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lovers; while in other pockets 

 might be inserted .A^ nanus, N. 

 minimus, N. lobularis, N. triandrus 

 alius, and JV". jundfolius. All 

 will not flourish, though sufficient 

 will to justify the experiment. 

 Many advocate the planting of 

 N. Bulbocodium monophyllus,l but 

 this, though undoubtedly dainty, 

 is not often a success, even where 

 the best of conditions — a warm, 

 sheltered position, and a rich, 

 light soil — are forthcoming. To 

 appreciate this pretty species at 

 its true worth, it must be grown 

 in a pot and kept in a cool 

 frame or greenhouse, when, if well 

 watered, the exquisite flowers 

 will be produced in January 

 and February. A dozen bulbs 

 may be accommodated in a 5m. 

 pot. 



The Magnicoronati are sub- 

 divided into Yellow Trumpets, 

 Yellow-and- White Trumpets, and 



White Trumpets, both Single and Double. Of the Singles, the 



following varieties are very typical : Glory of Leiden, Bicolor 



Horsfieldii (Fig. 221), Madame de Graaf 



(Fig. 222), and Mrs. J. B. Camm; 



while in Doubles, Capax Plenus (Queen 



Anne's Daffodil) (Fig. 223), Plenissimus, 



and Telamonius Plenus may be men- 

 tioned. This group has the crown as 



long, as the perianth divisions. The 



next group, Parvicoronati (which includes 



the white Poet's Narcissus), embraces a 



lot of popular varieties whose dis- 

 tinguishing characteristic is that the 



crown is less than half as long as the 



divisions of the perianth. To this group 



belong Burbidgei, Poeticus, Little Dirk 



(Fig. 224), and many another favourite. 



In the third group, Mediocoronati, we 



have the Chalice-cupped Daffodils, or 



Star Narcissi, which are characterised by 



the crown or cup being half as long as 



the perianth divisions, or in one or 



two. cases as being three-quarters as 



Fig. 223. — Narcissus Capax 

 Plenus (Queen Anne's 

 Daffodil). 



Fig. 224.— Narcissus 

 Little Dirk. 



