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It would be most difficult to name all of the types. However, the 
following outline may be of assistance to the amateur in choosing 
a representative collection. 
The Giant Trumpets. —Best known are the Giant Trumpets, 
which are distinguished by their very long cups. The blossoms are 
of tremendous size; many are all yellow; a few all white; and some, 
white and yellow. 
The Yellow Trumpets are valuable because of their early appear¬ 
ance and for their rich color. Among those grown extensively are 
Emperor, King Alfred, Olympia and Van Waveren’s Giant. Robert 
Sydenham and Treserve are new and lovely. 
M me. de Graaff has long been considered the best all-white, but 
she is fast being supplanted by the newer Mrs. E. H. Krelage. 
The Bicolor Trumpets are very striking. Wear dale’s Perfection 
is one of the best; yet, Empress is very popular. 
The Incomparabilis are among the most beautiful with their 
large cups that are shorter or equal in length with the perianth (or 
surrounding circle of petals.) The several types are all-yellow, 
yellow perianth with white cups and yellow perianth with red and 
orange cups. Try Sir Wat kin and Will Scarlet! 
The Leedsii are the nymphs of the Daffodils. They have both 
large and small cups, in which the perianth segments are white, and 
the cups white, cream or lemon. White Lady, Queen of the North, 
Evangeline and Sirdar have proved satisfactory. 
The cups of the Barrii are about one-third the length of the 
petals. The most outstanding of this class is Conspicuous, while 
other varieties are Albatross, Lady Godiva and the newer Bath’s 
Flame. 
The chief characteristic of the Poeticus group is the white peri¬ 
anth that surrounds the short, wide-mouthed cup. The Poeticus, 
or Pheasant’s Eye, has been named the "Poet’s Narcissus”. Other 
varieties are Poeticus Horace and Poeticus Recurvus. 
No collection could be complete without a few of the late- 
blooming Poetaz, for their unusual habit of blooming in clusters 
makes them very distinct and desirable. 
The Double Daffodils are not generally satisfactory, as they are 
Narcissi 
Classifi¬ 
cations 
Giant 
Trumpet 
Group 
Yellow 
White 
Bi-Color 
Incompara¬ 
bilis 
Group 
Leedsii 
Group 
Barrii 
Group 
Poeticus 
Group 
Poetaz 
Group 
