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GARDEN FLOWERS. 



from the common one. They will prolong the season of 

 bloom, and give a fine variety of form. Of the bolder kinds 



suited for striking effects we 

 should name Narcissus maoRimus, 

 N. inGompa/rabilis and its forms, 

 N. poeticxis and its varieties (they 

 succeed each other in blooming), 

 K. odor^is (the larger jonquil), 

 jV. hicolor and thie form nearly 

 allied to it, N. cernuus. Not a 

 few others would do, only avoid- 

 ing the Italian kinds and the 

 alpine and Spanish species. 



Of the types named, I will 

 describe maximus, or trumpet 

 maximus, as large, bright yellow, single, 

 and very early ; incompa/rabilis, single 

 orange phoenix, with large primrose-colored 

 flowers having a sulphur 

 crown ; there is another 

 incomparabilis which 

 called butter and eggs, 

 bearing flowers double, 

 yellow, or sulpbur with a 

 crimson nectary ; poeticus (poet's narcis- 

 sus or pheasant's eye), flowers pure white 

 with distinct red crown ; odorus (camper- 

 nelle or fragrant Jonquil), golden-yellow- 

 flowers ; hicolor, very large ^vhite flowers, A\ith golden-fellow 

 perianth ; and pseudo-narcissus (daffodil or daffodowndilly)* 



POET'S NARCISSUS. 

 (narcissus poeticus.) 



TRUMPET MAJOR. 

 (narcissus major.) 



