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amples, are often called chalice-flowers or Star Narcissi; 

 the large-crowned, of which the Emperor and the Trumpet 

 Major varieties are examples, are the true daffodils. Of 

 the latter there are various double sorts, which, however, 

 are less beautiful than the more simple single varieties. 



In the latitude of New York City, the daffodils blos- 

 som out of doors in April, and continue well through 

 May. There is much variation in the earliness of different 

 varieties, so that by judicious planting one can greatly 

 lengthen the blossoming period. When protected by a cold- 

 frame from wind and rain, the flowers develop in finer con- 

 dition, a result which may also be obtained by cutting the 

 stalks just before they come into bloom and placing them in 

 flower-jars in-doors. The stalks absorb the water and de- 

 velop splendid flowers, which are very welcome in the home 

 at this early season. For holding such blossoms, a few 

 rather small, more or less cylindrical jars are especially de- 

 sirable, the coloring being in neutral tones of green, gray, or 

 blue, and there being no elaborate decoration. For in these, 

 as in all receptacles for flowers, we should bear in mind that 

 they are to serve to hold objects of beauty rather than to be 

 in themselves the centre of attraction. 



Trumpet Daffodils 



In many respects the true daffodils, by which, as already 

 indicated, is meant the large-crowned or trumpet varieties of 

 narcissus, are the most satisfactory ones to grow. The 

 blossoms are large, beautiful in form and color, and easily 

 grown either out of doors or in the house. Many of the 

 larger forms are as easily forced in water as the hyacinths, 

 and they are particularly attractive when so grown. 



