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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST, 
[ATJGtrST, 
Albus plentjs sitlphueeus (Codlings and 
Cream, Sulphur Phoenix). The supposed 
single form of this is Incomparalilis semi- 
'partitus. 
It is suggested that under certain conditions of 
culture the foregoing plants exhibit gradations of 
douhleness from the most perfect rose-like flower 
to a cup with a few florets, and when in this 
degenerate state many persons have been led to 
suppose the flower is making efibrts to become 
double, whereas it is attempting to go single. 
It is not uncommon for Butter and Eggs to 
become single, but it is a rare occurrence for either 
Eggs and Bacon or Codlings and Cream to do so. 
Odoeus minor plenus (Queen Ann’s Double 
Jonquil), flowers of a rich full yellow, not 
unlike a small yellow rose. 
Paevicoeonati. 
JoNQUiLLA PLENES (Double Yellow Jonquil), 
flowers of a rich full yellow; a small, elegant, 
richly-scented flower. 
Tazetta Eomanus (the Double Roman Narcissus), 
double white with orange cup. This is much 
grown for early forcing. The individual 
pips are mounted by the bouquetists, and 
used in button-hole bouquets, &c. 
Tazetta nobilissimus, double white with yellow 
cup. This variety is cultivated by the 
Dutch. 
In addition to the foregoing double Tazettas, 
Parkinson describes four, and it is quite possible the 
two above-named may be included among them. As 
the work cited is not easily accessible, they are 
recorded in this list, with as much of Parkinson’s 
descriptions as is necessary to assist in their identifi¬ 
cation. 
*Naecisses medio-letees corona deplici . . . . 
the stalk “ bearing at the toppe foure or five 
flowers . . . but not altogether a pure white 
colour. . . . The yellow cup in the middle 
of this is thicke and double, or as it were 
crumpled together, not standing very high to 
be conspicuous ... so that it is not presently 
marked, unless one looke upon it precisely.”— 
Parkinson, p. 84. Haworth’s Tazetta Cypri 
semiplena. 
♦Narcisses chalcedonices elore-pleno albo 
POLVANTHOS, the stalk “ bearing foure or five 
or more white flowers at the toppe . . . large 
and double, the leaves being confusedly set 
together, having little pieces of a yellow cup 
running among them.”— Parkinson, p. 84. 
Haworth’s Tazetta Cypri plena. 
*NaECISSES chalcedonices FIMBRIATES MELTI- 
PLEX POLTANTHOS. “ This Daffodil diflereth 
very little . . . from the former . . . and 
bear many upon a stalke, like unto them, 
yet this hath the pieces of the yellow 
cuppes tipt with purple, as if they were 
shred or scattered among the white leaves.”— 
Parkinson, p. 84. 
♦Naecisses CYPEIES flore-pleno leteo poly- 
ANTHOS, “ . . . the stalk is a foote high and 
more, bearing foure or five flowers on the 
top . . . of a fine pale yellow colour.” — Par¬ 
kinson, p. 86. Haworth’s Tazetta dejlexicanlis 
plenus. 
“ The first of these Daffodils was first brought into 
England by Mr. John de Eranqueuille the elder, 
who gathered it in his owne countrey of Cambray, 
where it groweth wild. . . . The rest have come’ 
from Constantinople at severall times ; and the last 
is thought to come from Cyprus. We have it 
credibly affirmed also that it groweth in Barbary 
about Eez and Argiers.”— Parkinson, p. 86. 
Poetices patellaeis pleno albo cem ceoceo. 
This is the double Poeticus, or large Gardenia- 
flowered double white Daffodil, to be found 
in most gardens; and as the doubling and 
singling of this flower is at present being 
discussed, extracts have been freely made from 
Parkinson, as without doubt there are varie¬ 
ties of double Poeticus. The small Gardenia- 
flowered double white Daffodil comes from the 
small-flowered Poeticus of Linnseus. Now, as 
Parkinson made a very careful study of the 
individual characteristics of all his Daffodils, 
something may be learned from his observa¬ 
tions; at least attention is drawn to the subject, 
and as many minds are being directed to the 
question good results may be brought out. 
Narcisses medio-peepeeees meltiplex (the 
double Purple Ring Daffodil). “ There is little 
difference in the leaves of this kind from the 
leaves of the single purple-ringed Daffodil; 
for it is probable it is of the same kinde, but 
by nature’s gift (and not by any human art) 
made more plentiful, which abideth constant. 
. . . The chiefest difference is that the flower 
(being but sometimes one on a stalk, and 
sometimes two) consisteth of six white outer 
leaves, as large as the leaves of the single 
kinde, having many small yellow pieces, edged 
with purple circles round about them, instead 
of a cup, and in the middle of these pieces 
stand other six white leaves, lesser than the 
former, and a yellow cup edged with a purple 
circle likewise, parted into pieces, and they 
comprehend a few other white leaves, smaller 
than any of the others, having among them 
some broken pieces of the cup. The flower 
is very sweet. . . . There is of this kinde 
another, whose flower hath not so plain a dis¬ 
tinction, of a triple rowe of leaves in it; but 
the whole flower is confusedly set together, 
the outer leaves being not so large, and the 
inner leaves larger than the former; the 
broken yellow cuppe, which is tipt with 
purple, running diversly amongst the leaves, 
so that it showeth a fairer and more double 
flower than the former, as it is indeed.” 
Narcisses albes meltiplex (the double White 
Daffodil). “The leaves of this Daffodill are 
not very broad, but rather of a meane size, 
being of the same largeness with the leaves 
of the purple-ringed Daffodill. The stalke 
riseth up to be a foote and a halfe high, 
bearing out of a thinne white skinne or hi se, 
one flower and no more, consisting of many 
leaves, of a faire white colour. The flower is 
larger than any other double White Daffodill; 
having every leafe, especially the outermost, 
as large almost as any leaf of the single Daffo¬ 
dill with the yellow cup (Incomparabilis) or 
purple ring. Sometimes it happeneth that 
the flower is very little double, and almost 
single, but that is either in bad ground, or 
for that it hath stood long in a place without 
removing; for then it hath such a great 
increase of roots (bulbs) about it that it 
draweth away into many parts the nourish¬ 
ment that should be for a few ; but if you doe 
transplant it, taking away the of-sets, and 
set his roots single, it will then thrive, and 
, beare his flowers as goodly and double, as I 
have before described it, and is very sweet.” 
— Parkinson, p. 83. Does Parkinson mean 
this for Codlings and Cream ?—P. Bare. 
