58 DAFFODILS NARCISSUS 



the temperature should not exceed 60 and 

 the atmosphere should be fairly moist. In a 

 higher temperature and dry air, the flowers 

 sooner wither. 



AFTER FLOWERING 



Bulbs that have been forced into flower in 

 the winter are usually thrown away, especially 

 the cheaper sorts; still if the variety is choice, 

 or prized, the plants may be saved. This is 

 accomplished by growing them on in a cooler 

 temperature until the foliage has ripened 

 about six weeks after blooming then turn 

 the pots on their sides, withhold water, and in 

 another month remove the bulbs from the soil, 

 cutting off dead leaves and roots, and store in 

 a cool place until the time to plant in the gar- 

 den in July or August. In a year or two such 

 bulbs will have recuperated sufficiently to be 

 again forced, but they cannot be forced two 

 years in succession. 



VARIETIES FOR WINTER FLOWERING 



Practically all types and varieties of narcis- 

 sus, daffodil, jonquil, etc., may be successfully 



