140 BULBS AND THEIR CULTIVATION. 



Narcissus. In the genus Narcissus we have most 

 beautiful subjects for pot culture in the cold house. Apart 

 from the wealth of lovely varieties now in cultivation, 

 there are several of the species that particularly commend 

 themselves for pot culture. The Hoop Petticoat Daffodil 

 (N. Bulbocodium) and its varieties; Cyclamen-flowered 

 Daffodil (N. cyclamineus); Miniature Daffodil (N. mini- 

 mus), growing three inches high only; and the Angel's 

 Tears Daffodil (N. triandrus albus), are exceedingly in- 

 teresting species, growing only six inches high, which will 

 well repay for culture in the cold house. The Jonquils, 

 again, are also pretty kinds for a similar purpose. For 

 names of other sorts see selections on p. 175. 



The Miniature Daffodil (N. minimus) does best in a 

 shallow pan, 4in. deep and 6in. to Sin. wide. N. cycla- 

 mineus, triandrus, Bulbocodium, and juncifolius may also 

 be grown in similar pans. In the case of minimus, plant 

 the bulbs an inch apart, and the others two inches apart. 

 The other kinds may be grown in 5in. or 6in. pots, placing 

 five of the small bulbs in a 5in. or three or four of the 

 larger ones in a Gin. pot. In all cases plant the bulbs 

 so that their tips just show through the soil. Kinds like 

 Bulbocodium, cyclamineus, triandrus, juncifolius, and 

 minimus should be planted in August or early September ; 

 the others in September or early October; and the Poly- 

 anthus kinds in August. For the Bulbocodium, minimus, 

 cyclamineus, and triandrus type the compost should con- 

 sist of two parts sandy loam, one part of leaf-mould, and 

 one of coarse sand. For the others use a similar compost, 

 but substituting well-decayed manure for the leaf-mould. 

 Press the compost firmly in the pots. The kinds advised 

 for pans should be plunged to the rims in fibre refuse in 

 a cold frame ; the rest covered with fibre refuse and left 

 thus till growth begins. Directly the growths are an inch 

 or so high in the pans remove the pans to the cold house, 

 placing them on a shelf near the glass. The others, too, 

 may be brought into the house by degrees when their 



