Royal Horticultural Society of London 
CLASSIFICATION OF DAFFODILS 
Division 1. TRUMPET Narcissi, — trumpets as long or longer than 
the perianth segments (petal); one flower to the stem. Ex- 
amples — King Alfred, Mrs. E. H. Krelage. 
(a) Perianth colored (varying shades of yellow), trumpet 
colored, not paler than the perianth. 
(b) Perianth white; trumpet colored (usually yellow). 
(c) Perianth and trumpet white. 
(d) Any other color combination (such as the trumpet being a 
lighter shade than the perianth). 
Division 2. LARGE CUPPED Narcissi (formerly Incomparabilis, 
and large crowned Ledssii,)—crown more than 1 /3 to nearly the 
length of the petals. Examples—Carlton, Dick Wellband. (a), 
(b), (c), (d) as in Div. 1, except that the colored crown in 
(a) may be yellow, orange, or red, and in (b) wholly, or in 
part, yellow, orange, red, pink, buff, apricot, etc., etc. 
Division 8. SMALL-CUPPED Narcissi (formerly Barrii and small- 
crowned Leedsii), — cup less than 1 /% the length of the petals; 
one flower to the stem. Examples — Carolina, Edward Buxton. 
(a), (b), (c) as in Div. 2. 
Division 4. DOUBLE NARCISSI. 
Division 5. TRIANDRUS Narcissi (usually 3,-sometimes 2 to 4)— 
white, creamy white or pale yellow flowers per stem. Examples— 
Thalia, Silver Chimes. 
(a) cup not less than 2 /8 the length of the petals. 
(b) cup less than 2 /% the length of the petals. 
Division 6. CYCLAMINEUS Narcissi, — usually rather small 
flowers, with reflexed petals. Example—February Gold. Beryl. 
(a) and (b) as in Div. 5. 
Division 7. JONQUILLA Narcissi, — true Jonquils, and their Hy- 
brids, 3 to 6 golden yellow fragrant flowers per stem; and 1 to 
3 flowers per stem, for the Hybrids and they (the Hybrids) 
may, or may not be sweet-scented., Examples—Jonquilla Sim- 
plex, Trevithian, Golden Goblet. 
(a) and (b) as in Divs. 5 and 6. 
Division 8. TAZETTA Narcissi, — mostly Poetaz Hybrids, 2 to 6 or 
8 more or less fragrant florets per stem. Example—Geranium. 
Division 9. POETICUS Narcissi, — the Poet’s Narcissi, snow-white 
petals and red-rimmed cups. Example—Actaea. 
Division 10. Species and Wild forms. 
Division 11. Miscellaneous Narcissi,—those not falling in any other 
group. 
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