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Daffodil,  or  Trumpet  Narcissus. 
I  — Magniooronati,  section  of  Baker, 
a  pity  that  be  did  uot  standardise  the  compara¬ 
tive  lenpths  of  tube  and  corona,  instead  of  peri- 
anth  and  corona.  The  internal  subdivision  of 
these  groups  was  now  too  complex  and  inelastic. 
With  intercrossing  and  recrossing  everi/  grada¬ 
tion  of  form  was,  or  might  he  found,  and  form 
could  not  be  defined  in  sufficiently  rigid  terms ; 
as  for  example,  how  to  exactly  state  the  differ¬ 
ence  between  IncomjyaraJrilis  a7id  Barri  !■  In 
his  attempt  at  rearrangement,  a  few  new  names 
liad  been  introduced.  Amongst  Daffodil  en¬ 
thusiasts,  six  names  stood  out  pre-eminent — 
Backhouse,  Herbert,  Leeds  in  the  past,  Barr, 
Burbidge  and  Englelieart  in  the  present.  Those 
six  names  he  had  utilised,  associating  each,  as 
far  as  practicable,  with  an  appropriate  group, 
and  to  avoid  cotrfusion  where  the  name  had 
iieen  used  before,  he  had  given  it  a  new  ending. 
T'he  Professor  then  stated  his  scheme  of  Classi¬ 
fication  as  under:  A.  Magni-coronce — Trumpet 
crowned  Daffodils  (Corbularia,  Ajax,  and  Gany- 
inedes  of  Baker,  and  of  Pax).  Al.  Corbularia 
— N.  Bulbocodium  and  its  vars.  A2.  Bach- 
hoHsea— All  yellow  seifs,  or  nearly  seifs  (to 
stamens  of  unequal 
length,  three  arising 
from  nearer  the  top  of 
the  tube  than  the 
others.  Then  there 
was  an  intermediate 
type  of  flower,  perhaps 
partly  natural  (that 
was  to  say  its  sources 
were  very  remote)  as 
for  example :  Trian- 
drus,  Jonquilla,  but 
probably  mainly  recent 
hybrids  between  (a) 
and  (6),  e.g.,  N.  in- 
comparabilis.  There 
were  two  types  of  leaf, 
flat  and  rush,  also  with 
an  intermediate  type. 
Natural  garden  hybrids 
also  very  common,  for 
the  earlier  growers  did 
uot  artificially  hybri¬ 
dise  (cp  Parkinson’s  list 
and  figures,  17th  cent.). 
Referring  to  Baker’s 
Classification  in  three 
groups,  the  Professor 
said  the  general  lines 
were  still  adapted  for 
use,  but  perhaps  it  was 
— Bicolors,  or  nearly 
seifs  (to  include  Ber¬ 
nard!,  Leedsii,  mon- 
tanus,  Mac’eiii,  and 
Nelson!  —  the  former 
perhaps  only  a  dwarf 
form  of  the  latter — 
and  Tridymus).  B3. 
Flore  Pleno. 
C.  Pa7'vi-coron(P  — 
Saucer-crowned  Daffo¬ 
dils,  ^  The  natural 
species  of  horticultural 
value  included  in  this 
group  are  Ah  Jo^iquilla , 
Poeticus,  and  Tazetta. 
Cl.  Burbidgta.  C2. 
Englelieart ea  (including 
varieties  of  Poeticus). 
C3.  Jo7iquilta  (to  in¬ 
clude  gracilis  and 
tenuior).  C4.  Poly¬ 
anthus  (to  include 
bidorus,  sch  izan  th  us, 
and  Tazetta). 
He  suggested  that 
if  the  disposition  were 
towards  a  more  revo¬ 
lutionary  treatment  of 
the  genus,  and  the  re¬ 
lative  lengths  of  tube 
Hybrid  Chalice  Cups,  or  Star  Narcissus. 
IL— Medio-coronati,  sectionof  Baker. 
times  the  length  of  the  tube; 
=  14  or  more. 
and,  corona  were  taken  as  a  basis,  the  groups 
could  be  formed  thus  : — 
1.  hlagni-i'oronre  (or  Hrevifuhw )  with  corona  one 
and  a  half  or  more 
i.e.,  corona 
tu)>e  ^ 
Tube  broadening  from  the  base  or  near  the  base. 
2.  }[edii-coronce  (or  Medii-tubre ) -dW  between  the 
other  lengths.  .  - 
Tube  cylindrical  below,  broadening  above. 
3.  Parvi-coromr  ( or  Longituhai ),  with  tul)C 
twice,  or  more  times,  the  length  of  the  corona; 
i.e.,  tube 
corona 
=  2  or  more. 
iuclude  Humei  and  Backhouse!, 
rally  included  in  Medii-coronata), 
both  L 
A3.  Her- 
hertea  - 
Poet’s  Narcissus,  or  Small  Crown 
Narcissi.  111.— Parvi-coronati, 
section  of  Baker. 
maining 
winter  months.  The  fruit 
is  grown  in  the  Tigre 
district  of  Argentina,  the 
centre  of  the  Peach 
market.  At  the  junction 
A  New  Winter  Fruit  Supply. 
Despite  the  failure  of  the  crop,  we  are  to  have 
an  unusual  quantity  of  dainty  fruit  offered  this  winter, 
and  “  Lloyd’s  ”  is  able  to  announce  a  new  departure 
in  the  trade,  which  will  put  an  hitherto  unattainable 
supply  on  the  market.  Some  50,000  or  60,000  cases 
of  assorted  Peaches,  Plums,  Pears,  Apricots,  and 
Asparagus  will  be  sent  to  England  from  the 
Argentine  Republic,  commencing  to  arrive  at  Covent 
Garden  in  January,  and  continuing  to  do  so  through 
the  re- 
N  Johnstonel  Queen  of  Sp:.in. 
Bicolor,  or 
white,  or  nearly  white, 
seifs.  A4.  Triandrecc 
— (to  include  Cernuus, 
Johnstoni,  Cyclami- 
neus,  &c.)  with  reflexed 
periauthsegments,  pro¬ 
bably  all  hybrids  of  N. 
triandrus,  and  having 
its  character. ’A5.  Flore 
Pleno. 
B.  Medii-coroncp — 
Chalice-crowned  Daffo¬ 
dils.  With  the  excep¬ 
tion  of  Odorus  and 
Juncifolius,  all  '  tlie 
varieties  in  this  group 
are  probably  hybrids, 
and  as  such  I  count 
also  N.  Incoinparahilis 
of  Baker’s  Classifica¬ 
tion.  Bl.  Barria — All 
yellow  seifs,  or  nearly 
seifs  (to  include  most 
Barrii,  incomparabilis, 
N.  Juncifolius  and 
Odorus),  B2.  Leedsia 
of  the  Tigre  River  with 
another  stream  suitable 
land  is  purchased  for  the 
erection  of  store-houses, 
where  fruit  will  be  placed 
ready  for  export. 
Arrangements  have 
been  made  with  the 
Buenos'  Ayres  and  Ro¬ 
sario  Railway  for  the 
carriage  of  the  fruit  to 
the  capital,  whei’e  it  will 
be  transferred  to  the 
steamers  for  Southamp¬ 
ton,  and  railway  sidings 
are  run  right  along  the 
sheds.  Contracts  have 
been  entered  into  with 
the  Royal  Mail  Steam 
Packet  Company  for  the 
erection  of  cold  storage 
chambers  on  their  boats 
and  the  conveyance  of 
fruit  therein  to  England. 
An  example  of  the  Engleheartl  section. 
