CARTERS KING ALFRED. 
THE ARISTOCRAT OF THE DAFFODIL WORLD. 
THE GREA'f TRUMPETHLOIVERED DAFFODIL OF 
THE SOUTH. Ht. zft. FIRST CLASS CERTIFICATE, 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND, 
FIRST CLASS CERTIFICATE, BOSTON, U.S.A. 
FIRST PRIZE, NEW YORK, U.S.A., APRIL, 1913. 
This maj^uihcent Giant-flowered Trumpet Narcissus 
is without doubt unsurpassable for the size and 
beauty of its flower. Its height gives it a most 
stately appearance and places it far in advance 
of all other Trumpet varieties. Visitors to the 
Royal Horticultural Society’s Spring Meetings 
at Vincent Square, London, will recall 
the many displays of this lovely flower 
associated with our Spring Gardens. The 
trumpet itself is a rich deep pure yellow (the 
colour of old gold) ; it is of great size and sub¬ 
stance, and is exquisitely flnished ; the mouth 
is turned well back and is beautifully frilled. 
The perianth is of the same rich yellow shade as 
the trumpet, very thick and strong, and magniflcently 
formed, thus making a perfect setting for the 
immense trumpet which it carries. The foliage has 
a delicate glaucous tint, and is in perfect keeping 
with the general character of this truly unique 
Narcissus. The variety is an early one, flowering 
in a favourable season in March. 
Carters King Alfred is the great Narcissus of 
the day ; it is quite distinct, is a vigorous grower, 
thriving equally as well under glass as out of doors. To see 
a mass of these beautiful flowers on a sjtring morning 
gently swayed by the wind is indeed a sight not easy for 
anyone to forget ; the sun striking the blooms, and its golden rays reflected in the 
dew, give a bed «)f these charming flowers an appearance which may well be com¬ 
pared to a mass of diamonds glittering in a setting of lairnished gold. Ht. 2 ft. 
Lach, .40 ; per doz., 4.00 ; per 100, 28.00, 
SPECIALLY 
NOTE OUR 
LOW PRICE 
FOR THIS 
beautiful 
DAFFODIL. 
i 
Carters 
King Alfred, 
Messrs. Carters, 
Raynes Park, again 
presented a delightful 
spring display in the 
form of a raised border 
with a lawn in front, 
which was artistically 
enriched with Trumpet 
Daffodils. The back¬ 
ground formed a shrub¬ 
bery, with the Daffodils 
grouped at the base; 
these were arranged in 
masses, and included 
such varieties as Queen 
Alexandra, Sir Francis 
Drake, Minnie Hume, 
a charming variety for 
this purpose ; King 
Alfred, remarkably 
good ; and Argent. The 
exhibit was greatly ad¬ 
mired. Journalof HoT' 
tiadture. April 15, 1915- 
But the 
finestthing 
of all was the 
reproduction by 
Carters, Raynes 
Park, of a spring 
Daffodil Garden in the 
old Knglish style. As a 
background there was a bank 
of e\’ergreens, faced with rough 
stonework. 'I'hen on a strip of lawn, 
laid out in fine grass, were the Daffodils 
arranged like partners in two-steps, quad¬ 
rilles, and Sir Roger de Coverley. All that 
was wanting to complete the picture was a breeze 
to set them dancing. That, however, happened 
close at hand in St. James’s Park. Under the great 
plane trees the DafTodil.s were brightly dancing, even to 
the cold, nipping April wind.— The Times, April 14, 1915. 
Carters King Alfred, in Vase, and centre of attraction in our Garden of Daffodils, Royal Horticultural Society's Hall^ 
London, April, 1915. Awarded Silver Gilt Aledal. 
CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc., 102-106 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG., BOSTOX, MASS. 
