x PREFACE 



Mr Robinson's " English Flower Garden"; and last 

 but not least the invaluable Journals of the R.H.S. 

 I wish also to express my thanks to the publishers 

 of The Country, for their permission to reprint my 

 article on " Exhibiting Daffodils," which with some 

 few alterations forms chapter xiv. of this book. 



I also return thanks to many Daffodil friends who 

 have kindly refreshed my memory on various points, 

 allowed me the use of photographs and rendered me 

 other assistance. 



The two pretty verses to " Mistress Daffodil " printed 

 on page viii. are an extract from a charming little poem 

 I heard some time ago. I am told by a good friend that 

 the name of the talented authoress is Miss MARGARET 

 JOHNSON, and that it appeared originally in the Montreal 

 Witness. 



It is hoped that no inconsistencies or inaccuracies in 

 the use of botanical expressions will be found in this 

 book, but the Reader is asked to remember that it is 

 the work of one who is an enthusiastic cultivator of 

 Daffodils, but not a professed botanist. 



S. E. B. 



