The American Daffodil Society (ADS), founded in 1954, in the centre for information on

daffodils ''Narcissus'' is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil,The word "daffodil" is also applied to related genera such as ''Sternbergia'', '' Is ...

in the

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, and is dedicated to encouraging interest in and the

breeding Breeding is sexual reproduction that produces offspring, usually animals or plants. It can only occur between a male and a female animal or plant. Breeding may refer to: * Animal husbandry, through selected specimens such as dogs, horses, and r ...

of daffodils. The ADS works closely with other daffodil societies around the world including the original Daffodil Society (1898) in the

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and the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nor ...

. The latter organization is the international centre for the registration of daffodil

cultivars A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...

. The society publishes a quarterly journal, ''The Daffodil Journal'', and has membership in 48 States and many countries around the world. The ADS maintains online resources on daffodils such as its DaffLibrary that contains many historical articles about daffodils.

External links

* Narcissus (plant) Horticultural organizations based in the United States {{US-org-stub