142 DAFFODILS — NARCISSUS 



tiveness of form, so precious to the collector of 

 varieties. The flowers are nodding and have 

 a straight crown or trumpet of "clipped off" 

 appearance and about one inch long — with 

 loosely-flopping petals about half as long 

 again as the crown — from which the 

 suggestive name of "dog-ear" originated. All 

 of the varieties of this type are admirably 

 adapted for beds, borders and naturalising. 



HUMEI ALBIDUS. (1[ * $1 doz.) Small flowers with sul- 

 phur white perianth petals and a lemon-yellow crown. 



HUMEI CONCOLOR. (C. 15 in. §11 $1.50 doz.) Perianth 

 and crown of uniform light yellow. 



HuMEi MONSTROSUS. Syn: Hume's Giant. (B. 12 in. 

 § IT 75c doz.) A larger flower with yellow petals changing 

 to sulphur colour which overhang the deeper yellow 

 straight trumpet. 



The Leek. (D. 19 in. §1f*$i ea.) A new variety 

 with creamy-white pointed perianth petals overhanging 

 the straight rich yellow trumpet; foliage broad and droop- 

 ing. 



NARCISSUS BACKHOUSEI 



A small group with trumpet shaped crowns, 

 a connecting link between the large trumpet 

 daffodils and the medium-crown or cup types, 

 though they are usually classed in the latter 

 section. The whole flower is comparatively 

 small for a trumpet daffodil. 



