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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September, 1914 



seems to point its huge flaring trumpet 

 directly at you. The trumpet seems a little 

 out of proportion to the perianth. Needs 

 to be lifted every two years to be kept 

 vigorous in my garden. Not as vigorous as 

 Emperor and deteriorates rapidly if left 

 to itself for more than two years. 



Obvallaris, the Tenby daffodil, an old 

 timer and an old reliable in the garden. 

 Early. Deep yellow. One of the cheapest 

 daffodils but one of the surest for massing 

 in the spring border. 



BICOLOR TRUMPETS 



Wear dale Perfection, another dollar a 

 bulb giant. Worth the price. A huge 

 cream white perianth, and pale yellow 

 trumpet with strikingly serrated edge. 

 About four and a half inches in diameter. 

 Petals very broad and overlap. About 

 twenty inches high with fine foliage but 

 increases very slowly. It is more than forty 

 years old and still high priced on this ac- 

 count. A fine garden plant and a beauty 

 indoors. Well worth growing. 



Victoria, more vigorous than Empress 

 with me and a finer flower all around. 

 Petals broad and overlapping, creamy white, 

 with fine bold yellow trumpet. 



Mrs. Walter T. Ware, a sturdy bicolor 

 flowering earlier than Victoria. Not as 

 graceful a flower as Victoria but finely 

 formed. Fine for succession. 



Madame Plemp, a bicolor blooming at 

 the same time as Victoria but of quite 

 different character. Instead of the smooth 

 overlapping petals it has twisted petals 

 and a longer trumpet. It is very reliable 

 with me and strong grower. 



Empress, not reliable for more than a 

 season with me. Begins to dwindle, and 

 bulbs break up. 



WHITE TRUMPETS 



Mme. de Graajf, one of the handsomest of 

 all the trumpets. Flourishes in sandy 

 soil and increases rapidly. One of the 

 surest spring displays. The one sure 

 blooming big white trumpet within the 

 reach of an ordinary purse. 



Mrs. H. D. Betteridge, called an improved 

 Mme. de Graaff. The petals are a little 

 wider, the trumpet a little longer and 

 paler and it becomes more nearly an all 

 white daffodil than Mme. de Graaff. Has 

 grown well for one year for me. A very 

 beautiful daffodil but by no means dis- 

 places Mme. de Graaff. 



Mrs. Thompson, a smaller and earlier 

 white trumpet than Mme. de Graaff but 

 with me not so robust, although it is 

 reputed to be one of the best growers among 

 these daffodils. The trumpet is more 

 deeply frilled than that of Mme. de Graaff. 



WHITE INCOMPARABLES 



Lady Margaret Boscawen, this is the place 

 where the daffy daffodilist begins to throw 

 fits. The best description of this magnifi- 

 cent daffodil I think is to say that it is a 

 white Sir Watkin. At least that gives 

 an idea, for most gardeners have grown or 

 seen the fine yellow Sir Watkin. Lady 



Margaret is a fine big short trumpet with 

 white petals, and a flaring bright yellow 

 cup. It is the most graceful and perfectly 

 formed daffodil I ever grew. It seems to be 

 of strong constitution and vigorous, although 

 I have grown it only two seasons. It is 

 still rather expensive, fifty cents a bulb, 

 but well worth it. 



Lucifer, not so devilishly handsome as its 

 name might indicate. In fact to my way of 

 thinking it doesn't quite live up to speci- 

 fications. Its chief beauty is its long, narrow, 

 fluted cup of orange scarlet, a gorgeous bit 

 of color. The petals are disappointing. 

 They are long and narrow and not of very 

 substantial character. However, the bril- 

 liant cup makes it well worth growing. 



Lulworth or Lulworth Beauty, another 

 red cup and to my mind a handsomer 

 daffodil than Lucifer although not so 

 bright. It opens pale yellow and fades to 

 a creamy white, the whole flower having a 



Irene, representing the Poetaz group, a hybrid of the 

 tender tazetta and the hardy poeticus groups. Very 

 fragrant and hardy generally 



slight droop. The petals are wider than 

 in Lucifer. The cup is bright red although 

 the brightness fades when the sun strikes 

 it. Both Lulworth and Lucifer seem to be 

 good growers. 



YELLOW INCOMPARABLES 



Homespun, a yellow rival of Lady Mar- 

 garet Boscawen and even more perfectly 

 formed. It is almost too faultless. A 

 glorious big yellow flower, with heavy 

 overlapping petals and a widely expanded 

 crown or short trumpet. A striking flower 

 and one of its finest qualities is its durabil- 

 ity. It is good for two weeks. I have 

 grown it two seasons and it seems strong 

 and sturdy. It would be a real calam- 

 ity if Homespun and Lady Margaret 

 Boscawen should prove to be poor garden 

 flowers. 



Firelight, is a highly colored little daf- 

 fodil that is sure to be popular when better 



known because of the gorgeous mass of 

 color it can furnish in the early spring. 

 The petals are bright yellow and the cup is 

 orange stained and streaked with vivid 

 orange red. 



Beauty, is fairly well known but an ex- 

 cellent garden plant. It is a clear yellow 

 with a well formed flower that lasts well. 

 The long cup edged with orange adds to 

 its beauty. 



Autocrat, another reliable garden daffodil, 

 all yellow, and well set up. It likes good 

 treatment and the quality of the flowers 

 varies accordingly. 



Princess Mary, a very pretty daffodil 

 noted for its flaring orange stained cup 

 but as a garden plant it is of little value. 

 At least, that is my experience. I have 

 to plant the Princess every year if I want 

 a display. This daffodil seems to be 

 dyspeptic by nature, weak constitutioned 

 and prone to die without adequate pro- 

 vocation. It cannot be induced to make 

 a decent leaf growth and no daffodil can 

 survive without good foliage. It is one 

 of the parents of a vast quantity of very 

 beautiful hybrids and it is to be regretted 

 that many of the hybrids inherit the weak- 

 ness of Princess Mary. It makes a very 

 handsome pot plant indoors. 



Sir Watkin, the first of the giant in'com- 

 parables to become a garden favorite and 

 a thoroughly reliable and altogether satis- 

 factory big yellow short trumpet. 



BARRII 



Conspicuus, the one sure daffodil I have 

 discovered in this section. Absolutely 

 the hardiest daffodil I ever encountered. 

 Will stand any treatment and give good • 

 bloom. One of the "can't kill " plants. 



Circlet, beautiful but transitory. Ex- 

 pensive luxury and seems sure to die 

 in the garden. Won't make leaves. A 

 magnificent big round white flower with a 

 flat cup edged with scarlet. 



Sequin, another flat cup, sure to die. 

 Several catalogues omit it this year. 

 One of the Princess Mary-poeticus 

 hybrids formerly classified as Englehearti 

 but now included as Barri. Sequin has 

 white petals with a flat plaited yellow cup 

 lying like a gold coin in the centre of the 

 flower. Another weakling is 



Cresset, likewise sure to die according to 

 my experience. 



These new Barri daffodils have proved a 

 great disappointment. Perhaps they will 

 grow in heavy soil. I should like to know 

 the experience of other daffodil growers 

 with them. 



I had a number of Princess Mary- 

 poeticus ornatus seedlings which had reached 

 blooming size and they were showing pro- 

 mise of developing some fine things. A 

 hot two weeks toward the close of May 

 finished them. One notable exception is 



Firebrand, a very striking flower, petals 

 cream or ivory white with a glittering 

 fire red cup. It was one of the most 

 brilliant daffodils in my collection. The 

 leaf growth was fairly good and I have 

 hopes this one will survive. 



