March 2, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
421 
A GROUP OF DAFFODILS. 
We give an illustration representing some very distinct 
types of Daffodils, both new and old. In the lower 
right-hand corner is the smallest pigmy of the Ajax 
section— namely, Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus minimus 
(No. 6), one of the earliest harbingers of spring, as it is 
now flowering freely everywhere in the southern 
counties in the open air. The tiny, bright yellow, 
Narcissus, introduced last year by Messrs. Barr & Son, 
Covent Garden. It is of a uniform deep golden yellow, 
with spreading, more or less twisted segments. The 
chalice cupped Daffodil (No. 2) is a hybrid of the 
Leedsii section, named Duchess of Westminster. It 
was certificated last year, and is a very fine one of its 
kind, with broad, somewhat imbricating, spreading, 
pure white segments, with a deeply cup-shaped corona 
from its dwarf habit and the bright colour of the 
trumpet. Being naturally one of the earliest of 
Daffodils, it needs but very little encouragement to 
start into flower when planted, or when potted and 
placed in a cold frame. In the lower left-hand comer 
of the illustration is N. triandrus albus (No. 5). Its 
segments are reflexed in a similar way to those of N. 
cyclamineus, but the whole flower, including the cup- 
Group of Daffodils 1, N. 
4, N. 
Ajax Santa Maria. 
Ajax cyclamineus. 
2, N. Leedsii Duciiess of Westminster. 3, N. Ajax Golden Spur. 
5, N. Triandrus albus. 0, N. Ajax minimus. 
nodding flowers are borne on footstalks raised only 
2 ins. or 3 ins. above the surface of the ground. Above 
this is Golden Spur, one of the finest varieties of the 
same species. The perianth segments are bright 
yellow, while the large wide-moutbed corona is even 
brighter. It is one of the finest and purest of the 
yellows, and ought to find a place in every garden col¬ 
lection. Santa Maria (No. 1), at the top of the 
illustration, is an early Spanish variety of £T. Pseudo- 
that expands of a pale yellow and fades to pale lemon. 
On the right-hand side is N. cyclamineus (No. 4), 
now one of the gems of the bulb garden, but which 
until 1886 had been entirely lost sight of for a period 
of about 250 years. The segments are closely reflexed 
in the manner of a Cyclamen, thus suggesting the 
specific name. The cylindrical corona is of a deeper 
yellow than the segments, and shallowly toothed at 
the margin. It is admirably adapted for pot culture 
shaped corona, is white. The species also produces from 
three to seven flowers on a scape. The white variety 
under notice is known as Angels’ Tears in some gardens. 
Besides the above, a large collection of difierent kinds 
of Daffodils are flowering with Messrs. Barr & Son, to 
whom we are indebted for the illustration. Most of the 
kinds are grown in pots under glass, but can scarcely be 
said to have been forced. The early ones are also flower¬ 
ing out of doors in the nursery of the firm at Tooting. 
