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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
Kingsbury, Noel. Daffodil. The remarkable story of the world’s most popular spring flower. Timber Press. 2013. 13 978 1 60469 318 8
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
O’Neill, Helen. Daffodil. Biography of a flower. Harper Collins. 2017.
9780732299200
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
Salmon, Michael. A survey of the genus narcissus.
Somerton Printery Ltd, Canvin Court, Somerton Business Park, Somerton, Somerset TA11 6SB (telephone 01458 272368). ISBN 978-1-5272-0587-1. 2017
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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
Willis, Dr David. “Yellow Fever”. A Prospect of the history and culture of daffodils. 2012
Web publication only. A link to the publication can be found here.