Daffodils With eight colored plates . jax or Pseudo-Narcissus or Trumpet, Dafifodils.—This division is distinguished by having a long trumpetor crown, and large perianth segments. Its subdivisionsare into whites—ex., Madame de Graaff; yellows— ; bicolors—ex., Empress ; and doubles—ex., Tela-monius Plenus. Johnstonii.—Hybrids of Narcissus triandrus, Fuchsia-like Daffodils, perianth reflexing. Ex., Queen of Spain. Cyclamineus.—Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil. Yellow,long, tube-shaped perianth, segment so much reflexed as tobe almost in a line with the long trumpet. Ex., Cycla-mineus. Backh
Daffodils With eight colored plates . jax or Pseudo-Narcissus or Trumpet, Dafifodils.—This division is distinguished by having a long trumpetor crown, and large perianth segments. Its subdivisionsare into whites—ex., Madame de Graaff; yellows— ; bicolors—ex., Empress ; and doubles—ex., Tela-monius Plenus. Johnstonii.—Hybrids of Narcissus triandrus, Fuchsia-like Daffodils, perianth reflexing. Ex., Queen of Spain. Cyclamineus.—Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil. Yellow,long, tube-shaped perianth, segment so much reflexed as tobe almost in a line with the long trumpet. Ex., Cycla-mineus. Backhouse! Hybrids of Ajax x Tazetta. Ex., William Wilks. In this sub-section the crown or trumpet is expandedmore at the end than at the base. It is large compared withan ordinary Incomparahilis such as Autocrat, and in theshow classification of the of 1908 it is classed as ashort Trumpet along with the large varieties of Leedsii, &c. Tridymus.—Hybrids of Tazetta x Ajax. These are but PLATE V Triandrus MEDIO-CORONATI 6i little known, and of no great value for decoration. Theyhave from two to four flowers on a stem. Ex., Cloth ofGold. GROUP II. MEDIO-CORONATI (Chalice-cupped Daffodils, Star Narcissi, or frequently Incomparables ) Distinguishing characters: Depth of crown or cup,from one-quarter up to three-quarters the length of theperianth segments (petals). Incomparabilis.—Crown more than one-third and upto three-quarters the length of perianth segments, Watkin and Autocrat. Double Incomparabilis Rose-flowered Daffodils, Orange Phoenix. Barrii.—Depth of cup, one-quarter to one-third thelength of the perianth segments, Barrii conspicuus. Leedsii (Eucharis-flowered Narcissi).—Comprising thewhite and pale citron cupped Incomparabilis and Barriiforms, all with pure-white perianths. The silvery-whitelook of the flower is unmistakable. Ex., Mrs. Langtry. Bernardii.—Hybrids between AT. Abscissus and short, sharply
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