. The blue book of bulbs. Bulbs (Plants). NARCISSI, or Daffodils, are probably the most popular of spring-flowering bulbs. Blooming before the winter snows are forgotten, they bring to the garden its first lavish display of color, spreading out their hoard of yellow beauty in response to the coaxing of the April sun. From March until well into May the Daff'odils are in bloom, and by a judicious selection of varieties the borders may be kept bright for over a month. Whether the great trumpets of the new monsters are handsomer than the dainty elegance of the small-crowned sorts must be a questio
. The blue book of bulbs. Bulbs (Plants). NARCISSI, or Daffodils, are probably the most popular of spring-flowering bulbs. Blooming before the winter snows are forgotten, they bring to the garden its first lavish display of color, spreading out their hoard of yellow beauty in response to the coaxing of the April sun. From March until well into May the Daff'odils are in bloom, and by a judicious selection of varieties the borders may be kept bright for over a month. Whether the great trumpets of the new monsters are handsomer than the dainty elegance of the small-crowned sorts must be a question of individual taste, but there are no Daffodils without the charm of shape or color. Its ease of culture makes the Daffodil the flower for every garden. In 1909 the Royal Horticultural Society of England adopted a revised classification of the Daff"odils, which, in the main, is followed in this list. According to the new arrangement the following divisions are recognized: I. TRUMPET DAFFODILS. Trumpet or crown as long as or longer than the p>erianth segments. Ajax Yellow. Perianth and trumpet yellow. Ajax Bicolor. Perianth white, trumpet yellow. Ajax White. Perianth and trumpet white. II. INCOMPARABILIS DAFFODILS. Cup or crown meas- uring from one-third to nearly equal the length of the perianth segments. III. BARRII DAFFODILS. Cup or crown measuring less than one-third the length of the perianth segments. IV. LEEDSII DAFFODILS. Comprising all the chalice- cupped, and short-cupped Narcissi having white perianth, and cup or crown of white, cream or pale primrose. V. TRIANDRUS HYBRIDS. VI. CYCLAMINEUS AND THEIR HYBRIDS. 75. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hunt, Chester Jay. [from old catalog]. Little Falls, N. J. , C. J. Hunt
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