Hardy Exotic Plants for Naturalization, iii 



Hardy bulb ; 4 to 6 inches ; lilac purple ; very early 

 spring. — In short grass not mown till rather late in the 

 season, in warm, sunny spots where its early-flowering 

 habit may be encouraged. 



The common yellow and blue Crocuses, C. aureus and 

 C. vernus may be naturalized with facility in grassy spots, 

 as may the Scotch Crocus, C. biflorus, and indeed most 

 of the other species. 



THE DAFFODIL FAMILY. 



Yellow Sternbergia. Sternbergia lutea. Southern 

 Europe. Bulb j 6 to 9 inches ; yellow ; late in summer ; 

 division. — Bare places or low banks, well exposed to the 

 sun, in gravelly and dry soil. 



Atamaseo LUy. Zephyranthes Atamasco. North 

 America. Bulb ; 6 to 9 inches ; white ; early summer ; 

 division or seed. — Low banks and rocky places, or here 

 and there amidst very dwarf shrubs. 



Hoop-petticoat DaflFodil. Narcissus Bulbocodium. 

 Southern Europe. Bulb; 6 inches; yellow; spring; 

 division. — Low sunny banks and slopes, near pleasure- 

 ground walks. 



Two-coloured. DaflFodil. Narcissus bicolor. Southern 

 Europe. Bulb ; i foot ; white and yellow ; early sum- 

 mer ; division. — In grassy places near wood-walks. 



Peerless Daflfodil. Narcissus incomparabilis. Por- 

 tugal. Bulb ; I foot ; yellow ; early summer ; division.— 

 On banks or slopes, in glades, or almost any position in 

 any soil. 

 . Great DafiFodil. Narcissus major. Spain. Bulb; 



