Narcissus and Daffodil

Classification of Narcissus 51
of names as The International Daffodil Register and Classified List (Kington,
1998), containing about 25 000 distinct names after accounting for synonymy
(S. Kington, personal communication). In order to avoid confusion due to the
re-use of earlier names, from 1998 the Register re-instated a quantity of names
that had previously been deleted because they had been deemed to be extinct or
of no historical interest. The Register is updated annually by supplements of
newly registered names (RHS, 1999 and earlier years). A further advantage of the
current series (1998 Register onwards) is that parentages and descriptions are
being included where available.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The section on the horticultural classification of narcissus cultivars was contributed
by Gordon Hanks with the help of Sally Kington (Daffodil Registrar, Royal Horticultural
Society).
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