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Geranium) which was supported by a background 

 of Ferns that had begun to stray out of the dark 

 depths of the woods towards the warmer shadows 

 of the lawn. 



The cheapest Narcissi to use are the medium 

 trumpet varieties that may be obtained in mixture 

 from a dollar and fifteen cents to a dollar and a 

 half a hundred. But the gratification that one ex- 

 periences from planting some of the named varieties 

 of marked characteristics and colours is out of all 

 proportion to the extra expenditure. The best 

 Narcissi are: 



BARRI CONSPICUUS; primrose, stained orange 

 scarlet. 



BICOLOR EMPRESS; white perianth, yellow trum- 

 pet. 



EMPRESS; very large; rich golden yellow. 



GOLDEN SPUR; large yellow trumpet, deep yel- 

 low petals. 



INCOMPARABILIS CYNOSURE; sulphur petals and 

 cup, stained with deep orange-red. 



SIR WATKIN (Welsh Chalice Flower) ; very large; 

 sulphur cup, orange petals. 



PRINCEPS (Irish Daffodil) ; primrose and yellow. 



