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only well adapted for planting in small yards, 

 but is also happy when naturalized in orchards 

 or meadows, is really an improved Horsefieldi 

 and entirely free from disease; its flower pos- 

 sesses a pure white perianth with yellow 

 trumpet. The Emperor is one of the largest 

 daffodils in cultivation and breeds a superb 

 flower of a golden yellow color. These two, 

 both cheap, are among the best that can be 

 planted. Other desirable varieties are the Bul- 

 bocodium, or the hoop-petticoat narcissus, with 

 rich golden-yellow flowers, the Maximus, Henry 

 Irving and Major. 



Among the incomparabilis varieties. Sir Wat- 

 kin, with very large petals of a rich sulphur- 

 yellow color and large cup tinged with orange, 

 is one of the best; the flowers are sometimes 

 five inches in diameter and appear very early 

 and are borne freely. Others that are good 

 are Stella Superba with a white perianth and 

 yellow cup, the Figaro with yellow cup and 

 perianth colored orange and the Cynosure with 

 large creamj^-white petals and cup of the same 

 color stained with orange-scarlet. In the Barrii 

 group, Conspicuus, with large yellow flowers 

 and bright red-edged crown, is undoubtedly the 

 best and at the same time the cheapest. In the 



