NARCISSUS 



NABGISSUS OBDEB 



NAECISSUS 905 



larger and brighter in colour with a fine 

 large trumpet and segments. 



M. J. Berkeley, similar to N. maxi- 

 mus, but one third larger, and nluch- 

 expanded trumpet. 



Mrs. F. W. Burhidge, trumpet long 

 and straight, primrose changing to white, 

 perianth pure white. 



Mrs. H. J. Elwes, flowers of a soft 

 clear yeUow, large spreading trumpet. 



Mrs. Thompson, tall, robust growth, 

 trumpet white, large, and much 

 expanded. 



Oporto Yellow, a very early trumpet 

 with rich yeUow flowers. 



P. B. Barr, trumpet rich yellow, 

 perianth deep primrose, very distinct 

 variety resembling a dwarf Emperor. 



Princess Ida, trumpet large, much 

 ■expanded, of a delicate creamy-white, and 

 very vigorous in growth. 



Regima Margherita, long yellow 

 trumpet and primrose divisions striped 

 sulphur, very early. 



Santa Maria, in colour and shape it 

 resembles maxim,us, but is smaller and 

 earHer in bloom. 



Snoioflahe, large pure white trumpet, 

 very distinct and beautiful. 



W. P. Milner, perianth and trumpet 

 sulphury-white, a dwarf and pretty free- 

 flowering variety. 



William Goldring, long snow-white 

 <Jivisions, much longer than the primrose 

 trumpet. 



DODBLE-FLOWEEED VARIETIES 



Capax {eystettensis),Boit lemon-yellow 

 with starry petals ; grandiplenus, deep 

 yellow ; lobularis plenus ; plenissimus, 

 very old double ; scoticus plenus, double- 

 flowered Garland LUy ; Pseudo-narcissus 

 plenus, the Double Lent Lily or Gerarde's 

 White and Double Yellow Daffodil. 



N. Tazetta {Polyanthus or Bunch 

 Narcissus). — This, and not N. poeticus, is 

 the Narcissus of the old Greek and Roman 

 poets. It is concentrated chiefly in Italy 

 and the south of Prance, but extends also 

 from the Canary Islands and Portugal 

 through the south of Europe to Syria, 

 Cashmere, China, and Japan. "With such 

 a wide distribution, grovrfng in various 

 soils and temperatures; it naturally varies 

 a good deal, and there are many forms. 

 The type, as described by Mr. Baker, has 

 bulbs lj-2 in. in diameter, bearing 4-6 

 linear somewhat glaucous leaves 12-18 in. 



long and -J-J in. broad, bluntly keeled. 

 A bunch or umbel of 4-8 flowers 1-lJ in. 

 across is borne on the summit of the 

 distinctly compressed scape, the obovate 

 segments being pure white, and the cup- 

 shaped corona lemon-yellow, \-^ in. 

 across. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 894. The 

 Tazetta Narcissi are chiefly grown in pots 

 for conservatory decoration and are much 

 valued for their trusses of sweet-scented 

 flowers. In the open flower border they 

 wiU, however, succeed very well grown in 

 warm dryish soils sheltered from cold 

 winds and protected from heavy rains and 

 severe frosts in winter with a covering of 

 straw, litter, leaves &c. The bulbs are 

 usually planted in October or November 

 and flower early in spring. In the ScUly 

 Islands various forms of the Tazetta Nar- 

 cissus, especially those known as the 'Scilly 

 White ' (Tazetta ochroleucus), ' Grand 

 SoleU d'Or ' (T. aureus) and ' Grand 

 Monarque,' are grown, probably in millions, 

 and tons of flowers are exported to the 

 London markets every spring. A Chinese 

 form of N. Tazetta which has attracted a 

 good deal of attention during recent years 

 is known as the ' Chinese Sacred Lily ' or 

 ' Joss Flower ' and other fancy names. 

 The large bulbs are grown in bowls filled 

 with pebbles and clean water, and will 

 grow rapidly and flower well in a sunny 

 window in an ordinary dwelUng room. 

 The flowers are white with a yellow cup, 

 and emit a sweet odour. 



The Tazettas may be grouped as 

 follows : — 



1. Flowers having white segments and 

 a yellow corona, including Bazehnan 

 major, Couronne Blanche, Gloriosus 

 Grand Monarque, Her Majesty, Maestro, 

 Queen of the Netherlands, Staten General, 

 Scilly White, and White Perfection. 



N. Bazehna/n minor has been proved 

 to be a hybrid between N. Tazetta and 

 N. poeticus, and a similar hybrid grows 

 wild near MontpelHer, somewhat like N. 

 hiflorus, but having 2-5 smaller flowers 

 on a stalk. 



The variety called Tazetta romanus 

 is the well-known Double Boman Narcis- 

 sus with white flowers, which with the 

 ' Paper White ' are forced into early flower 

 in spring. 



2. Flowers white ; including the well- 

 known 'Paper white' Narcissus (papy- 

 raceus) ; polyanthus &o. 



3. Flowers yellow, including Grand 



