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NAHCISSIS 



NARCISSUS 



sliiuly. walks, riant ins '" ojicn, bleak, and espocially 

 in windy situations, should he avoidi'tl. Under trees, 

 the bulbs are likely to be short-lived unless they are 

 well supplied with moisture and available food. 



Btiitliiiy. — The dalTOdil lends itself aihnirably to 

 formal bedding work, and it is espeeially attractive 

 when planted in eombiiiation with other bulbous or 

 sprinp-beddinp plants, siieh as Scilla siliirica or Mi/iisd- 

 (i.< scorpioitlis the blue lUnvers of the seillas or niyosotis 

 midving an attractive sromidwork in contrast with tlie 

 golden yellow trumpets of the datTodils. The dalTodil 

 also stands cold weather well and will recuperate after 

 being subjected to a late sprius freeze, showing no 

 apparent sign of injury. 



List of narcissi arranged in order for succcs.tinnni hhni)i- 

 ing in beds, border and garden. 



By careful selection, narcissi may be had in bloom 

 from the early part of .Vj.ril thnnifrh'the month of May. 

 Some allowance must be made for abnornial .seasons, 

 late planting and uncongenial soils. In the following 

 list, arrangement is made according to the order of 

 earliness. The narcissus season in the northern states 

 is .\pril anil May. Species and varieties marked (a) 

 are early flowering; (b) second early; (e) intermediate; 

 (d) late; (e) verj- late. 



Section 1. LAii(,K Tuimi-kt Class. 



(a) Xarcissus Pseudo-Xarcissus (Lent lily). 



minimus tortuosus obviillaris (Tenby 



princcps Clolden Spur daffodilj 



Henry Irving 



(b) Xarcissus Pseudo-Narcissus. 



Horstieldii nmximus Victoria 



King .\lfrr(l 



(c) Narcissus Bulbocodium (the hoop-petticoat daf- 



fodil). 

 Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus. 



Emperor Empress J. B. .M. Canim 



Kugilobus 



(d) Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus. 



Glory of Leiden Madame de Graaff Madame Plemp 



(e) Narcissus Pscudn-Narcissus. 



Grandee 



Section 11. Medium-crowned Class. 

 (b) Narcissus Leedsii. 



amabilis 



Beatriee 



(c) Narcissus Leedsii, Barrii and others. 



Duehfsse de Brabant DuAess of West- Grand Duehess 

 Mrs. Langtry minster White Lady 



C. J. Backhouse Minnie Hunjc Sir Watkin 



.Stella Cynosure 



(d) Narcissus Leedsii, Barrii and others. 



Barrii conspieuus Flora Wilson Barbara Holmes 



Section III. S.vall-ckow.neu Clas.s. 

 (d) Narcissus Burhidgei. 

 fe) Narcissus ■poelicus. 



recun-us King Edward VII ornatus 



fphr-aitant's eye) 

 Patellars 



Section IV. Poeticu.s-Tazetta Class (Poktaz). 

 (A) Narcissus jioelaz. 



Alaacc 

 Ideal 



Aspasia 

 Irene 



Elvira 

 Klondyke 



The forcing of narcissi under glass. (David l.iimsilcn.) 



Of latfi years the forcing of narcis,si unrler glass ha.s 

 as.«iimed immense proportions. Tens of thou.sands of 

 thc«: bulbs are forced annually by many of the larger 



florists' establishments in this country. With few 

 exceptions, these bulbs arc imported, France and Hol- 

 land supplying the major i)art. The earlier species, 

 such as SiirciKniis Psiiidn-Nureissus var. ohndlnris 

 (trumpet). A'. P.-ieudo-Narcissas var. spuriu.-i, (iolden 

 Spiu', and A'. Tazeda var. papi/niceus (paper-white 

 narci.ssus), are received from France and arrive early in 

 August, while the larger im]iortations of the various 

 si)ecies .arc received from Holland the latter part of 

 September. The French bulbs therefore give the earlier 

 bloom. 



When llie bulbs arrive, they shouhl at once be i)laced 

 in the pots or boxes in which they are to be grown. 

 Immediate i)otting is a necessity, as the flowering 

 (luality of a bulb is greatly impaired if it is kept out 

 of the soil any great length of time. This is especially 

 true if the bulb is exposed to the influence of a dry 

 warm ofiice or storeroom. If the bulbs are to be 

 grown for home or conservatory decoration, a pot or 

 pan, preferably (1 to .S inches in diameter, is used, five 

 to nine bulbs being jjlaced in each, according to the 

 size of the bulbs. If grown in boxes for cut-flowers, 

 24 by 12 by 3 inches is a convenient size to handle. 



The soil should be rich and comjiosed of two-thirds 

 good garden loam and one-third leaf-mold or well- 

 decayed stable-manure, with an admixture of sanil 

 sufficient to keep the compost open. The pots shoukl 

 be well drained with crocks or cinders, and the soil 

 pressed firmly around the bulbs, leaving the tips just 

 visible. ,\llow • 2 inch of space between the top of the 

 soil and the top of the pot to insure that the plants are 

 well watered when being forced. When the bulbs are 

 potted they should be placed close together in a cold- 

 pit or frame and given a thorough watering, covering 

 them at once with 5 or 6 inches of screened cinders or 

 sand, which acts as a non-conductor. The object of 

 this is to keep them from drying out, and at the same 

 time to maintain a low temperature w'hich will induce 

 them to develop good root-action. Before removing 

 any bulbs from the coklframe or pit to the forcing- 

 house, it is imperative that they be well rooted, as 

 many of the failures in bulb-forcing are due to disre- 

 gard of this essential precaution. A temperature of 5.5° 

 to 60° F. at night in the forcing-house will be adequate. 

 It will require four to six weeks' forcing to bring the 

 bulbs into flower, depending in a measure on the season 

 and the varieties forced. 



Bulbs of the hardy narcissi which have not been 

 unduly forced, may be planted outside when the ground 

 is in condition in s])ring. These bulbs will yield a dis- 

 play of flowers in the garden the second year after 

 forcing, and continue for years if the conditions are 

 right. 



The following species and varieties are among the 

 most useful for forcing: 



A^. Tazclta var. papyraceus (paper-white narcissus) 

 is the most useful of the florists' narcissi. Its pure white 

 flowers are of great value to the trade. It is one of the 

 easiest to force and the first to appear on the market. 



A^. Psi-wlo-NarcissMs var. Van Sion (double daffodil) 

 is grown both in boxes for cut-flowers, and in bulb- 

 pans and pots to be used for conservatory and home 

 decoration. Not being adapted to early forcing, the 

 first batch of plants should not be brought into the 

 forcing-house before the end of December or early 

 January. 



Narcissus Pscudo-Narcinsiis var. obvaltaris major 

 (Tenby flalTodil), A'. P.^cudo-Narci.'i.sns var. Golden 

 Spur, A^. P.'icudo-Narcisstis var. Princeps, Emperor, 

 Empress, and King Alfred, A', incompnrabilis var. 

 Sir Watkin, A^. Leedsii var. Duchess of Westminster, A^. 

 Barrii var. consjiicuus, N. Jonquilln, N. Tazclta, N. 

 poelicus and A'^. poelicus var. pnlellaris are all desirable 

 forms. I'"or very early forcing, Narcissus Pseudo- 

 Narcissus var. obuallaris, N. Pseiulo-Narcissus ■v'ar. 

 Golden Si)ur, and A'. Tazclta var. papyraceus are most 



