NARCISSUS NASTURTIUM 



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Narcissus 



Narcissus may be forced into flower through the winter, 

 as described under Bulbs. The most popular for winter 

 bloom is the "Chinese Sacred Lily." This 

 grows in water without any soil whatever. 

 Secure a bowl or glass dish, about three times 

 the size of the bulb; put some pretty stones 

 in the bottom ; set in the bulb and build up 

 around it with stones so as to hold it stiff when 

 the leaves have grown ; tuck two or three small 

 pieces of charcoal among the stones to keep 

 the water sweet, then fill up the dish with 

 water and add a little every few days, as it 

 evaporates. Set the dish in a warm, light 

 place. In about six weeks 

 the fragrant, fine white flow 

 ers will fill the room with perfume. 



Nasturtiums (Tropceolums) are 

 both dwarf and climbing. The Dwarf 

 Nasturtiums make one of the most showy 

 second-row plants for the border. The 

 colors of the flowers have a wide range 

 and the plants bloom profusely. It is 

 not, however, the plant in flower that is 

 the greatest consideration, but the flowers 

 themselves as cut-flowers. No flower 

 makes a finer display in vase or bowl 

 than these rich colors, all harmonizing 

 well and lighting up a room as very few 

 of the common easily grown flowers do. 

 The same maybe said of the tall-growing 

 Nasturtiums, although the flowers of 

 these form part of their effectiveness 

 as screen vines. Few climbers make a 

 more rapid growth, and none are better 

 adapted to hide unsightly objects in our 

 Nasturtium yards or gardens. 



