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It is very seldom that we get any curious sports from the 

 bulbs. I have on two occasions got a single and double obvallaris 

 on the same bulb, and once a single and double incomparabilis ; 

 these I sent for inspection to Mr. Wolley-Dod. 



The majority of varieties of Daffodils or Narcissi do well on 

 these islands. There are, of course, some exceptions — G.mono- 

 pTiylla, pallidus precox, triandrus, and calathinus die out ; 

 major and maximus do not flower freely ; Corbularia citrina and 

 Gapax (eystettensis) diminish. The cernuus varieties do not 

 improve. Emperor, Empress, and the bicolours are as good as 

 can be grown. Obvallaris is sometimes subject to a disease, 

 but, on the whole, is improving. Spurius and Ard Righ looked 

 sickly, but are now becoming acclimatised. Bugilobus is sturdy. 

 Telamonius pi. in some years cannot be surpassed for colour, 

 though the flowers are occasionally green in situations which 

 do not suit them. 



All the incomparabilis section do well — Sir Watkin grand. I 

 have never seen such colour as we get in C.J. Backhouse, Barrii 

 conspicuus, and other of the crimson-rimmed varieties. Odorus 

 fl. pi. (Queen Anne's Double Jonquil), blooms in perfect pro- 

 portion and colour. Orange Phoenix and Sulphur Kroon are 

 very pure and large ; they were difficult to grow at first, but are 

 now improving. 



The Tazettas are quite at home and in their glory ; Grand 

 Monarque especially has most magnificent heads. Bazelman 

 major does not increase. The colours of Soleil d'Or, when left to 

 maturity, are very rich. Oricntalis (Muzart) is good. P. ornatus 

 and recurvus do as well as possible. In poctarum the eyes are 

 very rich. The Burbidgci section is beautiful, and very pure in 

 colour, but too flimsy for a marketable variety. The great 

 feature in all the flowers is the purity and intensity of colour ; 

 whether this is caused by the salt in the air, or by a porous soil, 

 which does not long retain the moisture, I cannot say, but 

 certain it is we are unusually favoured in this respect. 



The flowers of the Narcissi are nearly all picked before they 

 are thoroughly out, as it is found that they open larger and finer 

 in a damp atmosphere of about 70° than if they open naturally 

 in the air, exposed to the winds and the rain. Of course, this 

 may be carried to extremes, and one occasionally hears of flowers 

 being boiled ; but this will have its own remedy. After taking 



