THE WELL-CONSIDERED GARDEN 



and not only a great grower of the daffodil, but 

 an accomplished writer and authority on the sub- 

 ject, as well as one in constant demand as a judge 

 at the English and Continental daffodil shows. 

 No possessors of this book need to waste time 

 or money in the purchase of a poor variety of 

 daffodil, if they consult Mr. Jacobs's chapter, 

 "Varieties for Garden Beds and Borders." For 

 prices of these, if one has at hand Barr & Sons' daf- 

 fodil list (to be had for the asking), which Mr. 

 Jacobs calls unique in its position in the daffodil 

 world, there should be no mistake made by the 

 gardener who would make an excursion into the 

 wondrous world of yellow, cream, lemon, and 

 orange flowers. Perianth and trumpet become 

 terms of intensest interest, and I can testify from 

 a short experience that once the daffodil catches 

 the attention of the amateur gardener he never 

 lets go. Indeed, his hold grows ever stronger 

 with successive Mays. 



Two other Englishmen, novelists of repute, 

 have given us their gardening experiences in de- 

 lightfully written volumes. Mr. Rider Haggard's 

 "A Gardener's Year" makes charming reading, 

 but is a trifle orchidaceous for one who, like my- 

 self, has not yet dared to "let go" in that direc- 



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