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Narcissus (Daffodil). — A genus of beautiful spring- 
flowering bulbs, belonging to the Amaryllis order (Amaryl- 
lidaceae). The Narcissi are cosmopolitan in their requirements. 
They do equally in beds, in borders, in woodland gardens, or 
in masses in turf on the lawn or the meadow. It is, perhaps, 
under the latter form of cultivation that they show to the best 
advantage, the emerald-green turf forming a charming setting 
to their lovely flowers. The Narcissi are varied in the form 
of their flowers, and specialists have classified them into 
three main groups, namely (i) Magni-coronata or Trumpet 
Daffodils; (2), Medio-coronati, or Chalice-cupped Daffodils or 
Star Narcissi; and (3) Parvi-coronati or Poet’s Narcissi. 
In the first group we get varieties with large crowns or 
trumpets either yellow or primrose in colour, and others with 
a white perianth and yellow or primrose trumpets. The 
latter are called bicolors. In the second group the crown or 
cup is much shorter than in the Trumpet section ; and in the 
third group the cup or crown is shorter still. The Emperor 
is a typical yellow Trumpet daffodil; Horsefieldi a good type 
of the white and yellow or bicolor Trumpet daffodil ; Sir 
Watkin of the Chalice-cupped group ; and the Poet’s Narcissus 
of the third group. 
Trumpet Daffodils. — Space will not permit us to describe 
more than a short selection of the various varieties in each 
group. The best yellow and primrose varieties are : Ard 
Righ, yellow ; Countess of Annesley, perianth sulphur-yellow, 
trumpet yellow ; Emperor, perianth primrose, trumpet yellow ; 
Glory of Leiden, perianth pale yellow, trumpet yellow ; Golden 
Spur, rich yellow ; Henry Irving, yellow ; King Alfred, rich 
gold; maxiiuus, golden-yellow; M. J. Berkeley, yellow; ob- 
vallaris (Tenby Daffodil), yellow ; P. R. Barr, perianth 
primrose and trumpet yellow ; Rugilobus, perianth primrose, 
trumpet yellow. Bicolor varieties with white perianths and 
yellow trumpets ; Empress, grandis, Horsfieldi, J. B. Camm, 
lobularis, Michael Foster, Mrs. Walter Ware, princeps, Pro- 
serpine, Victoria, Lent Lily, and Weardale Perfection. Silvery- 
white perianth and primrose trumpet varieties : Cemuus, Cer- 
rnrus pulcher, Colleen Bawn, Grace Darling, Madame de 
Graaff, Mrs. Camm, moschatus, Pallidus prascox, Snowflake, 
Sulphur King, and William Goldring. Other trumpet varie- 
ties : N. Johnstoni Queen of Spain, a variety with refiexed 
perianth and small trumpet ; colour clear yellow ; a charming 
kind. N. cyclamineus (Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil) ; perianth 
reflexed ; trumpet small ; colour yellow' ; very dainty. N. bulbo- 
codium (Hooped Petticoat Daffodil) ; very dwarf daffodils with 
large expanded sulphur, white or yellow trumpets and small 
perianths. N. Humei, perianth drooping over trumpet. N. 
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