new forms, of perfect shape, and with cups both larger and of Chief 
finer colour than the older varieties. There are also the Narc. Divisions 
Corbularia and Triandrus, more fitted by their size and nature of Daffodils 
for pots and rockwork, as they require shade, gritty soil, and 
the best of drainage. The old double yellow trumpet Daffodils 
do best in grass, but there are very fine new varieties of double 
Incomparabilis, on strong stems, which are free from the defect 
of the rather floppy habit which is a drawback of the older 
forms. 
As the Daffodil opens its flowers in the season of gales and 
rain, it is better when picking them to do so before the blooms 
are quite fully expanded, and especially so in the case of those 
with red cups, as the colour comes finer and lasts longer when 
the blooms are cut in advanced bud and fully opened in water. 
In every one of the enumerated classes of Narcissi there are 
varieties to be bought to suit all purses, and by planting some 
of all the chief sections, a long period of bloom and great variety 
is secured. 
The following list of good standard varieties may be of 
assistance to those who desire to begin growing a collection of 
Daffodils. Only a few of the sorts on this list are expensive, 
and it does not include any of the newest hybrids, which are 
still very rare and costly :— 
TRUMPET DAFFODILS 
Self-Yellows. Bicolours. 
Emperor. Empress. 
Glory of Leiden. Madame Plemp. 
Golden Spur. Fhorsefieldt, 
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