Major
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Classification:
2 W-Y[ Large-Cupped ]
Season:
Mid-Season to Late
Hybridizer:

Edward Leeds

b 1802 d 1877

Longford Bridge, Lancashire, England

Edward Leeds
, England, UK
Registered:
Yes, before 1877
Special Class:
ADS Historics

The ADS defines a Historic Daffodil as any cultivar formally registered with the Royal Horticultural Society or known in gardens prior to 1940.

The year 1939 at the end of this period, marked the beginning of World War II, a time during which fewer new daffodil cultivars were either created or made available, especially in Europe.

The ADS believes this class will interest a segment of exhibitors and may encourage bulb growers to keep these pre-war era cultivars available.

Because Historic daffodils tend to have less form than modern daffodils, they mmay be exhibited in special classes to compete against others iths same class.

Chromosomes:
14
Used as parent:
1 time as seed
Descendants:
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Comments

Perianth segments ovate, a little inflexed, with margins wavy, separated; corona cylindrical, ribbed, yellow, often suffused orange on opening, with mouth straight and even, rim crenate. Resembles a later-flowered N. bicolor. Hybrid between a variant of N. bicolor and N. poeticus. 

‘Nelsonii’ has been used as a group name and was absorbed.

Synonyms:

'Nelsonii Major'

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MajorMajor, 2 W-Y, Edward Leeds, England, 1877
Photo #46739 Unknown Historic SourceMajorMajor, 2 W-Y, Edward Leeds, England, 1877
Photo #16725 Gertrude Hartland, Ireland