Over the years, the ADS has amassed a wide collection of older, historic publications dating back to the 1800’s. There are also Internet links to historical publications dating back to the 1500’s. This area is divided into two sections, the first area is a series of Collections and the second area has individual books and articles.
Collections:
The Krelage Haarlem Collection 1667-1920
Fontqueria Species, sorted by Species or Wild Hybrid, compiled by Marilynn Howe
Fontqueria Species, compiled by Marilynn Howe, now in PDF format
Gardeners’ Chronicle, narcissus articles, 1841-1922, compiled by Marilynn Howe, updated
Gardeners-Chronicle, compiled by Marilynn Howe, now in PDF format
Barr, Ye Narcissus or Daffodyl Flowre, 1884 (in 3 parts)
Hartland publications, 1885- 1887
Midland Daffodil Society, 1899 – 1931
Oregon Bulb Farm, growing book of hand written notes and various photographs
Daffodils, David Griffiths, USDA, 1930 revised 1934
American Horticultural Society Annual Daffodil Yearbooks, 1935 – 1938
George Lee’s Notebooks, 1938 – 1940
Cecil Solly, Hardy Bulbs, 1946
Andalusian Flowers and Countryside, by Lt. Cdr. C. M. Stocken D.S.C, R.N., 1969
Old House Gardens Archives for Historic Daffodils, 1995 to Present
Single Issues:
1921 – 2018
“Cornwall’s Daffodil King, P.D. Williams;” by Jean Carr, Cornwall Today, March 2018
“Historics Handbook, A Short Field Guide to the Most Common Old Daffodils in the Deep and Coastal Southeast,” by the Georgia and Florida Daffodil Societies along with the ADS Historics Committee, led by Sara Van Beck, 2014
Louis LeConte’s Bulb Garden, 1813 – 1830, by Sara Van Beck, Magnolia, Winter 2014, Publication of the Southern Garden History Society
“The King Alfred Story,” Rose Brady, Newsletter, The Daffodil Society, UK, 1999
The Genus Narcissus by Anthony C. Dweck, edited by Gordon R. Hanks – “The Folklore of Narcissus“
“Daffodils,” Kathleen McClelland, The Historical Gardener, Fall 1995
To Scilly, Alec Gray 1979, a book of poems
Grant Mitsch, 1970 Daffodil Notes
The Romance of Daffodils, William C. Brumbach, 1959
Bulb Growing and Forcing, Northwest Bulb Growers Association, 1957
The Flower Bulb Industry, Washington Agricultural Experiment Stations, October 1957
“Old Naturalized Narcissus in The South,” Jo N. Evans; Herbertia, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1953
“Narcissus Classification,” Plants and Gardens, Autumn 1948
Journal of the California Horticultural Society, 1940, daffodil issue
Classified List of [Australian-raised] Daffodil Names, Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria, 1936
“Narcissus hispanicus maximus,” A.F. Calvert, RHS Daffodil Yearbook 1935
Midland Daffodil Society, 1933, and correspondence with James Akers and Jan Dalton 2019
Chronicles of the Garden, Mrs. Francis King, 1925
Botanical Abstracts, Vol X, Nov 1921-Feb, 1922
Bulb Gardening, by Mary Hampden, 1922
1911 – 1920
Distribution of Tulip and Narcissus Bulbs in 1919, USDA Circular 65
Narcissus poeticus and its allies, H.W. Pugsley; Journal of Botany, Vol. LIII, 1915, p1-46
“Better Daffodils for American Gardens”, by Sherman Duffy, The Garden Magazine, 1914, Page 44 or Page 55 on PDf reader.
Daffodils, Narcissus and how to grow them; A.M. Kirby, 1914
An Illustrated Flora of the Northern US, Canada…by Nathaniel Lord Britton, 1913, Narcissus on p.532.
The Welsh Daffodil and How it Came into Wales, W. Davis, 1912
1901 – 1910
The Garden Magazine, February 1909 to July 1909 (a link to Google Books) search for daffodil or Peter Barr
The Latest Hobby: How to Raise Daffodils from Seed; Cartwright & Goodwin, 1908
A Plea for Hardy Plants, by J. Wilkinson Elliot, 1907
The Book of the Daffodil, by Rev. S. E. Bourne, Handbooks of Practical Gardening, 1903
The Gardeners Chronicle, 1902, pp172-173, hybrid Narcissi, Narcissus x Margaritae, Narcissus x Sprengeri
Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, Search for narcissus or daffodils; 1901. (link to Google Books)
Daffodils, by A. Wilson, M.A., Dunedin, New Zealand; Paperspast, September 9, 1901
Current Literature Volume 29, San Francisco Chronicle, “California Daffodils,” 1900 (link to Google Books)
1851 – 1900
“Abstract on Paper about the Daffodil” Transactions of the Scottish Horticultural Society 1897; by R.J. Shillington, 1896 (scroll down to about the middle of the page, past the Dalhousie dishes)
“The Narcissus”, by F.W. Burbridge, Journal of the Royal Horticulture Society, 1889
“Search for daffodils or narcissus” Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society; Engleheart, Appleshaw, Andover, 1889. (Google Books)
Letters of Burbidge, Engleheart, and others, 1880s to 1930s
The Narcissus, its history and culture, Burbidge and Baker, 1875
Bulbs: Hardy and Tender Bulbs and Tubers, by Edward Sprague Rand, Jr., 1866
1800 – 1850
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine or Flower-Garden Displayed, 1844
“Narcissus,” The ladies’ flower-garden of ornamental bulbous plants, Mrs. Loudon, 1841 Biodiversity Heritage Library
A compendium of the English flora of Sir James Edward Smith, 1836
Amaryllidaceae, by the Hon. and Rev. William Herbert, 1836 There is a section on Narcissus
A.H. Haworth, obituary August 24, 1833
“A Monograph on the Subordo V. of Amaryllideae,” A.H. Haworth; Sweet’s British Flower Garden, 1831
Narcissinearum Monographia, Second Edition, A.H. Haworth, 1831
Curtis Botanical Magazine, 1806 Search for daffodils or narcissus, click on book to read
Historic Drawings of Species, source unknown
1600’s
Pier Andrea Mattioli, About the Daffodil or Small Narcissus Rose, 16th century, translation from ancient Czech
The Herball, or Generall historie of plantes, gathered by John Gerarde of London master in chirurgerie, 1636 (Commonly known as Gerard’s Herbal); daffodils on pages 123-137.
Note that the Sea Daffodil on p. 173, though once called Narcissus Matthioli, is not a daffodil at all. Gerard gives several other names for it. The second link is probably the more useful one.
Theatrum Florae; Rabel, Daniel, Narcissus pages 15 – 22, a link to Real Jardin Botanico Digital Library, 1633
Narcissus Pages 15-22 of the Theatrum Florae; Rable, Daniel
1500’s
Gerarde’s catalogue of plants he cultivated in his garden, 1566-1599