BURBIDGEI, POETICUS, BIFLORUS, GRACILIS, &JONQUIL, NARCISSUS OR DAFFODILS. 15 
Groups II. and III. {See Coloured Plate in 44 The Garden ,’ 1880.) Gracilis and Tenuior are the Helena of 
Haworth ; Jonquil, the Jonquilla of Linnaeus ; Polyanthus Narcissus, the Hermione of Haworth and Tazetta 
of Sibthorp. 
The early Poeticus commence flowering in March, and the late-flowering close the Daffodil season in June. 
Burbidge's hybrids of Poeticus flower in succession from March to middle of May. Gracilis, Schizanthes 
Onentalis, and the Double White Gardenia-flowered Daffodil, are among the latest to bloom. 
Km All the Daffodils In this Group are good pot-plants for under glass or for the sitting-room 
window with the Hyacinth, and should be cultivated In the same way, with three bulbs at least in a 
pot. The cut flowers of this section are greatly in demand for bouquets and vases. 
NARCISSUS BURBIDGEI. 
Burbidge’s Hybrid Poet s Daffodil. 
The Burbidgei varieties give a succession of flowers 
from March to middle of May, commencing 
before Poeticus ornatus, and following the one 
after the other in succession to middle of May. 
All valuable as cut flowers. 
543 *Burbidgei, perianth clear white , P crd ^ z * Cat -J- 
cup margined with cinnabar-red , *' * *' 
very early per 100, 12*. 6d. a 0...0 3 
544 *AgneB Barr, perianth creamy white, 
cup yellow 10 6...1 o 
545 *Boz, perianth yellow , cup citron, 
and plaited 3 6 ..o 4 
646 *Conspicuus, perianth white, cup 
expanded and conspicuously edged 
with orange-scarlet 5 6...0 6 
547 *Dandy, perianth white , cup yellow, 
plaited per 100, 21 s. 3 6...0 4 
548 * Edith Bell, perianth alabaster-white 
changing to pure white, cup canary 
margined with orange, very distinct 7 6...0 9 
649 *Ethel, perianth primrose, cup yellow 7 6...0 9 
560 perianth white, cup lemon 5 6...0 6 
551 * Gracilis, perianth sulphur-white , 
cup spreading, plaited and tinted 
with orange 7 6...0 9 
552 *Guinever, perianth white and 
compact, cup canary and frilled ... 7 6...0 9 
563 * Johanna, perianth white, cup 
spreading and stained orange 10 6...1 o 
554 *John Bain, perianth large white, 
cup citron 5 6...0 6 
655 *Little Dirk, short, neat, compact 
perianth, passing from yellow to 
creamy white, cup conspicuously 
edged orange- scarlet, the smallest 
of the group, very beautiful 3 6 
§56 *Little John, perianth compact, 
creamy white passing to white, cup 
small yellow, plaited 5 6...0 6 
557 *Mary, perianth white, cup expanded 
and suffused with orange 4 6...0 6 
558 *Model, perianth clear white arid 
compact , cup frilled and stained 
with orange 10 6...1 o 
659 *Ossian, perianth white, large and 
broad expanding yellow cup 10 6...1 o 
560 *Primrose Star, perianth primrose 
and neat , cup yellow , per 100, 30*. 4 6...0 6 
661 *Robin Hood, perianth white, cup 
lemon stained with orange 4 6...0 6 
662 *Sulphur Star, perianth sulphur- 
white, cup canary edged with orange 4 6...0 6 
563 *Vanessa, neat compact yellow peri- 
anth passing to primrose , cup yel- 
low and expanded, a perfect flower 10 6... 1 o 
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P OETICUS— continued. 
Ornatus , perianth purewhite, broad 
and well formed, cup margined 
with scarlet per 100, 12*. 6 d. 
Grandiflorus, perianth pure white, 
very large, cup more or less suf- 
fused with ctimson 
Poetarum (saffron-cupped), peri- 
anth purewhite, broad, cup suffused 
with bright orange-scarlet 
Tripodalls, pure white and re- 
flexed, cup deeply margined scarlet 
perdoz. each. 
8. d. ». d. 
2 0...0 3 
S 6 
7 6...0 9 
7 6...0 9 
May-flowering late Poeticus. 
Poeticus of Linnaeus (middle size), 
the flowers of this are about an 
inch in diameter , of good substance, 
and finely formed , perianth pure 
white, cup edged with saffron 7 
Poeticus of Gardens, perianth pure 
white , reflexed somewhat , with a 
slight doubling inwards longitu- 
dinally, large roots, per 100, 5 s.6d. 1 
smaller roots, ,, 3 s.6d. o 
,, ,, per 1000, 30s. 
Maj alls, in Herbert’s A maryllidacece, 
tab. 40, fg. 2/ divisions of perianth 
pure white , well formed, and 
generally flat, cup edged saffron, 
leaves erect per 100, $s.6d. 1 
Recurvus verus (the true droop- 
ing-leavcd), large bold white 
flower s,w it h large spreading saffron 
margined cup per 100, 5 s. 6d. 1 
*Marvel, very beautiful and very 
distinct, perianth pure white , cup 
margined with saffron , a small 
bladder-like distended spathe about 
an inch long appears weeks before 
the flower, and out of this in due 
course emerges the blossom 4 
Patellaris (the large broad petal- 
led). Purfureus maximus of 
Parkinson and the single of the 
double white Gardenia-flowered ... 7 
Stellarls, pure white and starry, 
cup margined saffron, the latest of 
the Poeticus ; flowering in J une . , 4 
Double White Gardenia-flowered 
Dutch roots, per 100, 7s. 6d. 1 
,, English roots, per 100, 5*. 6d., 1 
6...0 9 
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6 
0...0 3 
0...0 3 
6...0 6 
6...0 9 
6...0 6 
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NARCISSUS BIFLORUS. 
Primrose Peerless White Daffodil. 
Biflorus, pure white perianth, yellow 
per 1000,30*. ; per 100,3*. 6^* o 8 
NARCISSUS POETICUS. 
The Purple-ringed Poet’s Daffodil. 
Poeticus divides naturally into early and late-flowering 
varieties, a circumstance which is not generally 
known. It is from the early section, especially 
P. ornatus, that Covent Garden is supplied 
with forced cut flowers of the Poet's Narcissus 
from January to March. 
March and April Early-flowering Poeticus. 
664 Angnstlfoliua (radiiflorus), peri- 
anth pure white , cup narrowly 
margined orange-red , 
per 100, 10*. 6d. 1 6...0 3 
King Street, Covent Garden, 1886.] 
NARCISSUS GRACILIS. 
Rush-leaved Graceful Daffodils. 
580 Gracilis, 3 to 5-/ lowered , spreading 
perianth, and shallow cup, all the 
parts yellow ; very graceful 3 6...0 4 
581 Tenuior, perianth sulphury white, 
cup yellow 5 6...0 6 
NARCISSUS JONQUILLA. 
The Yellow Jonquil sweet -smelling Daffodil 
582 Jonquil, single, rich full yellow , 
largest roots per 100, 7*. 6d. 1 6...0 3 
582 | , smaller roots, per 100, 5*. 6d. 1 0...0 3 
583 Jonquilla minor, single yellow ... 4 6...0 6 
