NARCISSUS COMMITTEE, MAY 7. 



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Narcissus Committee, May 7, 1901. 



Mr. John T. Bennett-Poe in the Chair, and eighteen members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



First-class Certificate. 



To Daffodil ' Moonbeam ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. R. Backhouse. 

 A most lovely white incomparabilis or Leedsii, with firm, flat, circular 

 perianth and short white cup ; a perfect flower. 



To Daffodil ' Elaine ' (votes, unanimous), from Miss Willmott. 

 Another very beautiful Leedsii. The perianth circular and of fine sub- 

 stance, the crown shallow and expanded, the whole flower of pale ivory. 

 One of Mr. Engleheart's seedlings. 



Award of Merit. 



To Daffodil ' Dorothy Wemyss ' (votes, unanimous), from Miss 

 Willmott. An old variety of incomparabilis, raised by the late Mr. W. 

 Backhouse, but hitherto without official award. A large flower, perianth 

 cream-white, cup margined with orange-red. 



To Daffodil ' Aftermath ' (votes, unanimous). Perianth creamy white, 

 crown edged fiery red ; a large flat bloom. 



To Daffodil ' Spenser ' (votes, unanimous). A red-eyed poeticus of great 

 solidity, a cross between P. poetarum and P. recurvus, and intermediate 

 in season. 



To Daffodil ' Day Star ' (votes, unanimous). A very large, flat-built 

 incomparabilis ; ivory, with shallow, orange-flushed crown. 



To Daffodil ' Sea Bird ' (votes, unanimous). An incomparabilis of 

 very large size, the ample segments are undulated ; white ; the cup deep 

 and of a pure yellow. 



To Daffodil ' Rear Guard ' (votes, unanimous). A large late Xelsoni 

 of remarkable soHdity, the perianth broad and .flat-set, the crown 

 cylindrical ; rich yellow. 



To Daffodil ' Amber ' (votes, unanimous). In the way of the old 

 Nelsoni major, but with much broader, flatter segments. The long 

 cylindrical crown is flushed with orange-amber. 



The last six Narcissi came from Rev. G. H. Engleheart. 



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