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PB ACTIO AL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS galanthu 



Soleil d'Or, aureus, Bertolini, and cwpu- 

 laris. 



N. triandrus {Ganymede's Cup). — A 

 beautiful Narcissus, a native of Spain and 

 Portugal, with bulbs -J-f in. thick, bearing 

 2-4 very slender roundish channelled 

 leaves, and slender roundish scapes 6-12 

 in. long, having a cluster of 1-6 small 

 drooping flowers on top ; segments lanoe- 

 shaped, sharply reflexed, pure white in 

 the type, corona cup-shaped, truncate, 

 white. The variety concolor has pale 

 yellow flowers ; albus is a charming 

 white form called ' Angel's Tears ' ; cala- 

 thinus, from the Isle of Glennans, Brit- 

 tany, has large snowy-white or pale 

 sulphur-yellow flowers ; palUdulus, prim- 

 rose-yellow ; pulchellus has segments 

 primrose-yeUow, cup white, and is thus 

 remarkable as being the only Narcissus 

 having a paler coloured cup than the 

 segments. It may also be noted that 

 besides N. triandrus and its varieties the 

 only other Narcissi having reflexed seg- 

 ments are N. cycla/mineus and N. John- 

 sioni. 



Culture and Propagation.— N. trian- 

 drus and its several varieties require 

 to be cultivated with a little care, and so 

 that the bulbs should not be lost it would 

 perhaps be safer to grow them in pots, or 

 in choice parts of the rockery where they 

 are always under observation. As there 

 cannot be too many examples of this lovely 

 plant, it should be increased both by 

 separation of the bulbs and from seeds. 

 In suitable parts where the bulbs are left 

 undisturbed for two or three years, seeds 

 often sow themselves naturally, and in 

 about three or four years produce flower- 

 ing bulbs. 



N. tridymus. — This comprises a 

 distinct and interesting group derived 

 from crossing the Trumpet Daffodil 

 varieties, N. Pseudo - narcissus and N. 

 Taxetta, more than one flower being 

 borne on a stem. The best known forms 

 are : — A. Bawson, with large bold yeUow 

 flowers; Duchess of Albany, sulphur 

 segments, with a yellow cup ; Duke of 

 Albany, segments sulphur, cup orange ; 

 Orand Duke of Hesse, creamy-white 

 segments, yellow cup ; Princess AKce, 

 similar with an orange cup ; 8.A. de 

 Graaf, segments and cup yellow, the 

 former changing to primrose ; Miss 

 White, elegant silvery-white flowers, 3-4 

 on a stem. N. tridymus is regarded as a 



variety of N. Macleayi by Mr. Baker, but 

 from a garden point of view it is distinct 

 enough to merit separate mention. 

 Culture dc. as above, p. 894. 



GALANTHUS (Snowdrop). — A 

 genus containing about half a dozen 

 species of weU-knovm hardy bulbous 

 plants, with smaU strap-shaped leaves and 

 solitary drooping flowers, the 3 outer seg- 

 ments of which are larger and quite 

 distinct in shape from the 3 smaller inner 

 ones. 



Culture and Propagation. — Often 

 flowering a few weeks after Christmas, 

 and some of them before Christmas 

 in October and November, Snowdrops are 

 general favourites in all gardens where- 

 ever they become established. They 

 flourish in any ordinary good soU., but 

 prefer a rich, sandy, well-drained loam, 

 with a little leaf mould. The plants are 

 readily increased by separating the bulbs 

 after the leaves and flowers have faded, 

 or later on about June or July. The 

 bulbs should be replanted about Septem- 

 ber, but where they are not required for 

 purposes of increase, there is no necessity 

 to disturb them at all for several years. 

 They require practically no attention and 

 may be planted in large numbers in grass- 

 land for giving a fine effect in the early 

 part of the year. In beds and borders 

 they may be associated with Crocuses, 

 Winter Aconites &c. 



G. AUeni. — A native of Asia Minor, 

 and probably a natural hybrid between 

 C latifolius and G. caucasicns, which 

 are from the same region. The flowers 

 however are about twice as large as those 

 of G. latifolius, and the leaves are also 

 larger. 



Culture dc. as above. 



G. caucasicus. — This is a Caucasian 

 form of our Common Snowdrop from 

 which it differs in having broader leaves, 

 finally 8-9 in. long and | in. broad, and 

 flowers much later. The form known as 

 virescens has the outer segments of the 

 flower flushed with green. This form 

 includes Bedoutei, major, caspius, and 



Culture dc. as above. Grows well in 

 gritty loam. 



G. Elwesi. — A native of Asia Minor, 

 with very glaucous channelled leaves and 

 roundish flowers, the 3 inner segments of 

 which are dark green on the lower half 



