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have the cups of the flower long, often much exceed- 

 ing the length of the sepals. The group, for cou- 

 , venienoe sake, may be subdivided into several 



sections, according to the colours of the flowers. 



In some cases the cup, or trumpet, is of the same 



colour as the 



sepals, in the 



majority it is 



darker, and in 



some, as bi- 



color, the 



trumpet is yel- 

 low, and the 



sepals white. 

 Common 



J) affodi I 



Group [N. 



pseudo-Nar- 



eiisiis'), — 



In all these 



the trumpet 



is yellow, 



the sepals 



paler, some- 

 time 8 ap- 



proachi ng 



white. These 



are allms lu- 



teiis, Nelsoni, 



pallidus, sco- 



iicus, and 



variformis. 



These do not 



differ much 



from the com- 

 mon native 



Daffodil, but 

 are more de- 

 sirable for the 



garden, albus luteiis and scoticus 

 being the best. Belonging to this 

 group are also curious sorts like 

 aiaciasus, hexangularis, and piimilti.i. 

 There is also a group of sorts 

 similar to these, but larger, of 

 which the Dutch Dafodil prin- 

 eeps is the type. Other good 

 sorts of the Frince^s group are 

 cambrims, loiularis, ampU-eorona, 

 nobilis, WoUey Dod, F. D. 0. Godman, and Tela- 

 monhis. 



The Major Group is the most numerous of all the 

 groups, and comprises the best of the yellow- 

 flowered varieties, ranging from the giant maxi- 

 mus, which has its large, bright yellow flowers 

 borne on stems not seldom a yard high. All the 



varieties in the group have large flowers of a. 

 uniform yellow, so, as may be imagined, the dis- 

 tinguishing points of the sorts are in most cases 

 but slight. A selection of two dozen sorts in 

 the group would include the following : — 



Captain ^Nelson; 

 CMaese Gor- 

 don. 

 G. H. Engle- 



heart. 

 Gladstone. 

 Her Majesty, 

 Hudibras. 

 J. G. Baker {vo- 



lutus). 

 John Bright. 

 John Nelson. 

 John Vincent. 

 Little Princess. 

 Major (type). 

 Major superbus. 

 Maximus (the 

 largest of the 

 group). 

 Morning Star. 

 Mrs. S. Hib- 



bcrd. 

 Obvallaiis (Ten- 

 by DaffodU), 

 distinct from 

 all others, 

 and one of 

 the earliest 

 to bloom. 

 Propinquus. 

 Shirley Hib- 



herd. 

 Spurius. 

 Spurius coro- 



natus. 

 T. Boscawen. 

 Thomas 



Moore. 



Tottenham 



Tellow. 



E mp eror 

 Group. — The 

 variety which 

 gives the name 

 to this group 

 is a noble- 

 flowered kind, 

 tlie flowers being large, the sepals 

 1 1 oad, the cup long and wide. The 

 are pale yellow, the cup 

 deeper. All the varieties in the 

 group partake of the character of 

 the Emperor. A selection of the 

 best sorts would include : — • 



ITabcisstis Bulbocodium. 



A. P. Barron. 

 Emperor. 

 J. W. H. Barr. 

 Lady Dorothy, 



Lord Derby. 

 Mrs. W. Goldring, 

 P. E. Barr. 

 Bugilobus. 



JBicolor Group.— In this the flowers are of two 

 tints, the sepals white or very pale yellow, and the 

 cup of a much deeper shade. All the sorts may be 

 known also by the foliage being broader. The 

 choicest, as well as the most popular, are Horsefieldi 

 and Empress, both of which have very large flowers, 

 , with broad white sepals, and open cups of gold. In 



