158 DAFFODILS — NARCISSUS 



William Backhouse. (D. 15 in. §11 $3.50 hu.) A 

 good late flower. Petals white and broad: cup clear yel- 

 low. First-class certificate. 



NARCISSUS LEEDSII 



Popularly known as the "white star nar- 

 cissus," "eucharis-flowered narcissus," and 

 "silver-winged narcissus." The predominating 

 characteristics are white, spreading, star-like 

 perianth, and white or pale sulphur yellow 

 cups. As now understood this section com- 

 prises not only the typical Leedsii hybrids 

 but the white and sulphur cupped incompar- 

 abilis and Barrii forms, having white petals. 



Leedsii varieties are produced from cross- 

 ing white Ajax varieties with N. poeticiis. 

 From the first mentioned parent they Inherit 

 the graceful pendant carriage of the flower, 

 and from the latter their constitution and ro- 

 bustness. They embrace some of the most 

 generally useful varieties. 



The sweetly perfumed flowers are highly 

 decorative in vases and bouquets. Grown in 

 pots (3 to 5 In a five-inch pot) the Leedsii 

 varieties flower well, and in beds and borders 

 they are most charming; excellent also when 

 naturalised in quantity. 



