poet's or pheasant's eye narcissus is a 

 native of Southern Europe, and especially the 

 Mediterranean region. It is distinguished by 

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