34 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
One of the main factors in successful forcing of lilies is 
the development of a strong root system before any top 
growth is permitted. To accomplish this the bulbs are 
tted in the fall in 6-inch pots containing a compost of 
e parts loam and 1 part well-rotted manure, the pots 
being only half filled in order to allow for a top dressing 
when growth begins. The bulbs should then be stored out- 
doors in frames and covered with cinders, soil, or manure. 
About 13-14 weeks before the time that flowers are de- 
sired, the pots should be brought into a greenhouse with a 
temperature of 45-50° F. at night, which is gradually raised 
in the course of 2 weeks to 60° F. With proper ventilation 
and weekly applications of liquid manure after the buds 
begin to show, no trouble hoa be experienced in produc- 
ing well-flowered plants. Approximately 6-8 weeks are re- 
quired for forcing lilies from the time that the buds ap- 
pear. Application of water at a temperature of 70° F. is 
recommended, as well as shading the glass to draw up the 
stems to a desirable height. The lasting qualities of the 
flowers may be increased by the removal of the anthers upon 
opening of the blooms. This prevents the self-pollination and 
subsequent fertilization of the ovary, with rapid withering 
of the corolla. In addition, this practice prevents the spot- 
ting of the pure white bells with the sticky yellow pollen. 
Eradication of green aphis is essential to prevent malforma- 
tion of the flowers. 
NARCISSUS 
The narcissus, a true harbinger of spring, was greatly 
prized in the ancient times. It was mentioned by Virgil 
some 2,000 years ago and later by Mohammed. In botanical 
works the first account of the daffodils occurs in Gerard’s 
“Herbal,” in 1597. In 1629 Parkinson figured it in his 
“Paradisus,” while in 1724 numerous varieties were listed 
in Miller’s ‘Gardeners’ Dictionary.” In modern times great 
impetus has been given to the popularity of narcissus by the 
classification and introduction of various types by Peter 
In popular nomenclature great confusion exists as to the 
proper terminology for daffodils, jonquils, narcissi, Chinese 
sacred lilies, etc. The daffodils or trumpet narcissi differ 
from jonquils in having much larger trumpets and bearing 
flowers singly upon a flowering stem, while each jonquil stem 
bears 2-6 shallow-cupped yellow flowers resembling those of 
the paper-white narcissus. The much-prized sacred lily is 
but a variety of the paper-white narcissus. 
‘The popularity of the narcissus is not confined merely 
to growing outdoors, as the demand in recent years for cut 
