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grows only six or eight inches tall and needs to be planted in very 

 front of border or in rockery. 



Narcissus. There are a great many types and species of Narcissus. So 

 great is the difference of opinion concerning them, even by botanists, 

 that we wiU not try to present any complete outline of them, except to 

 say that the following may help to classify the various types: 



Doubles — Von Sion; properly called Telamonius plenus; very showy; an 

 old variety; the flower usually referred to when the Daffodil is men- 

 tioned. 



Pure White — Albicans odorata; perhaps the commonest white; the flowers 

 are nodding. Madame de Graaff; largest; late. 



Pure Yellow^Ard Righ; early. Golden Spur; also early and is a sure 

 bloomer. Emperor; excellent flower; good keeping qualities. Glory 

 of Leiden; late; very fine; large. 



Bkolors — Empress; large, fine, rich yellow trumpet; companion in season 

 to Emperor. Victoria; the earliest good, lasting one. Horsfieldi; 

 good appearance in garden. 



Long Tbumpet. To this class belong all varieties with distinct tubular 

 centers which areas long as the outer parts of the flower . There are two 

 groups of the long trumpet Narcissus; the self colors and the bicolors; 

 besides these theie are singles and doubles. The doubles are termed ' 

 Daffodils. 



Medium Trumpet. To this class belong all varieties with distinct tubular 

 centers, which are about half as long as the outer parts of the flower. 

 When "the flower doubles the tubular centers are really present but are 

 much divided. Some of the principal of the incomparabilis and Leedsii 

 varieties are: Barri conspicuus, light yellow bloom, the crown being 

 edged orange red; Sir Watkin, large, bold, free flowering, most effective 

 -for garden; Autocrat, very prettily shaped canary yellow bloom which 

 succeeds nicely. Mrs. Langtry, pale creamy yellow, good for cutting. 

 Duchess of Westminster, a yeUow and white flower, large and beautiful. 



Short Trumpet. To this class belong aU varieties in which the tubular 

 center is a mere cup or even a ruffle. The flowers of some of the varieties 

 belonging to this group are borne in bunches of from three to ten blooms. 

 They are called Tazetta or Polyanthus varieties. They are not hardy and 

 should not be planted out of doors. Varieties representative of this 

 group are: the Chinese Sacred Lily, the Paperwhite Narcissus (which is so 

 easily grown in pots), and the yellow Soleil d'Or. Varieties which 

 merely have a frill at the center are Poet's Narcissus. They are" very 

 adaptable to garden, culture and often spread very rapidly. The 

 catalogues term them poeticus varieties. They should not be confused, 

 with the Poetaz varieties, which are hybrids between poeticus and 

 Tazetta; these are not very hardy. A third class are the Jonquils. 

 Many persons call any single Narcissus a Jonquil; this is a mistake. 

 Jonquils have very slender leaves; the flowers are either single or 

 double, yellow and very fragrant; two to six flowers are borne on each 

 stem; the trumpet is a little longer than the Tazetta varieties. The 

 chief variety of Jonquilla is rugulosus. Jonquils are small and not 

 hardy but are worthy of pot culture. 



Cultivation. — ^The Narcissus is one of the most persistent bulbous 

 plants when once established. It, therefore, lends itself admirably to 

 be planted by the thqusands in grass for a naturalistic effect. Its 



