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sulphur perianth, large cup edged orange- 

 searlet. 



Stella, large white perianth, with 

 yellow cup. 



Tita/n, perianth yellow, cup margined 

 orange, flower large and well formed. 



Among the double forms oivncom/para- 

 hilis may be mentioned : — Butter and 

 Eggs, with large rose-ahaped flowers, 

 orange in the centre ; Primrose Queen, 

 large primrose-yellow, shading to orange 

 in the centre ; Orange Phoenix (or Eggs 

 and Bacon), white with a rich orange 

 centre ; Sulphur Phoenix (or Codlins and 

 Cream), pure white with a sulphur-yellow 

 centre ; and White Queen, a purer form 

 than Sulphur Phoenix. 



Culture Sc. as above, p. 894. 



N. intermedins. — A native of Spain 

 and the south of France, and doubtless 

 a natural hybrid between a form, of N. 

 Tazetta and. N. Jonquilla. The ovoid 

 bulbs are 1-1| in. thick, having about 4 

 roundish bright green leaves about J in. 

 through, and deeply channelled down the 

 face; The flower stalks are 1 ft. or more 

 long, with an umbel of 4-10 flowers having 

 bright lemon-yellow segments and an 

 orange-yeUow cup-shaped corona. The 

 variety bifrons has narrower segments and 

 a longer corona. A form called Sunset 

 has canary-yellow flowers with a rich 

 orange-scarlet cup. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 894. 



N. Johnstoni. — A beautiful Portuguese 

 Daffodil, a natural hybrid between N. 

 Pseudo-narcissus Horsfieldi and N. tri- 

 amdrus. It is somewhat variable, but the 

 type has clear rich soft sulphm'-yeUow 

 flowers. The best forms are Queen of 

 Spain with soft clear yellow flowers 

 scarcely rising above the foUage, having 

 gracefully reflexed segments, and a 

 straight cylindrical corona ; Kimg of Spain 

 is very similar but has a shorter, wider and 

 more spreading corona ; Mrs. Geo. Cam,- 

 mell, from Spain, is a scarce form with soft 

 clear self-yeUow flowers; and Snowdrop 

 is a beautiful pale sulphur-yeUow or white 

 form with a couple of drooping flowers on 

 a stem. 



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

 Jolmstoni hybrids prefer partially shaded 

 spots and are useful for naturalising in grass. 



N. Jonquilla {Sweet-scented Jonquil). 

 A well-known Narcissus nati\'e of South 

 Europe and Algeria with ovoid bulbs l-li] 

 in. in diameter, and bearing 2-4 roundish 



bright green leaves 8-12 in. long, deeply 

 channelled down the face. The slender 

 roundish stalks bear mnbels of 2-6 beau- 

 tiful rich yellow flowers with a cup-shaped 

 corona, highly valued for their deUcious 

 fragrance. The Jonquil is largely forced 

 for conservatory decoration in early 

 spring, but planted in a warm border having 

 a south or south-west aspect it wid flower ■ 

 very well out of doors, and its sweet- 

 scented blossoms are always an attraction. 

 The double Jonquil known as ' Queen 

 Anne's Jonquil ' is probably better for the 

 conservatory than for the outdoor garden. 

 The flowers are very double and of a rich 

 golden-yellow (see N. odorus). Other 

 forms of the Jonquil are jonquilloides, a 

 more robust form than the type ; minor, . 

 a dwarf form with very slender leaves and 

 flowers only about half as large as those 

 of the orcQnary Jonquil ; . Burbidgei, in 

 which the corona is out into 6 segments 

 almost to the base ; and stellaris, recog- 

 nised by its reflexing lanoe-shaped seg- 

 ments and distinctly 6-lobed corona. 

 Culture dc. as above, p. 894. 



N. juncifolius (Bush-leaved Jonquil). 

 A graceful httle plant, native of Spain and 

 Portugal and the south of France, with 

 ovoid bulbs less than 1 in. in diameter, 

 and 3-4 very slender round green erect 

 leaves 4-6 in. long. The round slender 

 peduncles 6-12 in. long have 1-4 stalked 

 flowers on top, with bright yellow ovate ■ 

 segments about i m. long, and a cup- 

 shaped corona of the same or a slightly 

 darker shade. The variety gadjita/nus 

 usually has more flowers with longer 

 stalks in an umbel, and a truncated corona 

 almost as long as the segments ; minu ti- 

 florus has much smaller flowers than the 

 type ; and rupicola (or apodanthus) has - 

 rather glaucous leaves and a distinctly 6- 

 lobed corona. It is very hardy and flowers 

 and seeds freely. N. scaberulus from 

 Portugal is closely related to rupicola. It 

 has small bulbs and 2 prostrate Unear 

 glaucous leaves with rough edges and 

 keels. The scapes are 2-4 in. high and 

 bear 1-2 small yellow flowers with a cup- 

 shaped corona and 3 protruding stamens. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 894. 



N. Leedsi (Silver Star Daffodil). — A 

 beautiful hybrid between N. poculiformis 

 and N. incomparabilis, having twisted 

 channelled glaucous leaves and solitary 

 horizontal or rather drooping flowers 

 borne on 2-edged stalks longer than the 



