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 some of the best are N. Emperor, N. obvallaris, N. Empress, 



N. concolor Autocrat, N. Barrii conspicua, N. telamonius 

 single, N. princeps, N. Glory of Leyden, N. Mm. de Graaf, 

 N. Duchess of Westminster, N. P. R. Barr, N. major, N. 

 Frank Miles. The majority of these will do well for twenty 

 years or more after planting without any attention ; a good 

 sized space, varying in size and shape, should be left between 

 each clump, so that nothing looks formal or arranged in lines 

 when the plants are in flower ; there is one disadvantage that 

 arises from growing them on this system, viz., the grass has to 

 be left without cutting until the leaves of the Narcissi have 

 turned yellow, (unless the whole plot happens to be a very 

 small one, when it may be cut with shears), for this reason it 

 is not advisable to attempt this plan too near the mansion, as 

 the untidiness will eventually condemn the scheme. The 

 above plan is much better than planting the bulbs regularly at 

 six inches apart in large plots under trees, where all come 

 into one mass as is done in several public gardens. 

 Another way of growing them is to plant groups in shrubbery 

 borders, the dark coloured foliage in the background will 

 throw out the pale colour of the flowers very prominently, 

 and they will succeed in such places without frequent removals 

 if the shrubs are prevented from growing over them. All 

 delicate and choice varieties such as N. triandrus, N. cycla- 

 mineus, N. bulbocodium, N. cernuus, &c., must be attended 

 to as their various requirements dictate, and are not fit for the 

 positions described above. 



Primula cortusoides Sieboldii. This plant is a native of 

 Japan, but is not so hardy here as P. Japonica ; it requires a 



