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Gardening for Amateurs 



Three Hyacinth bulbs potted in 6-inch pot. 



Four Tulips potted in 6-inch pot. 



Five Daffodil bulbs in 6-inch pot. 



Gesneriana, crimson, blue- 

 black base ; White Swan ; 

 Gold Cup ; Inglescombe Pink ; 

 and Inglescombe Scarlet. 

 Darwin : Clara Butt, pink ; 

 Farncombe Sanders, rose- 

 scarlet ; Pride of Haarlem, 

 rose-crimson ; Rev. Ewbank, 

 mauve ; The Sultan, black ; 

 White Queen ; and William 

 Pitt, scarlet. 



Narcissus. Narcissi 

 or Daffodils are among the 

 cheapest bulbs to purchase, 

 and the easiest to grow in 

 pots. Commencing with the 

 Paper White Narcissi in 

 December, it is quite easy 

 to maintain a succession of 

 flowers until the end of April 

 in the greenhouse and win- 

 dow. Pot up the bulbs dur- 

 ing September and October 

 (it is even worth while pot- 

 ting the Paper Whites in 

 August, if the bulbs can be 

 obtained then). Cover the 

 small bulbs with soil, but 

 only about two-thirds cover 

 the large bulbs. It depends 

 on the size of the bulbs how 

 many one can accommodate 

 in a pot ; the average is 

 three or four in a 5-inch pot 

 and five or six in a 6-inch 

 pot. With the dainty minia- 

 ture Daffodils it is different. 

 Six to twelve may be placed 

 in 4- and 5-inch pots. It is 

 quite worth while purchasing 

 a few pans for these, they 

 are like ordinary flower pots 

 except that they are only 

 half as deep. When required 

 in fair numbers for cutting 

 it is a good plan to grow 

 Daffodils in shallow boxes. 

 Throughout their growth, 

 from a week after their 

 removal from the ashes until 

 the colour of the flowers is 

 seen, Daffodils must have 

 abundance of light or the 



