PLANTING BULBS IN GRASS 



A, bulbs; B, opening through turf. Bulbs 

 six inches apart. 



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Be that as it may, it is an old and much-loved flower. The 

 crown is a mere orange rim, hence the name "pheasant's eye" 

 which is often applied to it. The bunch-flowered or Polyanthus 

 Narcissi (Narcissus Tazetta) are also Small-Crowns, and are late 

 bloomers when grown out of doors, 

 but they are almost exclusively culti- 

 vated under glass, where two varieties, 

 Paper White and Double Roman, flower 

 early. 



The Daffodil lover does not get 

 out of his difficulty about classification 

 as soon as he has learned about the 

 three Crown sections, because when he opens the books and 

 catalogues he reads of such groups as Burbidgei, Leedsii, Humei, 

 and Barrii. These are hybrids, and take their names from the 

 hybridists who have produced them. Hybridisation is still going 

 on actively, and it may end in so complete a breaking up of 



group distinctions that a totally new 

 system of classification will be called 

 for. 



Let us leave that thorny subject, 

 and find pleasure in the reflection that 

 if the multiplication of hybrids is likely 

 to worry classifiers, it will at all events 

 be good for garden-lovers, because it 

 will give them more beautiful varieties 

 with which to work. Fortunately, the Daffodil is an easily 

 grown plant. It will thrive in most soils, but luxuriates in a 

 deep, cool, substantial medium. It may be used in beds, borders, 

 woodland and grass with equal effect. The bulbs may be planted 

 double their depth in September, October, or November. If the 

 soil is fertile increase will be rapid and propagation may be 

 effected by dividing the clumps. 



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NARCISSI IN BOXES 



A, drainage ; B, compost ; C, bulbs ; 

 D, empty inverted box. 



