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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
April 14, 1888. 
DAFFODILS. 
In the open garden, Narcissus obvallaris, N. Pseudo- 
narcissus pallidus pnecox and N. minimus have been 
struggling to expand against adverse circumstances for 
weeks past, but in a few days we may reasonably expect 
the spring garden to be ablaze with the wealth of 
flowers of this class, as well as various other species of 
Narcissus that are not, strictly speaking, Daffodils. 
The accompanying illustrations, for which we are in¬ 
debted to Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, serve to give an 
(fig. 1), which flowers abundantly every year. "With 
its golden yellow trumpet and long white segments, it 
constitutes one of the grandest Daffodils in the spring 
garden. N. moschatus albicans (fig. 2) represents the 
white Daffodils, of which there are now many forms in 
cultivation ; the perianth is white, and the trumpet 
finally becomes so when at its best. 
The medium-crowned forms have mostly been derived 
through N. incomparabilis (fig. 8), the Peerless Daffodil. 
They are mostly characterised by the crown being 
ments, and blooming early. The double form is the 
latest to open, and carries the season of this flower well 
into June in some parts of the country. The delicious 
odour of the Poet’s Narcissus is one of its best recom¬ 
mendations. N. biflorus (fig. 4) comes in this group, 
and differs chiefly in having two flowers to a scape, 
with a yellow cup, not margined with scarlet as in 
N. poeticus. 
Queen Anne’s Double Jonquil (N. odorus minor 
plenus, fig. 9) furnishes perfectly double flowers of a 
Types of Narcissus. 
idea of most of the leading types of this beautiful and 
extremely diversified genus, representatives of which 
have for some days been on view at their Chelsea 
nursery. 
The English Daffodil or Lent Lily (N. Pseudo¬ 
narcissus) is not given, but is represented by N. 
maximus (fig. 6), one of the finest and largest of this 
type. The twisted perianth and the long deeply lobed- 
trumpet are deep golden yellow, and the mouth of the 
latter is recurved and widely expanded. The garden 
representatives of N. bicolor (fig. 7) might be preferred 
by some to the yellow Daffodils, as many of them are 
certainly magnificent—such as N. bicolor Horsfieldii 
only half the length of the perianth. A huge fully 
double flower is that named Codlins and Cream, or 
Sulphur Phoenix, with pale sulphur or creamy white 
flowers, the perianth and corona being all mixed 
together. 
No collection can be complete without a number of 
the best forms of N. poeticus (the Pheasant’s-eye, or 
Poet’s Narcissus). N. p. angustifolius is the earliest 
form of the species, flowering about ten days sooner 
than the type. The segments, however, are narrow, 
and N. p. radiiflorus (fig. 3) will give a good idea of 
the form of the flowers. Undoubtedly one of the best 
is N. p. ornatus (fig. 11), with broad imbricated seg- 
convenient size for those who dislike the large Daffodil 
forms. The variety is also admirably adapted for con¬ 
servatory or window purposes in the early spring, and 
like the single form, is deliciously scented. Whether 
grown in the open air or in pots, a collection should 
always include the Hoop-petticoat (N. bulbocodium, 
fig. 5). It furnishes a type of the genus that is some¬ 
times separated under the name of Corbularia, and 
certainly has very marked and distinct characters. In 
beauty, however, it may even be surpassed by the 
white Hoop-petticoat (N. monophyllus), a most attrac¬ 
tive little plant for cultivation in pots, and which is 
now more plentiful than it was a few years ago. 
