NAECISSUS 



NABGISSUS ORDER 



NAECISSUS 897 



group, floweis similar in colour to Hors- 

 fieldi, but of greater substance. 



Orandee (maximus), trumpet large, 

 lemon colour, perianth pure white, ten 

 days later than Horsfieldi. 



Horsfieldi, the trumpet is of a rich 

 golden-yellow, with a white perianth. It 

 is of great size, very early ; as a cut 

 flower it is grand. 



James Walker (albidus), sulphury- 

 white divisions, golden trumpet. 



John Davidson, segments creamy- 

 white, trumpet clear yellow. 



Madame Pleinp, broad white seg- 

 ments, large golden-yellow trumpet. 



Michael Foster {sulphur escens), large 

 yellow trumpet, sulphur perianth. 



Mrs. J. B. M. Camm, large creamy- 

 white trumpet and pure white periantla, 

 one of the most distinct and finest of the 

 bicolors. 



Mrs. Morlamd Crossfield, large flower 

 with pure white segments and clear 

 yellow trumpet. 



Mrs. Walter T. Ware, broad white 

 segments, golden trumpet, well expanded 

 and frilled. 



Portia, soft primrose segments, yel- 

 low trumpet. 



Prince Colibri, creamy-white seg- 

 ments, broad thick-set yellow trumpet. 



Princeps {Irish Oiant), immense pale 

 sulphur trumpets, as large as maxim/us, 

 sulphur or creamy-white segments, excel- 

 lent for naturalising in grass. 



T. A. Dorrien- Smith, sulphur-white 

 segments.rich yellow trumpet; 



. Victoria, the finest of all the bicolors, 

 early-flowering, divisions pure white, 

 trumpet clear yellow, probably a. cross 

 between Grandee and Empress. 



Weardale Perfection, a splendid 

 Daffodil with large white segments, and an 

 immense bold very pale primrose trumpet. 



N. biflorus {N. medio -luteus). — Prim- 

 rose Peerless Daffodil. — This is a natural 

 hybrid between N.poetious and N. Tazetta, 

 and is similar to the former in habit. 

 Two flowers, rarely one or three, are 

 borne on a scape, and have pure white 

 segments with an obconic pale yeUow 

 corona, much crisped on the edge. This 

 pretty Daffodil is naturalised in parts of 

 England and Ireland, but is a native of 

 the south of France growing with its 

 parents. 



Culture lie. as above, p. 894. 



N. Btousson&ti {Mogador Narcissus). 



A very remarkable and distinct species 

 native of Morocco. It has narrow strap- 

 shaped pale glaucous green leaves 1^-2 ft. 

 long, and two or three times twisted from 

 left to right. Prom 6 to 9 pure white sweetly 

 scented flowers are borne on the top of the 

 scape, each blossom being about an inch 

 across with a slender white tube Ij- in. 

 long. The corona in the centre is rudi- 

 mentary or almost absent, and 3 of the 

 golden-knobbed stamens are inserted down 

 the tube, the 3 others being inserted round 

 the mouth of the tube and much protru- 

 ding in comparison. 



Culture and Propagation. — This 

 species unfortunately does not appear to 

 be of much value in the hardy flower 

 border, as it is not only a shy bloomer, but 

 also apparently flowers at the end of the 

 year when our climate is most unfavourable. 

 It will grow well under a south wall, but 

 as a rule will not flower except in the 

 warm atmosphere of a greenhouse. 



N. Bulbocodium {N. turgidus ; Cor- 

 bularia Bulbocodium; C. serotina). — 

 Hooped Petticoat or Medusa Trumpet 

 Daffodil. — A charming and distinct 

 Daffodil with ovoid bulbs about | in. in 

 diameter, and 3-4 roundish channelled 

 leaves 3-12 in. long. The solitary flowers 

 appear in April and May, bright yellow, 

 with narrow lance-shaped segments and 

 a very large broadly funnel-shaped or 

 obconic corona, with entire or crenu]a,te 

 edges. There are several fine varieties of 

 this, the best being citrinus, which has 

 pale lemon-yellow flowers ; conspicuus, 

 rich golden-yellow; Qraellsi, from the 

 Castilian mountains, usually has 2 compa- 

 ratively stout leaves and primrose-yellow 

 blossoms ; hedrcca/ntha, has a single leaf 

 and small yellow flowers ; inonophyllus 

 (or Clusi) from Algeria usually has a 

 solitary slender leaf and snow-white 

 flowers produced from December to Feb- 

 ruary; nivalis, from the mountains of 

 Central Spain, has 2-3 slender erect leaves 

 and orange-yellow flowers ; and tenui- 

 folius with long rush-like leaves and 

 small golden-yellow flowers has a more 

 or less 6-lobed corona. 



Culture Sc. as above, p. 894. These 

 pretty little Hoop Petticoat Daffodils are 

 useful for rockeries and choice spots of the 

 border in warm sheltered spots. Grown 

 in pots they are charming in the cool' 

 greenhouse and conservatory. 



N. Burbidgei. 



-A beautiful hybrid' 

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