Books on Daffodils: Some Titles For the Interested Amateur Grower.

Although many of these titles are out of print they should be obtainable from specialist horticultural booksellers, through the inter- library loan scheme at your local library or, if you are a member, from the Royal Horticultural Society library. 

Barnes, Don.    Daffodils for home, garden and show. David & Charles. 1987.                        0 7153 8853 3 

Blanchard, John W.   Narcissus: a guide to wild daffodils. Alpine Garden Society. 1990.      0 900048 53 0 

Bowles, E A,   The Narcissus. 1934 (reprinted by Waterstone publishing. 1985) 

Gray, Alec.   Miniature daffodils. Collingridge. 1955 

Hessayon, Dr D. G.   The bulb expert. Expert books. 

Jefferson-Brown, Michael.  The daffodil, it’s history varieties and cultivation. Faber. 1951. 

Jefferson-Brown, Michael.   Daffodils & Narcissi: a complete guide to the Narcissus family. Faber. 1969.   0 571 084796 

Jefferson-Brown, Michael.  Narcissus. Batsford.  1991.   0 7134 6102 0 

Mathew Brian.   The complete practical guide to growing bulbs. 1997 

Mathew, Brian.   The four seasons. A guide to selecting & growing bulbs all year round. 1999 

Mathew,  Brian.    The smaller bulbs. Batsford. 1987.   0 7134 4922 5 

Mathew, B & Swindells, P.   The gardener’s guide to bulbs. Mitchell Beazley.1994.                 1 8573 2178 2 

Pavord, Anna.    Bulb; a handpicked selection of the world’s most beautiful bulbs.   Mitchell Beazley. 2009.   978 184533 4154 

Rix, Martyn and Phillips, Roger.   The bulb book. Pan. 1981. 0 330 30253 1 

Royal Horticultural Society.   Daffodil and Tulip Yearbook. Annual publication 

Ruksans, Janis.   Finding and growing the worlds choicest bulbs. 2007 

Skelmersdale, Christine.   A gardeners guide to bulbs. 2012 

Thomsett Andrew.    Golden Harvest; The story of daffodil growing in Cornwall and on the Isles of Scilly. 2003 

Wells, James.   Modern miniature daffodils: species and hybrids. Batsford. 1989.                  0 7134 64569