Plants in the Hortus
Many of the plants described here were listed in the catalogues of plants published by Sir William Macarthur in 1843, 1845, 1850 and 1857 and in an unpublished catalogue dated 1861. A large number of additional plants were identified from correspondence, gardening notebooks and other documents surviving in the archives. The Hortus attempts to describe all the plants grown in the gardens at Camden Park and those grown in horticultural enterprises such as orchards and vineyards and includes plants grown outside the gardens in the park-like environs of the Camden Park estate. The Hortus plants served a wide range of purposes in the 19th century household; as ornament, living fences, fibre, dyestuffs, medicines, food and drink from the garden, orchard and vineyard and many others.
Napoleonaea imperialis P.Beauv.
Frost tender evergreen shrub with elliptic leaves to 22cm long, and showy, saucer-shaped, solitary apricot and crimson flowers, sometimes in 2s and 3s, borne in the leaf axils of old wood. To 7m. [RHSD].
Narcissus bulbocodium L.
Small bulbous perennial with narrow, semi-cylindrical leaves and funnel-shaped, deep yellow flowers with expanded trumpets and tiny perianths in spring. To 15cm. There is a white flowered form often called Narcissus cantabricus Haw. [RHSE, Hortus, Baker Am.].
Narcissus jonquilla L.
Erect to spreading, narrow, semi-cylindrical leaves and heads of up to 5 strongly-scented, golden yellow flowers, with small, pointed perianths and tiny, flat cups, in spring. To 30cm. There are a number of varieties varying in stature or form of flower. The narcissi often given the common name of ‘Jonquil’ are usually tazettiformes. [RHSE, Hortus, Baker Am.].
Narcissus jonquilla L. var. flore pleno 'Flore pleno'
See Narcissus jonquilla L. for a description of the single form. 'Flore pleno' is a double-flowered form. [RHSD].
Narcissus papyraceus Ker-Gawl.
Bulbous perennial with erect leaves and clusters of up to 10 strongly fragrant, glistening white flowers in winter and spring. The flowers are more numerous and more fragrant than Narcissus tazetta. To 35cm. [RHSE, Baker Am.].
Narcissus poeticus L.
Robust, variable bulbous perennial with erect, narrow, strap-like leaves and solitary, fragrant flowers with flat, pure white perianths and tiny, red-rimmed, yellow cups in spring. To 50cm. [RHSE, Hortus, Baker Am.].
Narcissus poeticus L. subsp. radiiflorus (Salisb.) Baker
See Narcissus poeticus L. for a detailed description of the species. The leaves of radiiflorus are narrower than the species with a more erect crown. [Hortus]. Burbidge describes Narcissus angustifolius as similar to radiiflorus but with a slightly different flower. Other plants given here as synonyms also vary slightly from the type.
Narcissus pseudonarcissus L.
Narcissus vulgaris of Macarthur is probably the common, or ‘vulgar’, form of one of the common daffodils, such as Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. A very variable daffodil with many recognised sub-species and varieties. Bulbous perennial the stems bearing single flowers with pale yellow segments and bright yellow trumpet-shaped corona, about as long as the segments. [RHSD, Hortus, Baker Am.]. Redouteé L pl.158/1802-15.
Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. major (Curtis) Baker
Narcissus with single flowers with milky-white perianth segments and bright yellow corona, about 1.5cm broad and long. [Baker Am.].
Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Prince’
A variety of Narcissus tazetta, the Polyanthus Narcissus. ‘The following are superior florists varieties of the Polyanthus Narcissus: Grand Monarque; white and yellow. Mignonne; orange. Hercules; white and orange. Grand Primo; white and citron. Grand Prince; white and lemon.’ [The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste p.370/1864].
There are a number of plants similar to this description of 'Grand Prince' still growing at Camden Park, as shown in the photograph used as illustration here.
Narcissus tazetta ‘Soleil d’Or’
An old tazettiform narcissus with stems bearing many scented, gold and tangerine-orange flowers in spring. To 45cm. ‘Grand Soleil d’Or’ is a more recently introduced, improved variety. [RHSE].
Narcissus tazetta L.
Very variable bulbous perennial with erect, broad, twisted leaves and up to 20 sweetly scented flowers with white to bright yellow perianths and white to yellow cups in winter and spring. To 50cm. [RHSE, Hortus, Baker Am.].
Narcissus tazetta L. subsp. tazetta ‘Baselman minor’
See Narcissus tazetta subsp. tazetta var. ‘Trewianus’ for a more detailed description. According to Herbert Bazelman minor has an orange margin to the corona.
Narcissus tazetta subsp. italicus (Ker-Gawl.) Baker
See Narcissus tazetta L. for a description of the species. Italicus is similar to Narcissus tazetta but with pointed, creamy-white perianths and yellow cups. Early flowering. [RHSD, Baker Am.].
Narcissus tazetta subsp. tazetta ‘Flore pleno’
See Narcissus tazetta subsp. tazetta L. 'Flore pleno' is a double form.
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