92 DAFFODILS NARCISSUS 



low growth of alpine plants, hardy mosses or 

 even short fine-leaved grass can carpet their 

 nests, the bulbs seem to last longer; moreover, 

 such a mulch keeps the rain from splashing 

 dirt on to the flowers, and, peeping through 

 the green, they present a picture in the spring 

 far out of the ordinary. 



All those named in the adjoining table are 

 adapted to rock-culture, the special require- 

 ments of each being given in the last column. 



