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CHINESE SACRED NARCISSUS. 
Chinese Sacred Narcissus 
Oriental Lily or “Joss Flower.” 
This beautiful variety is grown by the Chinese, according to the 
ancient custom, to bloom at the advent of their new year; it is highly 
prized and called by them “Joss blower ” or Flower of the Gods. 
The bulbs are specially grown, by a method known only to themselves, 
whereby they attain great size and strength, insuring luxuriant growth 
and a remarkable profusion of bloom in a very short period ; they are 
generally (lowered in shallow ornamental bowls containing water, the 
bulbs being surrounded by bright colored pebbles, to prevent them 
from toppling over when in bloom ; the flowers which are borne in 
clusters on tall spikes are white with a golden yellow centre, and 
deliciously fragrant; the bulbs will bloom in from six to eight weeks’ 
time after planting, and with a few bulbs started at intervals of about 
four weeks, a succession of flowers may be had throughout the winter. 
Each Is.; per doz. 10s. 6d. 
Polyanthus Narcissus 
(Bunch-flowering or Tazetta). 
A beautiful free-flowering class of easy cultivation, deliciously scented, and admirably suited for growing in pots or in water. 
They produce handsome trusses of elegantly-formed flowers varying in colour from deep orange and primrose to the purest white. 
With the exception of the Double Roman and Paper White varieties, they will succeed well planted out of doors, but thrive best 
where partially shaded from strong sunshine. Generally speaking, they will thrive under the same treatment as that recommended 
for Hyacinths. For pot culture a light and rich soil is the best, and they should be potted as early as convenient in the season, 
if intended for blooming before Christmas. Pot the bulbs singly, according to size, into pots of four or five inches diameter, or three 
in a pot of seven inches diameter; pot firmly, and bury the bulbs well up to the crown. The pots should now be plunged six or eight 
inches deep in some light plunging material out of doors, and, in a few weeks, when the pots are filled with roots and top growth 
has commenced, they' may be removed from the plunging material and placed in a cool pit or frame. Any required for early 
blooming may, in a few days, be removed to a gentle heat and gradually forced into bloom. The very early varieties, Paper White 
and Double ltoman, are, however, the best for this purpose, and may easily be had in bloom in November, and with these and a 
few successive pottings of the other sorts a beautiful succession of bloom maybe had up to March or April. The Polyanthus 
Narcissus submits readily to being grown in water, and if started in darkness and treated precisely' in the way recommended for 
Hyacinths, will grow capitally and give the most pleasing results. 
each— s. 
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Bathurst. Primrose, with orange cup ; splendid 
Bazleman Major. White, yellow cup ; very fine... 
Double Roman. Double, white, with orange yellow 
nectary ; excellent variety for early' forcing 
per 100, 10s. 6d. ; per doz. Is 
Gladstone. White, with yellow cup ; beautiful 
Gloriosa. Yellow and white, fine truss 
Grand Monarque. White, citron cup ... 
Grand Soleil d’Or. Yellow, orange cup; fine 
Groot Vorst. White, orange cup 
Her Majesty. White, with golden yellow cup 
Jaune Supreme. Yellow, with orange cup 
Lord Canning. Sulphur yellow 
Lord Mayor. Yellow, orange cup 
Musard Orientalis. White, orange cup 
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Paper White. Pure white cup and perianth, 
deliciously scented ; splendid for forcing 
per 100, 10s. Gd. ; per doz. Is. 6d. — 
Paper White, new large-flowered. Spleudid 
variety ... per 100, 15s. ; per doz. 2s. 6d. — 
Queen of the Netherlands. Large white ... O 6 
Queen Victoria. Large white perianth ; golden 
cup; a fine bold flower ... ... ... 0 8 
Seilly White. Early white-flowered variety; excellent 
for cut flowers ... ... per doz. 2s. 0 3 
Sir Isaac Newton. Pure yellow ... ... 0 (i 
Soleil Brillant. Rich deep yellow ... ... 0 6 
States General. White, orange cup ... ... 0 4 
White Pearl. Pure white divisions; cup sulphur; 
splendid variety for cutting ... per doz. 3s. Gd. 0 4 
Choice mixed, from named sorts, per 100, 10s. Gd. ; per doz., Is. Gd. 
Polyanthus Narcissus in Collections. 
lOO in 12 fine varieties 
... 25s. Od. 
18 in 18 choice sorts 
... 6s. 
8d. 
60 in 10 fine varieties 
... 12s. 6d. 
12 in 12 fine varieties 
... 4s. 
8d. 
25 in 12 fine varieties 
7s. fld. 
12 in 0 fine varieties 
... 3s. 
6d. 
