Nelsoni
(NELSON'S DAFFODILS, WITH GOBLET-SHAPED CROWN).
Aurantius. Perianth white, broad, flat, and spreading; cup suffused with orange-scarlet, ribbed, and expanding at the mouth.
Expansus. Perianth white, broad, flat, and spreading; cup yellow, and expanding.
Margaret Jones. Perianth sulphur-white, somewhat wavy; cup yellow. A hybrid of Mr. Leichtlin's (Empress x Poeticus grandiflorus).
Minor. Perianth white; cup yellow. Flower small, and comparatively dwarf; distinguished by pistil projecting beyond mouth of the cup.
Mrs. C. J. Backhouse. Perianth pure white, and broad; cup yellow, and very long.
Nelsoni. Perianth white, large; cup yellow, usually suffused orange on first opening, straight.
Pulchellus. Perianth white; cup yellow. Flower of somewhat drooping character on first opening; distinguished by the campanulate shape of the imbricated perianth.
Stanley. Perianth white, large, and rigid; cup yellow.
William Backhouse. Perianth white; cup yellow. Evidently the same cross as Nelsoni major, but with a pure yellow cup, thus showing that Mr. Leeds and Mr. Backhouse, in crossing, used similar flowers.
BERNARDI (BERNARD'S PYRENEAN DAFFODILS).
Bernardi. Perianth white; cup yellow. Sturdy foliage. The Hon. Mrs. Barton, Straffan House, county Kildare, collected this handsome hybrid a few miles from Luchon, on the Pyrenees, 1878. and it has been verified by Mr. Burbidge as the type Bernardi.
Fritton Decoy. Perianth white; cup yellow, edged with orange.
H. E. Buxton. Perianth white; cup suffused with orange-scarlet.
TRIDYMUS (TRIPLE-CROWN DAFFODILS).
A. Rawson. Flowers yellow, large, bold, well imbricated.
Duchess of Albany. Perianth sulphur; cup yellow.
Duke of Albany. Perianth sulphur; cup orange.
Grand Duke of Hesse. Perianth creamy-white; cup yellow.
Innocence. Perianth sulphur-white, small; cup yellow. Princess Alice. Perianth creamy-white; cup orange.
S. A. de Graaff. Flowers bold yellow, changing to primrose, large, well imbricated; cup yellow.
Tridymus. Perianth and cup yellow. Plant somewhat recumbent.
THE DOUBLE-FLOWERED NONSUCH AND PEERLESS DAFFODILS (Incomparabilis plenus).
Albus plenus aurantius (Eggs and Bacon, Orange Phoenix). Double white, with orange nectary.
Albus plenus sulphureus (Codlings and Cream, Sulphur Phoenix). The Double White Peerless Daffodil, with sulphur nectary.
Aurantius plenus (Butter and Eggs, Golden Phoenix). Double yellow, orange nectary.
QUEEN ANNE'S DOUBLE JONQUIL.
Odorus minor plenus. Flowers of a rich full yellow, not unlike a small double yellow rose.
Group III. Parvicoronati.
BURBIDGEI (BURBIDGE'S POETICUS DAFFODILS, WITH SAUCER-SHAPED CUP).
Agnes Barr. Perianth creamy-white; cup yellow.
Baroness Heath. Perianth primrose, changing to white; cup suffused with orange, drooping. Foliage strong. Very distinct.
Beatrice Heseltine. Perianth creamy-white, passing to pure white; cup conspicuously edged with orange-scarlet, as in conspicuus. Boz. Perianth yellow; cup citron, and plaited.
Burbidgei. Perianth clear white; cup margined with cinnabarred. Very early, and useful for cutting.
Conspicuus. Perianth sulphur-white, passing off white; cup conspicuously edged with orange-scarlet, and expanded.
Crown Prince. Perianth creamy-white, broad; cup canary, margined with orange. Foliage strong, erect.
Crown Princess. Perianth white; cup canary, margined with orange. Foliage strong, drooping. Very distinct.
Edith Bell. Perianth alabaster-white, changing to pure white; cup canary, margined with orange. Very distinct.
Ethel. Perianth primrose; cup yellow.
Falstaff. Perianth white; cup lemon.
Gracilis. Perianth sulphur-white; cup plaited and tinted with orange, spreading.
Guinever. Perianth white, compact; cup canary, frilled.
John Bain. Perianth large white; cup citron.
Little Dirk. Perianth passing from yellow to creamy-white, short, neat, compact; cup conspicuously edged orange-scarlet. The smallest of the group; very beautiful.
Little John. Perianth creamy-white, passing to white, compact; cup yellow, small, plaited.
Mary. Perianth white; cup suffused with orange, expanded.
Model. Perianth clear white, compact; cup stained with orange, frilled.
Ossian. Perianth white; cup yellow, large, broad expanding.
Primrose Star. Perianth primrose, neat; cup yellow.
Princess Louise. Perianth white, sharply pointed; cup tinged orange, expanded.
St. John's Beauty. Perianth white, large; cup lemon, tinged with orange.
Sulphur Star. Perianth sulphur-white; cup canary, edged with orange.
Thomas Moore Absolon. Perianth white; cup citron, elegantly expanded.
Vanessa. Perianth yellow, passing to primrose, neat, compact; cup yellow, expanded. A perfect flower.
POETICUS (THE PURPLE-RINGED POET'S DAFFODILS).
Marvel. Perianth pure white; cup margined with saffron. A small, bladder-like, distended spathe, about 1in. long, appears weeks before the flower, and out of this, in due course, emerges the blossom. Very beautiful, and distinct.
Ornatus. Perianth pure white, broad, and well formed; cup margined with scarlet. Early and very fine; one of the best and most useful.
Tripodalis. Perianth pure white, reflexed; cup deeply margined scarlet.
POLYANTHUS NARCISSUS (THE BUNCH-FLOWERED DAFFODILS).
Apollo. Perianth primrose; cup deep yellow.
Bathurst. Perianth primrose; cup orange.
Bazelman Major. Perianth white, broad, large; cup stained orange.
Florence Nightingale. Perianth white; cup deep orange. Extra fine; dwarf.
Gloriosus. Perianth white; cup orange.
Grand Monarque. Perianth white, broad; cup yellow.
Grand Soleil d'Or. Perianth rich yellow; cup deep orange.
Her Majesty. Perianth white, broad; cup orange.
Jaune Supreme. Perianth primrose; cup orange.
Lacticolor. Perianth pale lemon; cup yellow.
Louis Ie Grand. Perianth white; cup sulphur.
Paper White. Pure white. The earliest and most valuable for very early forcing.
Phyllis. Perianth yellow; cup orange.
Sir Isaac Newton. Perianth yellow; cup orange.
Sir Walter Scott. Perianth white; cup yellow.
Staten General. Perianth white; cup yellow.
The Scilly White. Perianth white; cup sulphur-white.
White Perfection. Perianth white; cup sulphur-white. Fine new variety.
MONSTROSITIES.
Jonquilla plenus (Double Yellow Jonquil). Flowers of a rich, full yellow, small, elegant, richly-scented.
Poeticus patellaris pleno albo cum croceo. This is the large Gardenia-flowered Double White Daffodil, seen in most gardens.
Tazetta nobilissimus. Flowers white, with yellow cup. This variety is cultivated by the Dutch.
Tazetta Romanus (Double Roman Narcissus). Flowers white, with orange cup.