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lovers ; while in other pockets 

 might be inserted N. nanus, N. 

 minUnus, N. lobiilaris, N. triandrus 

 albus, and N. ju7icifolius. All 

 will not flourish, though sufficient 

 wdll to justify the experiment. 

 Many advocate the planting of 

 N. Bulbocodhnji monophyllus, but 

 this, though undoubtedly dainty, 

 is not often a success, even where 

 the best of conditions — a warm, 

 sheltered position, and a rich, 

 light soil — are forthcoming. To 

 appreciate this pretty species at 

 its true worth, it must be grown 

 in a pot and kept in a cool 

 frame or greenhouse, when, if well 

 watered, the exquisite flowers 

 will be produced in January 

 and February. A dozen bulbs 

 may be accommodated in a 5in. 

 pot. 



The Magnicoronati are sub- 

 divided into Yellow Trumpets, 

 Yellow-and-White Trumpets, and 

 and Double. Of the Singles, the 

 following varieties are very typical : Glory of Leiden, Bicolor 

 Horsfleldii (Fig. 221), Madame de Graaf 

 (Fig. 222), and Mrs. J. B. Camm ; 

 while in Doubles, Capax Plenus (Queen 

 Anne's Daffodil) (Fig. 223), Plenissimus, 

 and Telamonius Plenus may be men- 

 tioned. This group has the crown as 

 long as the perianth divisions. The 

 next group, Parvicoronati (which includes 

 the white Poet's Narcissus), embraces a 

 lot of popular varieties whose dis- 

 tinguishing characteristic is that the 

 crown is less than half as long as the 

 divisions of the perianth. To this group 

 belong Burbidgei, Poeticus, Little Dirk 

 (Fig. 224), and many another favourite. 

 In the third group, Mediocoronati ^ we 

 have the Chalice-cupped Daffodils, or 

 Star Narcissi, which are characterised by 

 the crown or cup being half as long as 

 the perianth divisions, or in one or yig 

 two cases as being three-quarters as 



Ftg. 223. — Narcissus Capax 

 Plenus (Queen Anne's 

 Daffodil). 



White Trumpets, both Single 



. 224. — Narcissus 

 Little Dirk. 



