Narcissus or Daffodils
Everybody knows a daffodil, for breathes there a human being with soul so dead as not to feel warmth of heart at the sunshine glow of its yellow petals?
But not everybody knows the difference between daffodils and jonquils and narcissus.
The fact is, they are all sold by dealers under the name Narcissus.
Every Narcissus has a “cup and saucer” form. In some, the cup, or trumpet, is tall; in some, it is short; in others, it is double: and according to the shape of the cup, each Narcissus is named.
All dealers agree that the type with the double cup is called daffodil. It is not generally thought so attractive as the single sorts.
The single sorts are of the following different varieties of Narcissus:
| Narcissus | — | Giant Trumpet. Very showy, with large cups and saucers. Buy “Emperor,” and “Empress.” Medium Trumpet. (“Star” Narcissus.) Not so large nor attractive, but very graceful. Buy “Barii Conspicuus.” Poet’s Narcissus. Old-fashioned favorite. Charming fragrant white flowers, with cups edged with red. Buy “Poeticus” (Pheasant’s Eye) or “King Edward VII.” Very easily grown. |
Jonquils are the small-flowering type of Narcissus. They are easily grown, and many have a charming fragrance.