138 DAFFODILS — NARCISSUS 



not thrive this should be used in its place. Award of 

 Merit, R. B. S. 



Oriana. (C. 18 in. § II $3 ea.) New; perianth white, 

 trumpet short and broad of soft canary-yellow. 



Osiris. (D. $100 ea.) A large, late-flowering new 

 variety, with a bold, handsome, canary-yellow trumpet, well 

 expanded at the mouth and elegantly crinkled ; broad petals 

 of creamy-white. 



Pharaoh. (D. $100 ea.) A new, very large-flowered 

 seedling, with creamy-white petals and a large, broadly- 

 expanded trumpet of canary-yellow. Award of Merit at 

 Birmingham. 



Portia. (B. 12 in. H* 50c. doz.) Dwarf, early and very 

 free-blooming, closely allied to Michael Foster. Trumpet, 

 yellow ; perianth, soft primrose. Good substance. 



Prince Colobri. ($i ea.) A new seedling of very 

 dwarf habit. Trumpet, deep yellow ; perianth, white. 



Princeps. (A. IS in. §11* $2 hu.) A very good, 

 free, early-flowering variety; very popular for cut flowers, 

 forcing and naturalising on account of its low price; 

 flower of good size though lacking in form and substance. 

 Perianth, light sulphur ; trumpet, yellow. 



Princeps Maximus. Syns: Giant Princeps, Don Quixote. 

 (A. 15 in. § If * $2.50 hu.) A selection from the preceding 

 and said to be a little bigger — ^but so little that were the 

 labels removed no one would notice the difference. 



Proserpine. (B. 13 in. t$i.25 doz.) A very pretty 

 free-flowering native Spanish daffodil, resembling "cabe- 

 ciras," but larger and earlier, with gracefully twisted petals 

 of pure white, and a bold golden trumpet with an open 

 spreading mouth. 



Pseudo-Narcissus. (B. 9 in. t $1-50 hu.) A species in- 

 digenous to several sections of Southwestern Europe and 

 England. In the latter country it has long been popu- 

 larly known as the "Garland Flower," and also as the 

 "English Lent Lily." Like most native daffodils it is ea- 



