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great group which is generally included in the genus nar- 

 cissus there is available a wonderful array of flowers which 

 will easily grow in-doors: the daffodils, the jonquils, the 

 star-flower or chalice-flower, and the Paper-white Narcissus 

 are the more important types of these. The bulbs of good 

 varieties of all these flowers may be obtained of the florists 



Twelve Bulbs of Chinese Lily Narcissus. 



early in the autumn at comparatively little expense. As a 

 rule, they may be bought much more cheaply by the hundred 

 than by the dozen, so it may be worth while to form a club of 

 your friends to take advantage of this fact. 



When the bulbs arrive they should either be planted at 

 once or stored in a cool, damp cellar where they will not dry 

 out. They may be planted in almost any kind of receptacle, 

 although for school garden purposes nothing is so satisfactory 

 as the paper flower-pots. In the case of most bulbs, one may 



