A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



come in contact with manure. To prevent 

 this, the man should have a box of sand, 

 in a handful of which each bulb should 

 be set. Spring flowering bulbs should be 

 planted about four inches deep. 



Poctkus Narcissus and Daffodils, both 

 single and double, do well when natural- 

 ized in grass that need not be cut until 

 the foliage of the bulb has died in June. 

 They also make a very good edging for a 

 border along a walk. 



The single A^an Sion and Emperor Nar- 

 cissus are excellent varieties. The old- 

 fashioned sweet-scented Jonquil and double 

 Van Sion, or Double Yellow Daffodil, are 

 as satisfactory as any of the numerous kinds 

 named in the catalogues. One early spring, 

 the Double Yellow Daffodils were all in 

 bloom on the tenth of April. 



Xarcissi and Daffodils live for generations. 

 I know some double yellow Daffodils grow- 

 ing in my great-grandfatlier's garden, that were 

 planted over seventy years ajo. The place was 



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