326 COMMON SENSE GARDENS 



Daffodils played upon by the wind is one never to be 

 forgotten. The most tender symphony is produced 

 without sound, as the tops and stems sway mu- 

 sically to the varying whims and inspirations of 

 the breeze, bending now this way, now that, or 

 fluttering uncertainly for a moment before renew- 

 ing their rhythmic undulations. A faint accom- 

 panying murmur of the breeze from the budding 

 trees adds to the almost imperceptible melody. 



Narcissi are much more enjoyable and more 

 beautiful when growing through the grass of a 

 field than planted primly along the borders of 

 the garden, where, to be sure, they are useful and 

 mildly effective for a little colour, but where they 

 present an ultra-formal appearance and suggest the 

 backyards of a city where they can be grown 

 equally well. Some spot may be found surely on 

 a small place where they may be naturalized, on 

 the edge of the lawn, in a clearing in a grove; or 

 where the garden ends and the long, natural grass 

 of a meadow begins ; on a bank or terrace or grassy 

 knoll. If planted in the rough grass the bulbs 

 ripen before the scythe has to be employed and 

 they do not interfere with a crop of hay. They 



