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NARCISSUS POETICUS. 
The Purple-ringed Poet’s Daffodil or White Star Narcissus. 
Poeticus divides naturally into early- and la/e-!\owenng varieties. It is from the early section, 
especially Poeticus ornatus, that Covent Garden is supplied with forced cut (lowers from January to 
March. Early planting is specially recommended for these Poet’s Daffodils. 
Referring to the great beauty of these Poet’s Daffodils when naturalised, Mr. William Robinson 
writes : “ Four years ago I cleared a little valley of various fences. Through this runs a streamlet, and we 
grouped the Poet’s Narcissi near it, also in a little orchard that lay near, and through a grove of oaks. 
This year the whole landscape was a picture such as one might see in an Alpine valley. ’ 
March and April Early-flowering Section. 
Very beautiful for indoors, 5 bulbs in a 4- or 5-inch pot. Charming in beds and borders, while 
naturalised in grass they present in spring a most lovely sight. 
§ORNATUS (4), perianth pure white, broad and well formed, cup margined with s. d- s. d. 
scarlet, very early, extra fine. This beautiful early Poet’s Narcissus is grown by the 
million for the flower markets, and is largely used in church decorations, etc. ; it forces 
freely and is a gem for massing in grass, flower borders, etc., per 1000, 30/- ; per too, 3/6 o 6... — 
f ,, ,, ,, Extra large selected bulbs ,, 5/6 o 10... — 
§ALilVIIRA (5), a beautiful new variety with broad rounded white perianth of fine sub- 
stance, cup margined deep red 1$ o • * 6 
§GRANDIFLORUS, true (5), the Giant Poet’s Daffodil, perianth pure white 
and very large, cup suffused with crimson, tall and very handsome, icaVra fine,\pet too, 40/- 5 6...0 6 
§POETARU]VI (5), perianth pure white and broad, cup bright orange-scarlet, very 
beautiful, extra Jine pef too, 7/6 i 3... — 
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§tPR.ffiCOX GRANDIFLORUS (3), large and early-flowering, perianth pure 
white, cup suffused crimson, tall grower per too, 35/- 5 0...0 6 
§TRIPODALIS (3), perianth pure white and reflexing, three petals narrow and three 
broad, cup narrowly margined red per too, 7/6 i 3...0 2 
§ TWIN-FLOWERED (4), a pretty seedling variety, invariably bearing two 
flowers on a stem 21 0...2 o 
May-flowering Section. (These are quite unsuitable for forcing.) 
§OLD PHEASANT’S E'VE POETICUS (5), perianth pure white and 
slightly reflecting, cup margined deep orange-red, sweet-scented ; a grand flower to 
mass in woods, grass, etc Extra strong bulbs, per 1000, 25/-; per too, 2/9 o 
,, ,, ,, Good selected bulbs for naturalisation ,, I 5 /"! >> o 
§PYRENEAN POETICUS, very variable in form, size, and time of flowering ; 
some very beautiful varieties may be selected out. A charming flower in grass and a free 
seeder per 1000, 45/-; per too, 5/- o 
§POETICUS OF LINN.®US (5), the flowers about an inch in diameter, of good 
substance and beautifully formed, perianth pure white, cup edged saffron ...per 100, 10/6 i 
*“ MARVEL” (5), 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 3 
VERBANENSIS (s), a graceful little dwarf species from the Lago Maggiore 
per too, 1 2/6 i 
§DOUBLE WHITE POETICUS (Gapdenia-flowered) (5), large 
double pure white sweet-scented Gardenia-like blossoms, prized for cutting. \Ve 
recommend this Narcissus being planted early in a good deep cool soil not too dry 
Extra fine selected stock, per 1000, 35/-; per too, 4/- o 
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GRACILIS AND TENUIOR. — Rush-leaved Daffodils. 
These graceful Daffodils bloom in May, and are very elegant in pots and in the flower garden. 
§GRACILIS (5) an elegant rush-leaved Daffodil, 3- to S-flowered, pure yellow, sweet- 
scented, the last of the family to bloom, opens about the end of May per too, 10/6 i 6...0 2 
TENUIOR (4), (the Slender Straw-coloured Daffodil), perianth sulphury white, cup 
yellow, several flowers on a stem per too, 21/- 3 0...0 4 
NARCISSUS BIFLORUS. — Primrose Peerless Daffodil. 
§BIFLORUS (5), pure white perianth, yellow crown, a useful late-flowering Daffodil to 
naturalise per 1000, 21/- ; per too, 2/3 o 
§BIFLORUS FROM MONTPELLIER (5), a very interesting form collected 
by Mr. Peter Barr a few years ago; it is many-flowered, with blooms larger than, 
and distinct from, the ordinary type — 
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