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(2) White Tazettas. 



Paper White (grandiflorus), large, pure white. 

 SciLLY White, early. 

 White Pearl, pure white. 



(3) Yellonv or primrose perianth ; cup yelloiv or orange. 



Adonia, deep primrose ; deep orange-yellow cup. 

 Bathurst, dwarf, primrose ; deep golden cup. 

 Jaune Supreme, bufF-primrose ; orange-yellow 



cup. 

 Lord Canning, sulphur-yellow ; light orange cup. 

 Sir Isaac Newton, yellow ; orange cup. 

 President Harrison, pale yellow ; rich yellow 



cup. 

 Grand Soleil d'Or, golden ; brilliant orange cup. 

 Northern Chinese Variety. 



The Sacred Lily, or " Flower of good luck," 



called also by the Chinese " Jos-flower " and 



" Water- fairy." White, with yellow cup. 



This variety may also be grown, as described below, 



with marble chips and water, and then it matures its 



flowers very rapidly. 



Other Daffodils for forcing are — 

 Telamonius plenus. Golden Spur. Princeps. 

 Obvallaris. Horsfield. Poeticus Ornatus. 



Ard Righ. Victoria. Poeticus Pmcox Grandi- 



florus. 

 Cultivation in Water. — Although the practice is 

 not now very common. Daffodils, especially the trumpet 

 varieties, may be grown like Hyacinths in glass vases of 

 water. Rain or soft water should be used, if possible. 

 The larger varieties recommended for cultivation in cold 

 frames and those for "forcing" are suitable for this 

 purpose. 



Bulbs of the Chinese " Flower of good luck," and of 

 such Polyanthus varieties as "Paper White," "Queen of 

 the Netherlands," "Mont Cenis," " Maestro," " Grand 



