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THE GAEDENER'S ASSISTANT. 



Scoticus plenus. Similar to last, but larger. 



Telamonius plenus. The common double Daffodil of cottage 

 gardens and orchards. The best of the double kinds for colour 

 effect; does well in grass. 



Mediocokonati. 

 Chalice-cupped Daffodils. 



Autocrat. Yellow, with wide expanded cup. 



Beauty. Sulphur, cup margined orange-scarlet; large, free. 



C. J. Backhouse. Yellow, cup elongated, orange-red. 



Commander. Sulphur, cup large, suffused orange-red. 



Cynosure. Primrose to white, cup orange; very showy. 



Edward Hart. Nearly self-yellow. 



Frank" Miles. Large, soft-yellow, perianth twisted. 



George Nicholson. Pure-white, cup yellow. 



Gloria Mundi. Yellow, cup rich orange-red. 



Goliath. Perianth white, barred yellow, cup yellow. 



Gwyther. Broad yellow perianth, cup suffused orange. 



Hogarth. Full yellow cup, large, perianth twisted. 



James Bateman. Perianth white, clear-yellow cup; late. 



King of the Netherlands. Perianth sulphur, cup large, spread- 

 ing, orange. 



Leedsii. Perianth yellow, cup orange-scarlet; early. 



Lorenzo. Perianth primrose to white, cup yellow. 



Lulworth. White perianth, cup orange-red; apt to split. 



Mabel Cowan. Perianth white, cup margined orange. 



Magog. Perianth sulphur, large yellow cup. 



Mary Anderson. Perianth white, cup orange-scarlet. 



Poiteau. Perianth white, cup yellow; stiff habit. 



Prince of Wales. Perianth sulphur, cup stained orange-scarlet. 



I'lincess Mary. Perianth imbricated creamy-white, cup orange. 



Prince Teck. Perianth creamy-white, cup yellow, large. 



Queen Bess. Perianth white, light yellow cup; early. 



Queen Sophia. Large, perianth sulphur, cup orange-scarlet, 

 frilled. 



Red Coat. Perianth orange-yellow, cup orange-red, crenulated 

 at brim; the first break of orange-red in the perianth. 



Red Star. Perianth creamy- white, arched, cup stained red. 



Semipartitus. Perianth and cup primrose, cup deeply-lobed, 

 distinct. 



Sir Watkin. Perianth sulphur, cup yellow tinged orange; a 

 sturdy grower, a handsome border plant, also excellent for pots. 



Splendens. Perianth sulphur, cup large, edged orange-scarlet. 



Stella. White perianth, with yellow cup. 



Stella Stiperba. Flowers large, white, with showy yellow cup. 



Titan. Perianth yellow, cup margined orange, large. 



Incomparabilis. — Flowers greatly prized for bouquets 



and vases. Effective in beds, borders, or naturalized. 



"Butter and Eggs". Large yellow, orange towards the centre, 

 effective in clumps. 



"Codlins and Cream" (Sulphur Phoenix). Large, white, with 

 sulphur centre. 



"'Eggs and Bacon " (Orange Phoenix). Large, rose-shaped, white, 

 orange centre. 



Barrii. — Perianth segments much longer than the cup. 



Cecil)/ Hill. Perianth primrose, cup yellow flushed cinnabar-red. 



Conspicuus. Large yellow perianth, cup edged orange-scarlet. 



Crown Prince. Perianth white, cup large, stained scarlet; sturdy 

 grower. 



Dorothy E. Wemyss. Large white perianth, cup yellow edged 

 orange-scarlet. 



Dr. Fell. Perianth whitish, cup orange -scarlet; valuable for 

 pot-culture; not suitable for the border, the flower-buds being 

 liable to suffer from frost. 



Flora Wilson. Perianth white, cup stained orange- scarlet. 



General Murray. Perianth white, cup canary shot with orange; 

 free [lowering. 



Golden Gem. Perianth rich-yellow, cup edged orange; late, very 

 free. 



Golden Mary. Bright golden-yellow, very showy; late. 



Ma urice VUmorin. Creamy-white perianth, cup lemon, stained 

 red, dwarf; exquisite for cutting. 



Miriam Barton. Perianth and cup soft-primrose. 



Mrs. C. Bowlg. Pure-white perianth and orange-red cup. 



Orphee. Perianth primrose, cup edged orange-scarlet; early. 



