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Among these are Oranjeboven, of a pale coral color, some of the 

 lavenders and violets, Enchantress, King of the Blues, Schotel, 

 Grand Maitre and Adelaide Ristori and Yellow Hammer for 

 pale yellows. For white hyacinths I have no fancy, but those 

 above mentioned will always charm: the violet group among 

 yellow daffodils; the coral-colored one below the flowers of the 

 paler Japanese quince. 



With daffodils we enter the poetic walks of spring; modesty, 

 grace, beauty — all figure in these flowers. But to choose is 

 difficult. Numbers of beauties are listed everywhere; therefore, 

 to name a few of one's own favorites is the practical thing. 

 White Lady, a delicious Leedsii daffodil; Ariadne, cream-white 

 throughout, and swayed by every lightest air; Mme. de Graff, 

 a noble white trumpet-daffodil; Barrii conspicuus, primrose- 

 yellow with a cup of orange-scarlet — all these I commend for 

 the little garden's variety in May. Prices change, but at this 

 writing these are some of the least expensive of daffodils. King 

 Alfred's glorious yellow color, its tall and splendid flower, occurs 

 to me here, but its cost is still very high, its behavior as to 

 flowering a bit uncertain. 



The thing to remember about the daffodil tribe, especially in 

 the little garden, is, never let them bloom alone. Give them the 

 company of other flowers. Let the blues of Mertensia virginica, 

 of Myosoiis, — Royal Blue or Perfection, — mingle with their 

 yellows. Sow the seed of late Myosotis in July for the forget- 

 me-nots' pale blue among the creamy flowers of Ariadne and 

 White Lady; carpet the ground before your daffodils with single 

 or double Arahis or rock-cress, or with pansies. As for the 

 Arahis, its flowers will have departed before the daffodil ar- 

 rives, but the gray green of arabis foliage will enhance the 

 charm of the tall straight flowers of daffodil above it. The use 

 of daffodils with other flowers is a large part of this subject. 



