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AFFODIL, or NAR- 

 CISSUS. 



The outdoor culture of 

 these will be found in the 

 general instructions for 

 the treatment of bulbs 

 in the open ground (see Bulbs, Culture of}. 

 For indoor or pot culture, it maybe said that 

 some varieties of the narcissus rank only 

 second to the hyacinth for decorative pur- 

 poses, and totally eclipse it in richness of 

 perfume. They require similar culture to 

 the hyacinth (see Hyacinth;. Culture of), 

 and will flower in water, sand, moss, &c., 

 but do best in soil. The Double Roman is 

 the earliest, and may easily be had in flower 

 at Christmas if potted in September. The 



Whii a daffodil I see 

 Hanging down his head t'wards me, 

 Guess I may what I misst be : 

 rst, I shall decline my head ; 

 Secondly, I shall be dead ; 

 Lastly, safely buried." 



IIHRRICK. 



varieties of the daffodil are very numerous, 



POET'S NARCISSUS. 



and seedsmen and florists frequently devote 

 an entire price list to them . A good type of 



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