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two groups of the long trumpet Narcissus; the self colors and the 

 bicolors; besides these there are singles and doubles. The doubles 

 are termed Daffodils. 

 Doubles — Von Sion, properly called Telamonius plenus; very showy; an 

 old variety; the flower usually referred to when the Daffodil is men- 

 tioned. 



Pure White — Albicans odorata; perhaps the commonest white; the flowers 



are nodding. Madame de Graaff", largest; late. 

 Pure Yellow — Ard Righ; early. Golden Spur; also early and is a sure 

 bloomer. Emperor; excellent flower; good keeping qualities. Glory 

 of Leiden; late; very fine; large. 

 Bicolors — Empress; large, fine, rich yellow trumpet; companion in season 

 to Emperor. Victoria; the earliest good, lasting one. Horsfieldi; 

 good appearance in garden. 

 Medium Trumpet. To this class belong all varieties with distinct tubular 

 centers, which are about half as long as the outer parts of the flower. 

 When the flower doubles the tubular centers are really present but are 

 much divided. Some of the principal of the incomparabilis and Leedsii 

 varieties are: Barrii conspicuous, light yellow bloom, the crown being 

 edged orange red; Sir Watkin, large, bold, free flowering, most effective 

 ' for garden; Autocrat, very pretilly shaped canary yellow bloom which 

 succeeds nicely. Mrs. Langtry, pale creamy yellow, good for cutting. 

 Duchess of Westminster, a yellow and white flower, large and beautiful. 

 Short Trumpet, To this class belong all varieties in which the tubular 

 center is a mere cup or even a ruffle. The flowers of some of the varie- 

 ties belonging to this group are borne in bunches of from three to ten 

 blooms. They are called Tazetta or Polyanthus varieties. They are 

 not hardy and should not be planted out of doors. Varieties representa- 

 tive of this group are: the Chinese Sacred Lily, the Paperwhite Narcis- 

 sus (which is so easily grown in pots)^ and the yeUow Soleil d'Or. Va- 

 rieties which merely have a frill at the center are Poet's Narcissus. 

 They are very adaptable to garden culture and often spread very 

 rapidly. The catalogues term them poeticus varieties. They should 

 not be confused with the Poetaz varieties, which are hybrids between 

 poeticus and Tazetta; these are not very hardy. A third class are the 

 Jonquils. Jonquils have very slender leaves; the flowers are either 

 single or double, yellow and very fragrant; two to six flowers are borne 

 on each stem; the trumpet is a little longer than the Tazetta varieties. 

 The chief variety of Jonquilla is rugulosus. Jonquils are smaU and 

 not hardy unless protected; they are worthy of pot culture. 



Cultivation. — Narcissus is one of the most persistent bulbous 

 plants when once established. It, therefore, lends itself admirably to 

 be planted by the thousands in grass for a naturalistic effect. Its 

 natural method of rapidly dividing year after year insures its spreading 

 widely. They also do weU in beds and borders. 



SciLLAS, or Squills. Species: sibirica (Siberian Squfll), campanulata 

 (Wood Hyacinth), and bifolia. The Siberian Squill bears an intensely 

 blue flower which is unexcelled for the planting of entire beds. The 

 bulbs are extremely hardy, the beds needing almost no care. The Wood 

 Hyacinths are white, Hght pink or blue, and are very showy used as 

 clumps in borders or woodland. They much resemble the Hyacinth, 

 except that the blooms are much more sparsely arranged. 



Snowdrop, (See Galanthus.) 



