72 DAFFODILS NARCISSUS 



The buried flats or boxes are now to re- 

 main without any further attention, not even 

 watering, until the bulbs are thoroughly 

 rooted, which will require: for the Paper 

 White and early flowering Tazetta varieties 

 from five to six weeks, and for the hardy varie- 

 ties, the trumpets, etc., from ten to twelve 

 weeks. The earlier the normal flowering 

 time of a variety the quicker it roots. 



BRINGING INTO WARMTH 



When the bulbs are well rooted the mulch- 

 ing is removed and the flats taken into a cold 

 shed, cold greenhouse, or pit with a tempera- 

 ture of from 45to 50, and kept there until 

 the foliage has grown somewhat and the buds 

 are well up. From here a few flats are taken 

 at different intervals, when a succession of 

 bloom is desired, into the greenhouse or con- 

 servatory, for flowering. Even here a tem- 

 perature of from 60 to 65 is high enough 

 for the best flowers. The early flowering 

 Tazetta varieties can stand a slightly higher 

 temperature with some loss of substance only ; 

 but the later flowering and hardy varieties 

 will in all probability fail to develop their 



