IN THE GARDEN BORDER 19 



overlying a pervious subsoil, and in partial 

 shade. Though they will grow and flower, 

 most accommodatingly in any garden soil of 

 average quality, yet they will do far better 

 under more congenial soil conditions. Cir- 

 cumstances do not always permit us to pro- 

 vide these perfect conditions and we have to 

 plan accordingly. 



If there be a choice of several sites, it will 

 be well to plant the different groups sepa- 

 rately; the single yellow and bicolor trumpets 

 in moderately moist but well underdrained 

 loam; the poeticus types in heavier, damper, 

 lower ground (particularly the double gar- 

 denia flowered form, alba plena, which will 

 flower only when grown in heavy damp soil) , 



In warm climates the popular old "Double 

 Daffodil" or Double Van Sion (N. telamo* 

 nlus, var. plenus) also requires a damp moist 

 soil to retain its rich yellow colouring as on a 

 dry light soil in a hot situation it is apt to 

 produce greenish-yellow flowers, and in some 

 cases, even, all-green flowers. 



The drier soils or high ground will answer 

 for the white trumpet daffodils; and the dry, 

 sunny, well-drained hillside or rockery, with 



