Gardening in Californi 



fill in another three inches of soil, and, on top of this, replace 

 the sod which should be root-trimmed to one inch thick, leaving 

 the lawn level and smooth as before digging. 



When planting groups in the herbaceous or mixed border, 

 if possible give them a partially shaded situation, making the 

 groups of irregular outline and seeing that each group contains 

 one variety only. 



The best soil for the Daffodils is a deep rich brown loam 

 which has been freely manured the previous Spring, and from 

 which a crop of some annual flowers has been gathered. In 

 August, after clearing off the asters, stocks and other Summer- 

 flowering plants, spade the ground over to the depth of at least 

 one foot, leave the ground open for two or three weeks, rake the 

 surface over and plant the Narcissus bulbs from four to six inches 

 deep and from eight to twelve inches apart. 



As soon as the flowering season is over, and the foliage is 

 ripe, which will be shown by the leaves becoming yellow, the 

 bulbs should be dug up and stored away (after removing the 

 dry leaves) in boxes filled with dry soil and kept in a cool dry 

 cellar until September or October, when they should be replanted 

 where they are wanted for effect the following Spring, or, if the 

 space is not required, the bulbs may be left in the ground and will 

 give good results the following season. 



The usual mode of propagation is by offsets which should be 

 separated from the parent bulbs during the dormant season and 

 planted out separately for a year in order that they may grow 

 large enough for flowering. They may also be raised from seeds 

 but the process is a slow one. The seeds should be sown as soon 

 as ripe a quarter of an inch deep in light loamy soil, in pans or 

 boxes; the second year plant out the young bulblets about two 

 inches apart and a quarter of an inch deep in a prepared border. 

 The third year plant them in their flowering quarters as before 

 directed. 



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