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am inclined to think that most doubles are 

 "sports" for double flowering plants are usu- 

 ally found here and there among their wild 

 single types and sometimes the double-flower- 

 ing plants when transferred to other soil or 

 locations will revert to the single type. 



There is much confusion of nomenclature 

 among the doubles and in describing what I 

 consider to be the only distinctive dependable 

 commercial varieties I have given both popu- 

 lar and botanical names. 



When the Daffodil Conference of 1884 

 authorised the florist's method of naming all 

 hybrid narcissus (e. g. Princess Mary, Sir 

 Watkin, etc.) they relieved narcissus lovers of 

 much complexity, but unfortunately the Con- 

 ference ruled that wild species, sub-species, or 

 types — ^which includes the doubles — were to 

 retain their botanical titles. The result has 

 been that in various books and catalogues we 

 find the same variety under several names, 

 some being the undiscarded, ancient titles, 

 others more modern or popular appellations. 

 Perhaps some future daffodil conference will 

 straighten out the nomenclature of fixed 

 double varieties. 



