^ September 30, 1905. 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
Hyacinths. Tulips, Daffodils. 
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SELECT LISTS OF SORTS TO GROW . . . 
FOR FORCING AND EARLY AND LATE SPRING BEDDING. 
HYACINTHS. 
For many years no large advance has been 
made in the production of new varieties of 
single Hyacinths that will equal or supersede 
the old ‘ ones, although a few continue to 
appear from year to year. The. following list 
will include most of the best standard 
varieties: — 
Blue.—Lord Derby, Grand Maitre (porce¬ 
lain-blue), King of the Blues, Czar Peter, 
Black Prince (blackish blue), Charles Dickens, 
and Queen of the Blues. 
White.—La Grandesse, Madame van der 
Hoop, LTnnocence, Mont Blanc, Queen of the 
Whites, La Neige. An excellent double white 
is La Tour d’Auvergne. 
Rose and Red.—Gigantea, Moreno, Macau¬ 
lay, Gertrude, King of the Belgians, \ imr- 
baak, and Noble par Merite. 
Purple and Magenta.—Distinction, Adelina 
Patti, Sir William Mansfield, Hadyn, La 
Victoire. 
Yellow.—Ida, Marchioness of Lome, King 
of the Yellows, and Jaune Supreme. 
TULIPS. 
Single Early Tulips.—For forcing and early 
spring bedding in the open air the following 
twenty are very select, giving a variety of 
colour and furnishing material for a variety 
of purposes. In spring gardening they are in¬ 
dispensable. We have selected them as the 
best of their kind, and easily procurable in the 
matter of price. 
Due van Thol is obtainable in a variety of 
colours, such as brilliant scarlet, blush, rose, 
pure white, etc. These Tulips are chiefly suit¬ 
able for supplying the earliest Tulips in pots 
from Christmas onwards, but are scarcely 
large enough for spring bedding. Splendid 
Tulips for the latter purpose are Ophir d’Or 
(golden-yellow); Proserpine (rose-purple); 
Pottebakker (yellow, scarlet, and pure white 
varieties); Brunehilde (white, flushed yellow); 
Chrysolora (bright yellow); Cottage Maid 
(rose, flushed white) ; Keizerskroon (scarlet, 
edged yellow); Joost van Vondel (white); La 
Belle Alliance (crimson-scarlet); Couleur Car¬ 
dinal (crimson-scarlet); White Swan; Wou- 
verman (claret-purple); Thomas Moore (terra 
cotta); Snowflake (pure white); Rose Gris- 
delin (delicate rose); Vermilion Brilliant (fiery 
scarlet); and Rose Luisante (bright rose). 
Double Early Tulips.—Those who like 
double flowers which bloom later than the 
single ones will find the following very hand¬ 
some of their kind : — 
Imperator Rubrorum (brilliant scarlet); 
Yellow Rose (pure yellow and fragrant); La 
Candeur (white); Tournesol Scarlet; Tourne- 
sol Yellow and Snowball (white). 
Cottage Tulips or Species.—The following 
twelve species or varieties are admirably 
adapted for bedding or flower border 
purposes, and, besides being good of their 
kind, are easily obtainable and bloom in 
May chiefly. The number might easily be 
doubled, but some of the very finest are yet 
very expensive. All of them are of the easiest 
cultivation. Those who are making a com- 
mencement to get a collection of these Tulips 
together should not omit Tulipa gesneriana 
spathulata (crimson-scarlet); T. fulgens 
(brilliant crimson); T. flava (lemon-yellow); 
T. billietiana (scarlet); T. macrospila (crim¬ 
son-scarlet and sweet-scented); T. Didieri 
mauriana (scarlet with golden eye); T. retro- 
flexa (clear yellow); T. silvestris (clear yellow 
and scented); and T. vitellina (pale primrose). 
Others that should be added to this list are 
Picotee or Maiden’s Blush (white, edged rose); 
La Merveille (salmon-rose and large); and 
Bouton d'Or (golden-yellow). 
Darwin Tulips.—The following are easily 
procurable and standard varieties of the 
grand race of Darwin Tulips, which are 
notable for their beautiful colours, vigorous 
constitution, and for flowering in May to 
succeed the early Tulips. 
A dozen of the best are Pride of Haarlem 
(salmon-rose and of great size); Queen of 
Roses (bright Rose); Glow (brilliant ver¬ 
milion); La Tulip Noire (The Black Tulip); 
Margaret (blush rose); Loveliness (beautiful 
silvery rose); Sir Joseph Hooker (scarlet with 
blue and white centre); White Queen (white, 
tinted blush); Je Maintiendrai (purple); Tak 
van Poortvliet (salmon-rose); Clara Butt (a 
lovely delicate salmon-rose); and Barbara 
(rosy-purple). 
