THE NARCISSUS, OR DAFFODIL. 



if placed in a cool temperature when 

 fully expanded. By starting a few of 

 the most forward into growth at different 

 times during the winter, a continuous 

 bloom may be enjoyed. 



After the flowers have commenced to 

 decay remove the stalks, and as soon as 

 the foliage commences to turn yellow 

 the supply of water should be gradually 

 reduced and the plants removed to the 

 cellar or placed under the greenhouse 

 stage, where they can remain until fall 

 and then be planted out in the mixed 



early in December, and gradually re- 

 moved towards the end of March. In 

 the border the bulbs do best when 

 planted in October ; they should be 

 planted about four inches in .depth and 

 in groups of five or six, keeping them a 

 few inches apart. Here they can remain 

 for four or five years without being dis- 

 turbed and by that time the bulbs will 

 commence to crowd each other, then 

 they should be carefully taken up, 

 divided and replanted. The bulbs can 

 be purchased in mixed colors or in 



Fig. 1212. — Narcissus Poeticu.s. N. I.ncompar.\bilis Fl. Pi. N. Trijmpkt Major. 



flower border, or the larger ones re- 

 potted for another winter's use inside. 

 For inside use, however, I advise the 

 purchase of a fresh supply yearly, as 

 they can be procured at a reasonable 

 price and the result will be much more 

 satisfactory. 



When grown in the flower border the 

 narcissus should be given an open, 

 sunny situation, and a deep, well 

 enriched soil, and during the winter be 

 heavily mulched with coarse littery 

 manure ; this mulch should be applied 



named varieties, but I consider it advis- 

 able to procure the named sorts as the 

 cost is so little and they always produce 

 the best results. Of the many varieties 

 in cultivation the following are some of 

 the most desirable : 



Orange P/ucnix, or Eggs and Bacon, 

 as it is popularly known, is a very 

 double, showy and distinct variety of N. 

 incomparabilis aurantius. The flowers 

 are of a soft sulphur or nearly pure 

 white with a crimson center. 



N. bicolor Emperor. Entire flower of 



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