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be planted between July and October.* They are most 

 effective when boldly grouped, and in situations and soil 

 that suits them increase so fast, that they may be lifted 

 every third or fourth year. 



The Narcissus includes the numerous family of 

 Daffodils, which may be classed into three or four 

 groups : Golden, such as A rd Righ and Emperor, 

 and the dwarf varieties, Nanus, Minor, and Minimus ; 

 Bicolors, as Empress and Horsfieldi, which it is not 

 easy to distinguish ; and the White, Moschatus and 

 Cernuus. Star Daffodil (N. incomparabilis), of which 

 Sir Watkin is the most remarkable, contains fully a 

 hundred kinds. 



In some soils the beautiful Cernuus grows freely, 

 but the grandest and hardiest of all are Emperor, 

 Empress, and Horsfieldi. When dividing a group it is 

 a good plan to replant the best bulbs in some fresh 

 ground and naturalise the remainder on a grassy bank. 



The more delicate kinds, such as Bulbocodium and 

 Tazetta, require a sheltered border and peaty loam. 



The best doubles are Telemonius plenus, Capax, and 

 Double Cernuus. 



There can be no question that a well raised sloping 

 border, 3 or 4 feet high at the back, or a fresh grassy 



* The period of planting must altogether depend on circumstances ; 

 after the bloom is over they should have ample time to grow and 

 mature the bulbs before being stirred, but if the season is wet, and 

 they are allowed to remain late in the ground and then moved, it 

 will be found that the new fibrous roots will have begun their growth, 

 and the result will be to weaken the plant and retard the bloom. 



