30 BULLETIN 1270, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
ture Committee, arrange their lists of offerings more or less in con- 
formity with the classification laid down by that committee. 
The outline of classification, with examples, is as follow- : 
Division 1. — Trumpet daffodils. Trumpets as long as or longer than the 
perianth segments. (Pis. VI and VII.) 
(a) Varieties having yellow, self-colored, or nearly self-colored flowers: 
Emperor. King Alfred. Golden Spur. (PI. VI in parr.) 
(&) Varieties with white trumpets and perianth: Madame de GraaiT 
Peter Barr, Mrs. Robert Sydenham. (PI. VII. fig. 2.) 
(c) Bicolor varieties. White or nearly white perianth and trumpet, some 
shade of yellow: Empress. Victoria, Glory of Xoordwijk. (PL VII. 
fig. 1.) 
Division 2. — Incomparabilis. Chalice cupped, in which the crown is one-third 
to less than the length of the perianth segments. 
(a) Yellow varieties: Sir Watkin, Gloria Mundi. 
(b) Bicolor varieties: Great Warley, Lady Margaret Boscawen. (PI. 
VIII, fig. 1.) 
Division 3. — Barrii. Cup less than one-third the length of the perianth seg- 
ments. 
i a i Yellow varieties : Conspicuus, Glitter. 
(b) Bicolor varieties: Cossack. Lady Godiva. 
Division .). — Leedsii. Perianth white with cup white or white tinged with 
yellow to apricot. (PI. II, fig. 2.) 
(a) Cup one-third to less than the length of the perianth segments: White 
Queen, Lord Kitchener. 
(b) Cup less than one-third the length of the perianth segments: Evan- 
geline, Mrs. Langtry. 
Division 5. — Triandrus hybrids. All varieties containing Xarcissus triaudrus 
blood : Queen of Spain. 
Division 6. — Xarcissus cyclamineus hybrids. 
Division 7. — Xarcissus jonquiUa hybrids, such as Golden Sceptre and Odorus 
Camnernelle. single and double. 
Division 8. — Xarcissus tassetta (Polyanthus) and its hybrids (PI. IX, fig. 2): 
Paperwhite Grandiflora, Soleil cTOr, Elvira. 
Division 9. — Xarcissus Poeticus varieties (PL IX, fig. 1) : Ornatus, Cassandra, 
Recur vus. 
Division 10. — Double varieties of all groups. (PI. VIII, fig. 2, and PI. V) : 
Telamonius Plenus (Double Van Sion), Phoenix varieties. 
Division 11. — Various botanical species: Xarcissus bulbooodiuni, X. viridiflorus. 
There seems to be a tendency among the traders to-day to discard 
very largely the subdivisions of this classification, to list the Incom- 
parabilis, Barrii, and Leedsii groups together, separated by brief 
descriptions, and to separate the recent hardy Poetaz group, or 
hybrids of the Poeticus and Polyanthus divisions, from the latter. 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
Plant narcissus bulbs on a friable and preferably sandy loam soil 
of sufficient depth to insure good drainage. An occasional period on 
a heavier loam will be beneficial. 
Dig and replant biennially except the prolific varieties of the 
Polyanthus group. An occasional 4-year or 5-year period undis- 
turbed will improve the stock. 
Do not hesitate to use for propagation naturalized stocks or those 
which have been used for bedding or forcing if they appear to be in 
good condition. 
Do not sun the bulbs, but dry them in a well-aerated, shady place 
or under debris in the field. 
Plant early, before the end of September if possible. Before the 
end of August is none too early. 
Do not think the bulbs can l>e roughly handled because they are 
well coated and do not show bruises readilv. 
