James Walker, England
Year Registered: 1870
Ornatus
Section: Narcissus
N. radiiflorus var. poetarum
Fl. 73 mm wide; perianth segments roundish, fairly prominently mucronate, snow white, spreading, a little concave, margins recurved at base, wavy, separated at base, touching or slightly overlapping at mid-point; inner segments with margins strongly waved and more deeply recurved at base; corona disc-shaped, closely ribbed, orange, with greenish tones at base and a broad band of brilliant red at rim, with the rim notched and minutely dentate.
Cartright & Goodwin 1914 catalog described it as flat and entirely scarlet eye.
From Rev. Joseph Jacob’s book Daffodils circa 1910: “Horace is a comparatively old variety, but a very popular one.” (Jacob’s book was part of the ‘Present Day’ Gardening series).
Named for the Roman poet who celebrated country life and carpe diem.
Horace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #60148 Vee Kozma, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #60147 Vee Kozma, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #57824 Ross Hornsby, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #57788 Ross Hornsby, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #57787 Ross Hornsby, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #57786 Ross Hornsby, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #57785 Ross Hornsby, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #46174 Quality Daffodils, EnglandHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #43773 T. Ernest Waltham, EnglandHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #43478 Albert F. Calvert, EnglandHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #41338 Old House Gardens Heirloom Bulbs, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #40553 Becky Fox Matthews, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #40552 Becky Fox Matthews, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #33138 Ian Tyler, EnglandHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #28514 Waltz Brothers Catalog, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #14184 Kirby Fong, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #13680 Derrick Turbitt, Northern IrelandHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #12903 Drew Mc Farland, USAHorace, 9 W-GOR, Rev. G.H. Engleheart, England, 1894
Photo #10079 Carlos van der Veek, the Netherlands