NARCISSUS 



THE BULB BOOK 



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NAECISSUS 



by Early Snoioflake, Paper White 

 (papyracens), White Pearl. 



3. Flowers all yellow, represented 

 by Apollo, aureus, Bertolini, Bath- 

 urst, Charles Dickens, cupula/ris, Jaune 

 SuprSme, Lord Gatming, Soldi d'or, 

 etc. 



The variety known as Bazelman 

 minor is a natural hybrid between 

 N. Tazetta and N. poeticus, and is 

 something like JV. liflorus, but smaller 

 and with more flowers on the stem. , 



The Double Eoman Narcissu,i 

 {Tazetta romanus) has white flov,ers 

 with a little yellow in the cup. It 

 flowers freely and forces well. 



Narcissus from , the Peninsula (Spain 

 and Portug§,l) is known as "Gany- 

 mede's Cap." The bulbs are less 

 than \ in. in diameter, and the very 

 slendor roundish leaves are channelled 

 on the upper surface. The drooping 

 flowers are pure white, up to nine in 

 a cluster, and are remarkable for the 

 petals being sharply bent backwards 

 IS in R. cyclaminetts, N. Johistoni, 

 lQv£en of Spain. There are several 

 varieties, such as : — 



Albus, a charming white form 

 known as "Angel's Tears." Cala- 

 thinus, snowy white to pale sulphur- 

 yellow. Goncolor, pale soft yellow; 



Fig. 277.— Narcissus Tanetta, variety (Chinese 

 Sacred Lily). (}.) 



What is known as the "Chinese 

 Sacred LUy" or "Joss Flower" is an 

 Eastern form of iV. Tazetta, with 

 large bulbs, and five to nine sweet- 

 scented white flowers with a yellow 

 cup on a stem. Well-ripened bulbs 

 may be grown easily in pots, pans, 

 or bowls filled with pebbles and 

 water, in a sunny window in a 

 dwelling-room. 



N. trlandrus. — This beautiful 



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FiQ. 278. — Narcissus triandrus. 



rare. Pallidvlus, primrose-yellow. 

 Pulchellus, primrose-yellowj with a 

 white cup. 



N. triandrus and its charming 

 forms are safer grown in pots or pans, 

 or in sheltered nooks in the rockery 

 where they will not be likely to dis- 

 appear. The stock may be increased 



