BURBIDGE’S POETICUS, JONQUIL, & POLYANTHUS NARCISSUS OR DAFFODILS, is 
Bukbidge’s Poeticus Daffodils— continued. 
540 **Little Dirk, short, neat , compact pcrdoz. each. 
perianth, passing from yellow to s . d. s d 
creamy white, cup conspicuously 
edged orange- scar let, the smallest 
of the group, very beautiful 3 6 
641 *Llttle John, perianth compact, 
creamy white passing to white, cup 
small yellow, plaited 7 6...0 9 
642 *Mary, perianth white, cup expand- 
ed and suffused with orange 5 6...0 6 
643 *Model, perianth clear white and 
compact, cup frilled and stained 
with orange 10 6...1 o 
644 *Os8ian, perianth white, large and 
broad expanding yellow cup 15 0...1 6 
646 *Primrose Star, perianth primrose 
and neat, cup yellow, per 100, 30 s. 4 6...0 6 
546 *Robin Hood, perianth white, cup 
lemon stained with orange 5 6...0 6 
547 * Sulphur Star, perianth sulphur- 
white, cup canary edged with orange 5 6...0 6 
548 ^Thomas Moore Absolon, perianth 
white, cup citron, elegantly expanded 7 6...0 9 
549 *Vanessa, neat compact yellow peri- 
anth passing to primrose, cup yel- 
low and expanded, a perfect flower 10 6...1 o 
THE PURPLE-RINGED POET’S DAFFODIL. 
Poeticus divides fiat urally into early and late flowering 
varieties , a circumstance not generally known . 
It is from the early section, especially P. ornatns, 
that Covent Garden is supplied with cut flowers 
of the Poet's Narcissus from January to April. 
March and April-flowering Poeticus. 
550 Angustifolius (radiiflorus), peri- 
anth pure white, cup narrowly 
margined orange-red, 
per 100, T2 s. 6d. 
551 Ornatus, perianth pure white, broad 
and well formed, cup margined 
with scarlet per 100, 15J. 
552 Grandiflorus, perianth pure white, 
very large, cup more or less suf- 
fused with crimson 
653 Poetarum (saffron-cupped), peri- 
anth pure white, broad, cup suffused 
with bright orange-scarlet 
554 Tripodalis, perianth pure white 
and reflexed, cup deeply margined 
scarlet 
per doz. each. 
Poeticus — continued. s . d . s . d. 
662 Stellaris, perianth pure white and 
starry, cup margined saffron, this 
is the latest of the Poeticus ; it 
flowers in June .......... 4 6.. o 6 
563 Double White Gardenia- flowered 
Dutch roots, per ico, js. td. 1 6 
564 ,, English roots, per 100, 51. 6 d. 1 o 
Primrose Peerless WHITE DAFFODIL. 
C 65 Biflorus , pure white perianth, yellow 
crown per 100, 5*. 6</. 1 o 
Rush leaved MAY-FLOWERING DAFFODIL. 
566 Gracilis, 3 to 5 -flowered , spreading 
perianth, and shallow cup, all the 
parts yellow ; very graceful 3 6...0 4 
567 Tenuior, perianth sulphury-white, 
cup yellow 5 6.. o 6 
YELLOW JONQUIL DAFFODIL, with sweet-smelling 
flowers. 
568 Jonquil, single, rich full yellow, 
largest roots per 1^0, 7s. 6 d. 1 6...0 3 
569 ,, smaller roots, per 100. 5*. 6d. 1 0...0 3 
670 Jonquil, double flowers of a rich 
full yellow, small and very elegant, 
largest roots 2 6...0 3 
671 ,, „ smaller roots 1 6 
The Triple-gashed BUNCH-FLOWERED DAFFODILS. 
572 Schizanthes Orientalis, perianth 
primrose, cup yellow, elegantly 
lobed, very beautiful 2 6...0 3 
May-flowering Poeticus. 
Poeticus of Linnaeus (middle size), 
the flowers of this arc about an 
inch in diameter , of good substance, 
and finely formed, perianth pure 
white, cup edged with saffron 
Recurvus, perianth pure white , re- 
flexed somewhat, with a slight 
doubling inwards longitudinally 
per 100, large roots, 5-f. 6 d. 
,, smaller roots, 3 s. 6d. 
Majalis, in Herbert's A maryllidacece , 
tab. 40, fig. 2; divisions of perianth 
pure white, well formed, and 
generally flat , cup edged saffron, 
leaves erect per roo, 5*. 6 d. 
Recurvus verus (the true droop- 
ing’-leaved), large bold white 
/ lowers , with large spreading saffron 
margined cup per 100, 5^. 6 d. 
560 *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 
Patellaris (the large broad petal- 
led), Purpurcus maximus of 
Parkinson and the single of the 
double white Gardenia-flowered ... 
King Street, Covent Garden, 1885.] 
555 
556 
557 
558 
559 
561 
2 
0...0 
3 
(For Selections, seepage 9.) 
White with Citron, Yellow, or Orange Cup. 
573 
Bazelman major (Trewlanus), 
2 
6 .. 0 
3 
broad , large white perianth, cup 
stained orange 
12 
6 ... i 
3 
574 
Gloriosus, perianth white, cup 
... 
•••5 
orange 
2 
6.0 
3 
575 
Grand Monarque (florlbundun), 
broad white perianth, cup yellow... 
3 
6...0 
4 
7 
6...0 
9 
676 
Grootvorst, perianth white, cup 
citron 
3 
6...0 
4 
677 
Her Majesty, broad white perianth, 
s 
6...0 
6 
cup orange 
9 
o...o 
10 
678 
Louis le Grand , perianth white, cup 
sulphur 
4 
6...0 
6 
579 
Orientalis, perianth white, cup 
stained orange 
3 
6...0 
4 
680 
Paper White (papyraceus), pure 
white, the earliest and most vain- 
/ 
6...0 
9 
able for very early forcing 
per 100, ns. 6d. 
I 
9...0 
3 
681 
Praecox, perianth white, cup prim- 
rose 
2 
6...0 
3 
I 
0... . 
682 
Sir Walter Scott, perianth white, 
O 
6... . 
cup yellow 
4 
6...0 
6 
683 
Staten General, perianth white , 
cup yellmv 
2 
6...0 
3 
584 
The Scilly White, perianth white, 
cup sulphur-white 
4 
6...0 
6 
I 
0...0 
3 
685 
White Perfection, perianth white. 
cup sulphur-white, fine new variety 
9 
0...0 
10 
Yellow with Yellow or Orange Cup. 
I 
0... . 
586 
Apollo, perianth primrose, cup deep 
yellow 
4 
6...0 
6 
687 
Bathurst, perianth primrose, cup 
. 
orange 
4 
6...0 
6 
688 
Grand Soleil d Or, perianth rich 
yellow , cup deep orange 
2 
6...0 
3 
689 
Jaune Supreme, perianth primrose, 
4 
6...0 
6 
cup orange 
4 
6...0 
590 
Intermedius, perianth primrose, 
cup yellow pcrioo, 6s. 6 d. 
I 
0...0 
3 
591 
Intermedius 1 major, perianth 
7 
6...0 
9 
primrose, cup yellow 
2 
6...0 
3 
