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sharp sand or sandy leaf 

 mould. If the soil is not thus 

 constituted naturally, it will 

 amply reward the planter to 

 thus prepare it. Where it is 

 at all possible, a position 

 should be selected for plant- 

 ing them where they will 

 be shaded by trees or a 

 building, as the flowers on 

 the whole will be larger, and, 

 above all, they will remain 

 in perfection for a greater 

 period, than if planted in an 

 exposed position where they 

 get the full rays of the sun. 

 They should be planted so 

 that the crown of the bulb 

 is three inches below the 

 surface. The jonquils, being 

 much smaller bulbs than the 

 general variety of daffodils, 

 should be planted only two 

 inches under the surface. 

 The foliage should be al- 

 lowed to ripen thoroughly 

 before being removed, after 

 which a top-dressing of loam 

 and thoroughly rotted ma- 

 nure will be found of great 

 advantage. For outdoor 

 planting, special mention 

 should be made of the follow- 

 ing: Ard Righ, Emperor, 

 Horsfieldii, Princeps, 

 Trumpet Major, Incompar- 

 able, Sir Watkin, Maximus, 



The poet's narcissus. (Narcissus poeticus) 



