THE IXCOMPAnABILIS SECTION, 



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Sulphur and White Yari<^fie^.—lA\(i cliaracteristic feature of 

 this division is refinement. Many of the varieties carry the flowers 

 in a drooping manner, and are very graceful. They can scarcely be 

 termed suitable for town gardens, as their exquisite delicacy of 

 colour renders them very liable to become soiled by the impurities of 

 the atmosphere. In the country, where their beauty is unlikely 

 to be marred, they are superb. 



Double Varieties. — The large trumpeted section of the 

 Xarcissus family does not afford many double varieties. The most 

 valuable is the common double Datfodil, N. Telamonius plenus, 

 which is unexcelled for naturalisation in grass, and is one of the 

 most satisfactory for pot culture. 



Large Trumpet Daffodils for Pots. — Broadly speaking, 

 all the varieties that have been enumerated succeed under pot 

 culture as long as this is understood to mean veiy gentle advance- 

 ment into Hower. Where, how^ever, decided measures are to be 

 adopted to induce early flowering, those varieties carrying the 

 bud very high up towards the neck in the dormant bulbs wuU 

 be found the most satisfactmy. As a single variety possessing this 

 peculiarity in a marked degree, the beautiful bicolor Victoria may be 

 noted, and as a double the old Telamonius plenus. Many complaints 

 of Daffodils failing under forcing may be traced to the fact that 

 unsuitable varieties have been chosen, and no regard has been had 

 for the rule of guidance provided in the position of the flower 

 in tlie bulb. 



The Iiicomparabilis Section.— The governing characteristics 

 of this most charming section is that the corona or crown shall 

 be half as long as the segments of the perianth. Some modification 

 of this standard is observable in a few varieties, in which the cup 

 is approximately three-Cjuarters the length of the perianth segments. 



The labours of the hybridist in this division have been crowned 

 by some remarkable results, Mr. Engleheart particularly having 

 given us some hybrids and secondary hybrids of the highest 

 excellence. These efforts have not been directed so much to 

 increasing the bulk of the flower as to improving its contour 

 and substance, and at the same time enriching the colour. As 

 typifying these points the brilliant Lucifer may be mentioned. It 

 has elegance of form, richness of colour, and such substance as will 



C. W. Cowan. 

 L'Iniioceiice. 

 Madame de Graaff, 

 moschatus. 



albicans, 

 cernuus. 



Mrs. J". B. M. Camm. 

 Mrs. Vincent, 

 pallidus j)recox. 

 tortuosus. 

 W. P. Milner. 

 William G-oldring. 



capax plenus. 

 cernuus plenus. 

 minor plenus. 



plenissimus. 

 Sc otic us plenus. 

 Telamonius plenus. 



