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be at least i; ill : ; i :> .1 . mpidly 



that in flvr . r • ■■ whole 



space. No v;ii-j.i\ -n-i;;.1 Im- . 1 1 -I II I'll, il 1,11 liic bulbs 

 are so crowded that tliey force themselves to the 



In the northern states and Canada plant in Septem- 

 ber, as soon as the bulbs arrive from Europe, or during 

 the month of October, not later; after the end of Octo- 

 ber the bulbs cannot make roots enough before winter 

 to produce good flowers the following spring. As soon 

 as the surface of the soil is frozen, cover with strawy 



Pseiido- 

 quite Ik 

 periantli 



opi 





All tlie I'.icii :ue perfectly hardy, and 



profuse bltt.jiin 1-. ■ ... jL .l/6(( plena odorata, which 

 canuui siMii.l th. Ii.i Sims of our average climate, and 

 whicli Mill. HIS irirlyouly in a cool, wet .season. Most 

 years ili.- ilnwis are formed, but the spathe does not 

 open. .V. j„„i,,„s. with white perianth and reddish 

 purple crown, is the sweetest perfumed and freest 

 bloomer of all Narcissi, and should be in every garden. 

 Its season is the last half of May. Poeticiis ornatus, 

 not so sweet perfumed, but a larger and showier 

 flower, has a perianth of the purest white and an orange 

 crown, in bloom the first half of May. Another very 

 handsome form is biflorus, white, with pale yellow 

 crown, flowers always in pairs, season about the same. 

 The type Biirbidgei an<l its numerous varieties are all 

 desirable, but the above three kinds are the best of the 

 short-crowned section. 



The medium-crowned Narcissi, including A', incom- 

 pambiUs and the hybrids Hani, Leedsi, Emnei, JVel- 

 soni, etc., is the largest of the three sections, many 

 dealers ofl:ering over one hundred varieties. They are 

 all, with the possible exception of N. Hiimri varieties, 

 <iuite hardy and very di-siral.Ic- (.'anli-n flc.wers. iTiany of 



thp 



pre- 



thus or buuch-tUnvcred Narcissus, the best ki 

 of which are the Paper White and the so-called 1 

 Sacred Lily. 

 The larire-flowered sorts may be planted thi 



of bloom can be maint; 



NARTHfiCIUM 



the GrcrL \i.ili. r- 

 phodell. / ' 



perennial 1 



of yellow Hs. Xativ.-s ,if Eu., E. .\ ' 



and Calif. Stem 10 iii.-2 ft. higli : 1 



lines or less wide: fls. on bractcl i- . ' 



linear; perianth of C narrowly lam,., in, -, -1 

 reflexed or spreading in fl., soon erect, persisien 

 mens 6; anthers 2-celled; stigmas small, termin 

 slightly lobed : seeds nmnerous, ascending, with 

 bristle-like tail at each end. 



CBUf6niiram. n:i1:,-r. '^tnn 1 - ft li'-li- >,n = r 



lK-2 li.i. ■ - . ' -i:':- '■ ■ :' ■■ '■ ^ 



A'. L,,,l.u ./,,,.,«..", wl,::, , I, , 

 the Giant Sir Watkin. _, i, n . 

 crown, a magnificent I! 1 

 collection. Other v.i > - 1 1 



doubles in this 'section are il.)iil)l. 

 very free blonniiT. and Sulphur Pha 

 tiful of all double Nivrcissi. 



The large-iT.iH iicl ,,r Trunii)et Ns 

 elegant ami I,. , .t:!,;) ,,r iiI spring 

 nately thev li.i ^ ,r or 



other sectii'.ii-, il,.-in c 



three years' -n .,^^, I, _ , ,,i,~tthe 

 tions of our chmai. , 1,1.1 ,i,iiiv of 

 price now that tlicy ar. m11 \v.,iih 

 dereven if they have t.. 1,. r. i.lant, 

 years. They are divid. ,1 .m., il,,.. 

 low-flowered, in which 11.. |.. 11:11 

 both yellow, though s. .ni. ■ n — . : 

 this group ObvallarN I ; 



are quite hardy, whil, 1, :, , - 

 Trumpet miijur. Trumi , 1 , 

 Countess of .Vim, 1, , ,1 ., \ 

 flowers, bill.. 11! 

 second, and ;; i 



under very i.,. ..rm,!. . ,.i, 1,-. 



group, in whicli i;k ),. naiiili i~ wlii 

 and the trumpet deeii yellow; amoi 

 fieldii. Grandis and Empress are qi 

 beautiful. The best of the primrci 



differently the outside the tropics. Na-n; -'.'< or 



I'l year, except more widely scattered sjici, 1 ,,. : , , ari- 



I The Bicolor ous habit and duratiim. t.ri, ,1 ,, , . ,,,, . _,,ii,i,.us 



pale primrose or pubescent: Ivs. eptire ur \ .u ioii,.]_, I,,ln il or pinnati- 



le whites Hors- sect: fls. usually yellow: petals scarcely clawed, sonie- 



lardy and very times lacking; stamens l-(i: pods short or long; seeds 



crianths is the usually in 1 .scries. w. M. 



