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daffodils—the best yellow, the best white, 
andsoon. My purse has not allowed me to 
indulge in bulbs costing over $2 each. Many 
new and supposedly superior varieties are 
catalogued in Europe at from $10 to $50 
per bulb. I have grown many varieties, 
but their cost has been from 5 cents to $2 
per bulb. Between these values there is 
to be had a selection of from 200 to 300 
varieties—sufficient to give satisfaction and 
pleasure to all but the extremest daffodil en- 
thusiast. 
BEST DAFFODILS FOR OUTDOOR PLANTING 
The best extra early yellow trumpet that 
I have grown is Early Bird, but earliness is 
its merit. Compared to Glory of Leiden, 
which has flowers five inches across, about 
three weeks later, it is a pigmy. 
The richest golden trumpet is Trumpet 
Maximus, but it’s a shy bloomer. It must 
have a specially congenial situation, and be 
planted six to eight inches deep, in moist 
but well-drained soil. Under such con- 
ditions it will sometimes throw up flower 
stalks three feet high. 
The best all-round yellow trumpet—for 
garden, naturalizing, pot culture, forcing, 
and cut flowers—is Golden Spur. 
Among the all-yellow trumpets that I 
have grown I recommend the following: 
Early—Ard Righ, or Irish King; large, does 
best in partial shade. Early Bird; I have 
had it in flower in the open April 12th. 
Golden Spur; Free. Good for cutting. Mid- 
season—Emperor; a fine flower of much 
substance. Maximus; shy blooming, but 
of superb color. Late—Glory of Leiden; 
the biggest and most lasting flower. 
Among the white-winged, or bicolors, I 
like: Harly—Victoria; very large and of 
lasting substance. Midseason—Empress; 
large-and fine, rich yellow trumpet. Horse- 
fieldi; earlier than Empress; very hand- 
some, but is becoming diseased. Late— 
Madame Plemp; a large, bold flower. Gran- 
dee; for succession; dwarf, but free flowering. 
Among the all-white trumpets I recom- 
mend: Harly—Cernuus Albicans; a very 
graceful ‘‘Swan’s neck.” Mrs. Thompson; 
strong, free flowering and large. Princess 
Ida; small, but curiously edged with yellow 
at the mouth. Midseason—William Gold- 
ring; a distinct “Swan’s neck,” with per- 
ianth petals overhanging the trumpet. Late 
—Madame de Graaff; most beautiful, and 
largest. = 
Among the lesser types of the long-crowned 
daffodils, and desirable for a collection, are: 
Johnstoni; a good naturalizer. Thin, 
graceful flowers of yellow. Cyclamineus; 
little yellow cyclamen-like flowers three 
inches long. Bulbocodium; hoop petticoat 
shaped flowers of ;white or yellow. Pretty 
in pots, or on rock work. Humei; Hume’s 
dog-eared daffodils. Small straight trum- 
pet, with overhanging perianth petals like 
dogs’ ears. The tridymus group, a series of 
new hardy cluster flowered daffodils. 
THE MEDIUM-CROWNED OR CUP DAFFODILS 
These are hybrids, between the Ajax 
(trumpet) and the Poeticus races, and have 
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Trumpet daffodils, showing the range of size. Glory 
of Leiden the largest Known; and Queen of Spain. In 
the centre the fragrant Jonquil rugulosus 
the greatest variety of form and coloring, 
many with red-rimmed crowns, and one or 
two new and expensive varieties have the 
crown entirely red. Crosses between yellow 
trumpets and the poet’s narcissus have 
produced the popular Incomparabilis (early 
and midseason) and Barrii and Leedsil 
(late) sections, flowers having medium 
length crowns, richly colored. 
Among the Incomparabilis varieties that 
I prefer are: Early —Sir Watkin; large 
and handsome, very free, full yellow. Mzd- 
season—Autocrat; every flower as perfectly 
If you have double Van Sion as good as this, take 
good care of the bulbs. The trumpet is well defined 
and the flower without a trace of green 
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formed as if?cut out with a die; full yellow. 
Stella Superba; white perianth and yellow 
cup. Very handsome as a cut flower. Late— 
Beauty; large, handsome star-like flowers of 
yellow, crown edged orange red. Gloria 
Mundi; large flower, the cup heavily mar- 
gined with red. 
Of the Barrii group I select: Conspicua; 
a large flower, yellow, with bright red edged 
crown. Flora Wilson; white perianth, 
yellow crown, edged red; very striking. 
Sensation; perianth white, crown canary, 
edged red. 
Specially suitable for naturalizing and 
cutting are the varieties of the Leedsii group, 
all having white petals, and a white or sul- 
phur-white cup. Duchess of Westminster; 
large and beautiful. Katherine Spurrel; 
hooded, white perianth, cup canary yellow. 
Mary Magdalene De Graaff; broad spread- 
ing perianth of white, crown cream, suffused 
terra cotta. Mrs. Langtry; pale creamy 
yellow, remarkably free flowering and ex- 
cellent for cutting. 
SHORT-CROWNED OR SAUCER DAFFODILS 
This group is typified by the poet’s nar- 
sissus, with its very short or shallow cup. 
Hybrids, with some of the larger cupped 
sorts, having large, flattened, disc-like cups 
prettily fluted, are known as Burbidge’s and 
Engleheart’s daffodils. 
Among the varieties that I have grown, 
and recommend are: Midseason—Burbidgei; 
Baroness Heath; yellow, with orange red 
cup. Crown Princess; cream white, light 
yellow cup, edged orange. Late—Sequin; 
glistening white, with flat golden cup. 
The two best varieties of the fragrant and 
pure white poet’s narcissus, and flowering 
earlier, are: Ornatus (midseason), and King 
Edward VII; a large form of Poeticus 
ornatus, but it is more expensive. 
The new hardy cluster flowered ‘‘ Poetaz” 
group is the result of crossing the poet’s and 
the tender Polyanthus (N. Tazeita). I 
specially like Elvira, which grows two feet 
high, bearing fragrant poeticus-like flowers 
in clusters of three or four. 
DOUBLE DAFFODILS 
There are no new double daffodils. The 
most important of the double daffodils is 
Telamonius plenus, popularly known as Van 
Sion. This is grown by the million. The 
ideal form is a well filled, clearly defined 
trumpet. Unfortunately, there is a tendency 
to burst the trumpet. Mr. DeGraaff of 
Holland says Van Sion will come with unburst 
trumpets one year, and burst the next, from 
no accountable reason. Another Holland 
grower says it bursts from heat. I know 
that in our oldjhome garden we had a row of 
Van Sions that for years produced double 
trumpets and never burst. And I also know 
that practically all of the planting stock of 
Van Sion bulbs now comes from Italy 
or the South of France, and though they are 
grown a year or two in Holland, or in the 
British Isles, to get rid of the green color, 
yet sufficient care is not taken to select the 
desirable form of the old double trumpet, 
which is practically going out of existence. 
