John Charles Williams
b 1861 d 1939
Gorran, Cornwall, England
John Charles WilliamsFls 2-3 per stem, rounded, 65-70 mm wide; perianth segments very broadly ovate, almost roundish, blunt or truncate, prominently mucronate, white, touched orange-yellow at base, spreading or slightly inflexed, concave, with margins incurling, overlapping 1/3; inner segments more narrowly ovate, not noticeably mucronate, often twisted, with margins more strongly incurled; corona shallow bowl-shaped, ribbed, deep orange, with a darker tone at rim.
According to The American Horticultural Society’s 1937 issue of the The American Daffodil Year Book, Guy L. Wilson’s article “Some Modern Daffodils for Garden Decoration” states: “Glorious, whose flowers are nearly as large as those of Poets Narcissus, and are carried in twos and threes on the stem, has white perianth an deep orange scarlet cup. In good seasons it has been strikingly attractive here, but like Scarlet Gem it is not at its best when sharp night frosts are prevalent. It is also richly scented and very free flowering.”
Glorious, 8 W-O, John Charles Williams, England, 1923
Photo #60141 Vee Kozma, USAGlorious, 8 W-O, John Charles Williams, England, 1923
Photo #45976 Oregon Bulb Farms, USAGlorious, 8 W-O, John Charles Williams, England, 1923
Photo #45794 Brenda Lyon, AustraliaGlorious, 8 W-O, John Charles Williams, England, 1923
Photo #43459 Albert F. Calvert, EnglandGlorious, 8 W-O, John Charles Williams, England, 1923
Photo #31243 RHS Yearbook, EnglandGlorious, 8 W-O, John Charles Williams, England, 1923
Photo #18177 Unknown Historic SourceGlorious, 8 W-O, John Charles Williams, England, 1923
Photo #16615 Becky Fox Matthews, USAGlorious, 8 W-O, John Charles Williams, England, 1923
Photo #3321 Mary Lou Gripshover, USAGlorious, 8 W-O, John Charles Williams, England, 1923
Photo #1761 Kirby Fong, USA