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size and time of flowering. Especially adapted for natural- 

 ising; some very beautiful sorts may be selected from 

 among them. 



Recurvis. (F. 15 in. *1I$i.50 hu.) The common, or 

 "Pheasant's Eye" poeticus, popular in gardens and natur- 

 alised. Flowers late in May and will not force. Petals 

 pure white; cup saffron yellow margined with deep 

 orange-red, very sweet-scented. 



The Bride. (E. $10 ea.) New. Flower of much sub- 

 stance. Petals, broad, snowy white ; cup, brilliant red. 



Twin Flower. (D. 16 in. H *$i.so doz.) Seedling, in- 

 variably bearing two pretty typical poeticus flowers on 

 one stem. 



Verbanensis. (F. 8 in. $1 doz.) Dwarf-growing type 

 from the Lago Maggiore ; flowers late. 



NARCISSUS BIFLORUS 



Properly known as the "Twin-flowered 

 poeticus" and in olden times as "Parkinson's 

 Primrose Peerless daffodil." The type is 

 usually considered to be a natural hybrid be- 

 tween A^. Tazetta and N. poeticus, as it is 

 often found wild where the two species grow 

 in close proximity in France, Italy, and 

 through the Tyrol to Switzerland. It has 

 been aptly called "the extreme northern form 

 of Tazetta as it approaches poeticus." The 

 flowers, while of poeticus formation and 

 colouring, minus the red brimmed cup, are 

 borne Tazetta-like in clusters of two or three 



