^Narcissi 
N ARCISSI, or Daffodils, are probably the most popular 
of spring-flowering bulbs. Blooming before the winter 
snows are forgotten, they bring to the garden its first 
lavish display of color, spreading out their hoard of yellow 
beauty in response to the coaxing of the April sun. From March 
until well into May the Daffodils are in bloom, and by a judicious 
selection of varieties the borders may be kept bright for over a 
month. Whether the great trumpets of the new monsters are 
handsomer than the dainty elegance of the small-crowned sorts 
must be a question of individual taste, but there are no Daffodils 
without the charm of shape or color. Its ease of culture makes 
the Daffodil the flower for every garden. 
In 1909 the Royal Horticultural Society of England adopted 
a revised classification of the Daffodils, which, in the main, is 
followed in this list. According to the new arrangement the 
following divisions are recognized: 
I. TRUMPET DAFFODILS. Trumpet or crown as long as 
or longer than the perianth segments. 
Ajax Yellow. Perianth and trumpet yellow. 
Ajax Bicolor. Perianth white, trumpet yellow. 
Ajax White. Perianth and trumpet white. 
II. INCOMPARABILIS DAFFODILS. Cup or crown meas¬ 
uring from one-third to nearly equal the length of the 
perianth segments. 
III. BARRII DAFFODILS. Cup or crown measuring less 
than one-third the length of the perianth segments. 
IV. LEEDSII DAFFODILS. Comprising all the chalice- 
cupped, and short-cupped Narcissi having white 
perianth, and cup or crown of white, cream or pale 
primrose. 
V. TRIANDRUS HYBRIDS. 
VI. CYCLAMINEUS AND THEIR HYBRIDS. 
VII. JONQUILS AND THEIR HYBRIDS. 
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