Sensation. Perianth large white, cup canary edged orange- 

 scarlet. 



Siddington. Yellow, cup margined orange-red; sometimes twin- 

 flowered. 



Leedsii. — Like Incomparabilis, but cup coloured lemor 

 or white. 



Amabilis. White perianth, cup sometimes tinged apricot. 



Beatrice. Perianth pure-white, remarkably elegant cup. 



Duchess of Brabant. Perianth white, cup canary; free-flowering. 



Duchess of Westminster. White perianth, long canary cup, 

 changing to pure-white. 



Elegans. Drooping white perianth, cup sometimes staineci 

 apricot. 



Fanny Mason. Perianth white, cup canary-yellow. 



Gem. Perianth and cup white, of elegant form. 



Grand Duchess. Perianth white, cup stained apricot; early. 



Hon. Mrs. Barton. Pure-white perianth, cup primrose to white. 



Katharine Spurrell. Perianth white, cup canary, large. 



Leedsii. Silvery-white starry flowers; sweet-scented. 



Madge Matthew. Large white perianth and cup; early. 



Maggie May (Edmonds White). The most beautiful of this sec- 

 tion; flowers of great size, with broad white perianth and large 

 pale-citron frilled cup. 



Minnie Hume. Large white perianth, cup lemon to white. 



M. Magdaline de Graaff. White perianth, cup orange; usually 

 two-flowered, late. 



Modesty. Long white tapering perianth and cup, drooping. 



Mrs. Langtry. Perianth white, cup large, white, edged yellow; 

 free. 



Palmerston. White perianth, canary cup; late, fragrant. 



Princess of Wales. Small starry white perianth, frilled white 

 cup; tall. 



Superbus. Perianth white, large, and drooping, long white cup. 



Una. Perianth creamy-white, large, cup citron tinged apricot. 



Backhousei. — Trumpet-shaped crown. 



Backhouse!. Stout trumpet-shaped yellow cup, paler perianth. 

 Border Maid. White perianth, yellow, short trumpet. 

 Joseph Lakin. Sulphur perianth, yellow cup. 

 William Wilks. Imbricated primrose perianth, orange-yellow 

 frilled trumpet. 



Wolley Dud. Large primrose perianth, short yellow trumpet. 



Nelson i. — Cup goblet-shaped, perianth snow-white. 



A urantius(Nelson'8 Orange). Broad white perianth, cup orange- 

 red. 



Major. Perianth white, bright-yellow cup. 



Minor. Perianth white, cup bright-yellow, distinct; dwarf. 



Mrs. Backhouse. Large white perianth, clear-yellow cup. 



Mis. E. G. Knights. Broad white perianth, stiff yellow cup. 



Pulchellus. Perianth white, cup yellow, campanulate. 



Stanley. Perianth white, straight yellow cup, distinct. 



William Backhouse. Broad imbricated white perianth, clear 

 yellow cup. 



Bernardi. — Natural hybrids between N. poeticus and 

 N. absciss us. Pyrenees. 



Bernard!. Perianth white, cup variable in size, yellow to 

 orange-scarlet. 

 H.E.Buxton. Perianth white, cup orange-scarlet; free-flowering. 



Tridymus. — Garden hybrids between the Trumpet 

 Daffodil and Tazetta, generally bearing more than one 

 flower on a stem. 



A. Rawson. Clear yellow perianth, darker yellow cup. 

 Miss White. Stem bearing three to four white flowers. 

 S. A. de Graaff. Large imbricated yellow perianth and cup. 

 The Twins. Two-flowered, perianth creamy-white, yellow cup; 

 violet-scented. 



Triandrus (Ganymedes). — The white Cyclamen- 

 flowered Daffodil from the mountains of Portugal and 

 Spain, growing in very hard, firm, fine gritty soil, in 

 fissures of rocks; good for pots and rockwork. They all 

 prefer shade, a gritty soil, and well-drained position. 



Albus (Angels' Tears). White, variable, perianth elegantly 

 reflexed. 



Calathinus. Snow-white, larger than albus, lovely and rare. 



Concolor. Uniform soft yellow, rare. 



N. cyclamineus, N. Johnstoni Queen of Spain, and N. triandrus 

 varieties are the only Daffodils with reflexed petals. 



Pulchellus. Perianth primrose, cup white, rare. 



