. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). Fig. 268—Narcissus incomparabilis Sir WaOdn. (§.) N. intermedius.—This is considered to be a natural hybrid between N. Tazetta and N". Jbnquilla. From four to ten flowers are borne on a scape, the segments being bright lemon- yellow, and the cup-shaped corona orange-yellow. It is a native of the Pyrenees. {Bed. Lil. t
. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). Fig. 268—Narcissus incomparabilis Sir WaOdn. (§.) N. intermedius.—This is considered to be a natural hybrid between N. Tazetta and N". Jbnquilla. From four to ten flowers are borne on a scape, the segments being bright lemon- yellow, and the cup-shaped corona orange-yellow. It is a native of the Pyrenees. {Bed. Lil. t. 427.) N. Johnstonl.—A beautiful Portu- guese Daffodil, considered to be a natural hybrid between N. bicolor Horsfieldi and N. triwndrus. The typical form has clear, soft, sulphur- yellow flowers. There are several forms, amongst them the Queen of Spam, soft clear yeUow, with grace- fully reflexed petals; King of Spain, similar, but with shorter, broader corona; Mrs Geo. Cammell, soft clear. Fig. 269.—Na/rcissus Joh/nstoni Queen of Spain. (J.) N. Jonquilla.—This is the sweet- scented Jonquil of S. Europe and Algeria, with roundish leaves 8 to 12 ins. long, deeply channelled down the face. From two to six rich yellow and highly fragrant flowers, with a cup-shaped corona, are borne on the scapes. (Bot. Mag. t. 15.) Amongst the varieties are Jlore pleno, a rich golden-yellow, double- flowered form known as "Queen Anne's Jonquil"; jonquilloides, a more robust form than the type; and minor, a dwarf form, with flowers much smaller than in the type. N. jancifoUus.—The Rush-leaved Jonquil, as this is called, is a native of the Pyrenees, having small bulbs, slender roundish leaves 4 to 6 ins. long, and small umbels of bright 369 2 a. 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 Weathers, Jo
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