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sweet-scented. These roots are sometimes kept out of the 

 ground until spring, and then planted in the flower-borders, 

 but they should be preserved carefully in sand or dry mould. 

 Lilium Japonicunij of which there are two varieties, produce 

 several stalks at once, yielding very showy flowers. One of 

 the varieties is blue-flowered, and the other produces flowers 

 of the purest white. 



NARCISSUS. 



The species and varieties of this plant are numerous. The 

 Incomparable is perfectly hardy, and produces its flowers in 

 April, which are called by some pasche, or paus flowers, by 

 others, butter and eggs ; perhaps because their bright yellow 

 petals are surrounded with large white ones. Some persons 

 dislike the smell of these, and it is said that the odor has a 

 pernicious eftect upon the nerves ; but the white fragrant 

 double, as well as the Roman, and Polyanthus Narcissus, 

 are free from this objection, being of a very grateful and agree- 

 able smell. Some of these are justly held in great esteem for 

 their earliness, as well as for their varied colors. The Grand 

 Monarque de France^ the Belle Legoise^ and some others, have 

 white flowers with yellow cups. The Glorieux has a yellow 

 ground, with orange-colored cups ; besides these are some white 

 and citron colored, as the Luna, and others entirely white, as 

 the Heine Blanche and Morgenster. All these varieties are 

 very suitable either for the parlor or green-house, and may be 

 planted in pots, from October to December, from two to three 

 inches deep. The double Roman Narcissus are very sweet- 

 scented ; if these be planted in pots, or put into bulb-glasses in 

 the month of October, they will flower in January and Febru- 

 ary. 



Polyanthus Narcissus are more delicate than Hyacinths or 



