258 MARIGOLD NARCISSUS PINK. 



bably to their palate what garlic is to a Spaniard. 

 But unfortunately for the plant, being fistular, the 

 snail perforations, resembling those of a flute, admit 

 the air direct to the heart, and death is the conse- 

 quence. Early in spring scoop out the earth around 

 the stems, and with it the slimy people sleeping be- 

 side their banquet. Put a roll of stiff paper round 

 each stem, not tight, and fasten it with a pin; then 

 draw in the earth, leaving the paper two inches 

 higher. The snails do not find their way over. 



Marigold Only to be noticed for this, that the 

 exquisite sorts, African and French, are very fre- 

 quently sown in vain. See conclusion to the list 

 of annuals. 



Narcissus, or Daffodil Of which there are up- 

 wards of thirty varieties, the sweet scented major, 

 minor poeticas of various sorts, polyanthus or many- 

 flowered ; various sorts of yellow, of which the jon- 

 quil, one of the rush-leaved sort, is the sweetest. 

 The fading of the stalks^ indicates the season for 

 gathering the bulbs which being not scaly, but 

 hard, may be dried in the shade and kept till Sep- 

 tember or October. The rushed-leaved sorts seem to 

 like moisture, but that of loam, not clay. In order 

 to have fine flowers the roots must be taken up 

 every two years. Without this care of the finer 

 varieties, the leaves fall down like rank grass, the 

 flowers are few, and the stem weak and sickly. 



Pinks Are much more easily propagated than 

 carnations. It is needless to sow seed except to 

 have plenty of trash. Cuttings or pipings taken 



