Gardening for Amateurs 



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foliage becomes weak and attenuated. Most 

 Narcissi and Daffodils may be grown in 

 pots, but some are more suitable than 

 others. The following are a 

 selection of the best : 



The Polyanthus or Bunch 

 Narcissi are notable for the 

 strong fragrance of the flowers. 

 For flowering in December 

 and January choose Paper 

 White, Double Roman, Snow- 

 flake and Scilly Isles White. 

 For February and March, 

 Bathurst, yellow ; Gloriosa, 

 white, orange cup ; Grand 

 Monarque, white, pale yellow 

 cup ; Jaune Supreme, yellow, 

 orange cup ; Soleil d'Or, yel- 

 low ; and White Perfection. 



A number of hybrid sorts 

 have been obtained by cross- 

 ing the Polyanthus Narcissi 

 with the Pheasant's Eye, or 

 Poet's Narcissi, and they 

 promise to be valuable for 

 the cold greenhouse and win- 

 dow. They are fragrant with 

 rather larger flowers than the 

 Bunch Narcissi. Six of the 

 best sorts are Aspasia, Elvira, 

 Ideal, Irene, Klondyke, and 

 Triumph. 



Ten of the best, and inex- 

 pensive, Trumpet Daffodils for 

 pots are Golden Spur, obval- 

 laris, Emperor, Empress, Vic- 

 toria, Horsfieldii, princeps, 

 Madame de Graaff, Mrs. 

 Thompson, and Telamonius 

 p 1 e n u s. Good chalice-cup 

 Narcissi are: Autocrat, 

 Beauty, Frank Miles, Queen 

 Bess, Sir Watkin, and Stella 

 superba. The double sorts 

 known as Butter and Eggs, 

 Eggs and Bacon, and Codlins 

 and Cream are also favourites. 



Other charming sorts are 

 Duchess of Westminster, 

 Minnie Hume, Mrs. Langtry, Barrii con- 

 spicuus, Orphee, John Bain, poeticus 

 ornatus, and praecox grandiflorus. Among 

 miniature Daffodils for small pots and pans 



are Bulbocodium (Hoop Petticoat Daffodil), 

 cyclamineus, minimus, minor, nanus, tri- 

 andrus albus, and juncifolius. 



Bunch-flowered Narcissus Elvira. 



Grocus. The dainty flowers of the Crocus 

 are delightful in pots in the cool or cold 

 greenhouse and sunny windows. Artificial 

 warmth to hasten their flowering is neither 



