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PBAGTIGAL GUIDE TO GABDEN PLANTS naecissus 



a. flower-soape had one or more than one 

 flower upon it. A comparison of the 

 two sections will also show that the 

 species in them are naturally closely 

 related, more particularly those having 

 more than one flower on a stem. 



Wliere hybrids between the two groups 

 have been obtained, it will usually be 

 found that the result will end in favour of 

 the group with more than one flower, as 

 in the case of the one-flowered vncom- 

 parabilis and poeticus crossed with the 

 many-flowered Tazetta. The progeny 

 have more than one flower on the stem, 

 and range themselves naturally nearer the 

 latter species. N. hiflorus, classed as a 

 species by Mr. Baker, has now been proved 

 to be a natural hybrid between poeticus 

 and Tazetta, and has been found growing 

 with its parents near Montpellier. 



The foUovping is a hst of the best 

 species and garden varieties of Narcissus 

 for cultivation out of doors : — 



N. Backhousei. — A beautiful hybrid 

 between P. Pseudo-narcissus and P. 

 incomparabiUs, having bold solitary hori- 

 zontal flowers with a long lemon-yellow 

 cup or corona and sulphur-yellow oblong 

 segments over 1 in. long. There are 

 several forms, amdng which Wolley-DoA 

 with primrose segments and a deep yellow 

 crown ; W. WilJcs, primrose with an 

 orange-yellow corona ; and Joseph LaMn, 

 primrose, with deep yellow corona, are 

 the best. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 894. 



N. Barri. — A handsome hybrid be- 

 tween N. incomparabilis and N. poeticus, 

 having linear twisted glaucous leaves 

 about 1 ft. long, and solitary horizon- 

 tal or ascending flowers, with sulphur- 

 yellow segments, and an oboonic corona 

 iemon-yellow at the base, passing into 

 orange-yeUow upwards. The following 

 are some of the best forms grown : — 



Baroness Heath, similar to conspicuus, 

 but having smaller and rounded flowers. 



Cinderella, divisions white, cup sul- 

 phur, tinged orange. 



Conspicuus, large spreading divisions, 

 cup orange-yellow, richly stained orange- 

 scarlet. 



Dorothy E. Wemyss, large white seg- 

 ments with canary-yellow cup edged with 

 orange-scarlet. 



Flora Wilson, large pure white peri- 

 anth, lemon cup, edged orange-scarlet. 



John Stevenson, sulphury - white, 



divisions expanded, cup tinged with 

 bright orange and margined deep fiery 

 orange. 



Maurice Vihnorin, broadly imbricated 

 pale sulphur divisions, large cup slightly 

 contracted, of deep orange or orange - 

 scarlet. 



Miriam, Barton, delicate primrose- 

 yellow. 



Mrs. Dyer, yellow, orange cup, late 

 flowering. 



Orphee, medium-sized flower, prim- 

 rose-coloured, beautiful scarlet-margined 

 cup. 



Sensation, perianth pure white, cup 

 bright yellow, beautifully margined with 

 orange-scarlet. 



Siddington, yellow segments, open 

 cup, broadly edged with orange-red. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 894. 



N. Bernard!. — A beautiful late-flower- 

 ing Daffodil, probably a natural hybrid, 

 found wild in the south of Trance. It 

 has white segments and an orange or 

 lemon-yellow plaited corona, and emits a 

 sweet fragrance. Mr. Baker ranks it as 

 a form of N. Macleayi. The form called 

 H. E. Buxton has white segments and a 

 bright orange-scarlet cup. 



Culture dc. as above; p. 894. 



N. bicolor. — A distinct and beautiful 

 form of N. Pseudo-narcissus, distin- 

 guished by having broad white spreading 

 and much imbricated segments, 1^2 in. 

 long, and a large trumpet or corona about 

 the same length, of a bright lemon- 

 yellow, and 1-lJ in. or more across at 

 the mouth, the rim of which is reflexed 

 and crisped. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 894. All the 

 bicolor Daffodils are worth growing, 

 and naturalised in grass-land make 

 glorious spring pictures. The contrast 

 in colour between the segments and trum- 

 pet is very striking. The following list 

 includes some of the best forms : 



Ada BrooTce, a variety flowering 

 between Empress and Grandee ; perianth 

 white, trumpet rich orange-yellow. 



Oabeceiras, large rich yellow trumpet, 

 elegantly frilled at brim, perianth white 

 shading to primrose towards base. 



Dean Herbert, perianth full primrose 

 changing to sulphur, very large rich 

 yellow trumpet. 



Ellen Willmott, segments creamy- 

 white, trumpet lemon-yeUow, very fine. 



Empress, one of the largest of this 



