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attached to the main bulb as to cause 

 anxiety on the part of the amateur as 

 to why they do r.ot flower. This is al- 

 together on account of the numerous 

 bulblets, and may be easily i-emedied by 

 taking the bulbs up and separating the 

 larger bulbs, planting them where they 

 are required to flower, the smaller bulbs 

 to be planted in another portion of tlie 

 garden, where they should remain until 

 large enough to bloom. The Narcissiis 

 Poeticus is, perhaps, the only vai-iety 

 tiiat propagates so very rapidly. The 

 other varieties are not quite so free. 

 Narcissus Van Sion, or Yellow Daffo- 

 dil, is also commonly known as the 

 Dafly-down-dilly. There are two vari- 

 eties of them, double and single, the 

 single variety not so much grown as 

 the flower, though as fragrant, does not 

 remain in bloom as long, and hence is 

 not so well adapted for general use ; 

 the double, on the contrary, possesses 

 so many greater advantages that it is 

 always seen in our own gardens, and 

 the beautiful yellow bloom coming at a 

 season of the year when flowers in the 

 open air are so scarce, makes it a flower 

 to be I'ecognized by all lovers of bul- 

 bous roots. Of late years the Double 

 Narcissus Van Sion has been exten- 

 sively^ grown by florists, tending to 

 make it suitable for forcing, but I 

 would not recommend this kind for any 

 person not having the advantage of 

 bottom, because as soon as they are 

 brought to the light, they should be 

 placed on bottom heat, otherwise it will 

 take an indefinite period to flower them 

 in the oixlinary^ way for house culture. 

 I might add they are ti'eated in the 

 same way as Hyacinths are, when 

 required to be grown for the conserva- 

 tory. Narcissus albus plenus odoratus, 

 or Double Poeticus, a variety exceed- 

 ingly handsome, but suitable only for 

 open air culture, should be treated 

 similar to that of the other varieties. 

 Narcissus, Orange Flivsnix, commonly 



known as " Butter and Eggs," is a very- 

 beautiful double variety, suitable only 

 for open air culture. Other varieties 

 I will speak about in next issue of the 

 Horticulturist. 



TORONTO FLOWER SHOW. 



B. LAWSOX, TORONTO. 



Visitors to the Queen city, from the 

 rural districts, as well as those fjom 

 cities in the United States, frequently 

 comment on the absence of floral decora- 

 tions about the houses of the wealthy^ 

 residents. This need no longer be a 

 matter for surprise, after witnessing the 

 poor display made by the Toronto Hor- 

 ticultui-al society on the 20th and 21st 

 July. The competitors were few in 

 number, indeed had three names beeii 

 left out, there would scarcely have been 

 a competition. It may^ safely be said 

 that Sir D. Macpherson, Collier Bros., 

 and Mr. Paxton made the exhibition. 

 This was from no fault of the directoi's, 

 as far as the prize list was concei-ned. 

 but must be attributed to the apathy of 

 the residents of Toronto and neighbor- 

 hood, who evidently are not great loveis 

 of flowers, and sadly want a James 

 Vick. to settle among and educate them 

 to love the beautiful flowers. 



Of foliage plants there decidedly was 

 the best display, especially in the Be- 

 gonia classes. Coleuses were fairly well 

 represented, but we did not notice any- 

 thing new. Geraniums were good, and 

 one or two new varieties were exhibited, 

 but there was nothing very striking. 

 Of Lilies a good show might have been 

 expected, especially when we take into 

 consideration their popularity and num- 

 ber of varieties. Only two pots of well 

 grown Lilium Auratum represented the 

 Lily. A single pot of Amai-yllis stood 

 forth in all itsglory. The Rose, the Queen 

 of Flowers, was conspicuous by- its ab- 

 sence, with the exception of a few cut 

 blooms, and those were nothing to boast 

 of. There was a nice display of cut 



