DAFFODIL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION. 



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Class 10. — Double Daffodils of all 



Ajax : Telamonius 



Capax (Eystettensis) Tradescanti 



Cernuus Incomparabilis : 



Lobularis Grandi- Aurantius 



plenus (Phoenix) 

 Rip van Winkle 



kinds](except Polyanthus). 



Albus Aurantius 

 (Orange Phcenix) 



Albus Sulphureus 

 (Sulphur Phoenix) 

 Odorus : 



Odorus 



Class 11.— New 



Yellows : 

 Buttercup 

 Clarissa 

 Fred Moore 

 Gideon 

 Golden Vase 

 Lena 



Pretty Jane 



, unnamed Seedlings 



R. P. Ker 

 Samson 

 Vandyck 

 Vondel 

 Wide-awake 

 Wieniawski 

 Bicolours : 

 Dainty Maid 



of the Ajax Classes. 



Duchess of Teck 

 Mme. Plempe 

 Mrs. Walter Ware 

 Mr. Bowa 

 Ouida 

 White : 



Agnes Kingsbury 

 Dante 



Class 12. — New or unnamed Seedlings of any other Class than Ajax. 

 Incomparabilis : Lulworth 



In addition to the living flowers shown, Professor Oliver, 

 F.R.S., exhibited a most interesting picture of Narcissus incom- 

 parabilis fl.pl., painted by E. 1). Ehret, who died in 1770, showing 

 that the flower was identical with that which we now know under 

 the name of N. incomp. albus aurantius, or Orange Phcenix. 



C. W. Cowan, Esq., sent platinotypes of nine different 

 varieties ; J. D. Pearson, Esq., sent photographs of six groups of 

 flowers ; Rev. A. Rawson sent photographs of triandrus and 

 Corbularia monophylla to illustrate their suitability for pot 

 culture. 



At the time of the Conference a paper of inquiry as to the 

 best varieties for different purposes was circulated amongst the 

 principal successful growers of Daffodils throughout the country 

 — amateurs and market-growers and nurserymen. The answers 

 received were not so numerous as had been hoped, but they were 

 all from thoroughly reliable sources, so that the following tables, 

 which have been compiled from the returns, may be considered 

 to be representative. At the same time it should be borne in 

 mind that different soils and situations suit different varieties. 

 For instance, one well-known grower says : " Horsfieldii has never 

 given me one decent flower, though I have tried to grow it for 

 the last twelve years. Grandis is my favourite for everything. 

 Empress also is very fine." Whereas another almost as ex- 