DAFFODILS. 
The Daffodils are so numerous and so varied, 
while each cultivator has his own particular 
favourites, that we make a selection of each 
.of the great groups, giving in the larger 
groups a dozen of the very best of the stan¬ 
dard varieties that are easily procurable and 
easily cultivated. We could select larger 
flowers and newer varieties, but some of them 
are still priced in guineas, in some cases 
running to large sums. All these high-priced 
Daffodils we have omitted in these selections. 
Yellow Trumpet Daffodils.—Indispensable 
in the border on the lawn or in beds are 
Golden Spur, Emperor, obvallaris, maximus, 
and Glory of Leiden. Other very choice 
varieties are Countess of Annesley (early 
flowering), Henry Irving, P. R. Barr, John- 
stoni Queen of Spain, and Santa Maria (deep 
golden-yellow). For the rockery N. minor 
and N. cyclaminens should not be omitted. 
Bicolor Trumpet Daffodils.—Indispensable 
are Horsfieldii, Empress, J. B. M. Camm, 
Victoria, and Grandis. To the above may be 
added the wild Narcissus bicolor, Madame 
Plemp, Mrs. Walter Ware, Scoticus, Ada 
Brooke, John Davidson, and John Parkinson. 
White Trumpet Daffodils.—Of the older 
and well-known kinds, very good varieties are 
N. cernnus, N. c. pulcher, Mrs. Camm, 
William Goldring, tortuosus, W. P. Milner, 
Mrs. Thomson, and the wild Narcissus mos- 
chatus. Newer varieties are Snowflake, Apri¬ 
cot (apricot-buff trumpet), and the renowned 
Madame de Graaff. 
Double Daffodils. — Amongst the double 
Trumpet Daffodils the best and most useful 
are N. Pseudo-narcissus plenus (the double 
form of the Lent Lily), N. telamonius plenus, 
and N. scoticus plenus, the latter having 
golden-yellow and white segments intermixed. 
It is the double Scotch Garland Daffodil. 
Medium Crowned Double Daffodils easily 
procurable and good are Butter and Eggs, 
Eggs and Bacon, and Codlins and Cream. 
Varieties of N. incomparabilis. A select 
dozen of this species might be made to include 
the three previously named doubles with the 
nine following:—Sir Watkin, Gloria Mundi, 
stella superba, Queen Bess, Lulworth, Cyno¬ 
sure, Beauty, C. J. Backhouse, and Queen 
Bess. 
Narcissus Leedsii. -Six choice and easily 
procurable varieties are Duchess of West¬ 
minster, Mrs. Langtry, Katherine Spurrell, 
Gem, Hon. Mrs. Barton, and amabilis. 
Other Species of Narcissus.—From the 
above lists we can scarcely afford to overlook 
such interesting species and varieties as N. 
Bulbocodium citrinus, N. B. monopliyllus 
(white), N. B. conspicuus, N. Barrii con- 
spicuus, N. Nelsoni major, N. triandrus 
(Angel’s Tears), N. t. calathinus (pure white), 
N. odorus, N. o. rugulosus (Campernelle), 
N. o. plenus (the double Jonquil), N. Bur- 
bidgei John Bain, and several of the best 
varieties of the Poet’s Narcissus. Half a 
dozen of the most easily procurable of this 
species would include N. poeticus recurvus 
(the Pheasant’s Eye), N. p. ornatus (early), 
N. p. poetarum, N. p. grandiflorus, N. p. 
Almira, and the double or Gardenia flowered 
Narcissus (N. p. recurvus fl. pi.). 
Large collections should certainly contain a 
number of varieties of the Polyanthus Nar¬ 
cissus (N. Tazetta), but they cannot be grown 
in this country in the open garden without a 
good deal of trouble. They are more essen¬ 
tially suitable for greenhouse culture in pots. 
. . NOVEL . . 
LABOUR-SAVING DEVICE. 
A String Holder for use 
when making Festoons. 
I have sent you for inspection a simple con¬ 
trivance which I have used with some success 
for a number of years. It only con¬ 
sists of a simple piece of wire, bent, 
as you will note. It might be used for a 
number of purposes, but I have found it most 
useful for decorating purposes, especially so 
when making the long trails of evergreens on 
