190 DAFFODILS NARCISSUS 



spects the polyanthus narcissus that it is taken 

 for granted that some member of the N. 

 Tazetta is one of the progenitors, but the 

 opposite parent is merely conjectured. 



Both the intermedius and orientalis types 

 bear their flowers in bouquet-like clusters and 

 are as sweetly fragrant as the Tazettas and 

 imitate them in not being hardy enough to 

 be always grown successfully in Northern 

 gardens, though all thrive in temperate and 

 southern climates and are amenable to pot 

 culture and forcing into flower during the 

 winter in greenhouse, frame or window. 



INTERMEDIUS. Syns: intermedius minor, tenuifolius 

 minor. (soc doz.) A supposed hybrid between N. Tazetta 

 and N. Jonquilla. It bears clusters of several fragrant 

 flowers; the perianth petals being soft yellow and the cups 

 of deeper yellow. Its chief difference from the yellow 

 flowered polyanthus being its serai-cylindrical or half rush- 

 like leaves. 



INTERMEDIUS MAJOR. (E. 13 in. soc doz.) A larger 

 flowered selection from the preceding with clusters of 

 sweet-scented flowers. Perianth primrose; cup yellow. 



INTERMEDIUS BIFLORONS. Syn: Etoil d' or. (soc doz.) A 

 pretty garden form with narrower petals of bright yellow 

 and a longer cup of golden yellow: a dwarf grower. 

 Practically a small-flowered polyanthus (Tazetta). 



INTERMEDIUS SUNSET. (E. 16 in. $3 doz.) A selec- 

 tion or variety of bifrons with an orange-scarlet brimmed 

 cup, the perianth being canary-yellow. It bears four to 

 five flowers on a stem and is very showy. 



