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onous, is one of the chief eliarms of tliis group 

 of hardy bulbs. The yellow, like rays of sun- 

 shine sifted through green foliage, is especially 

 welcome in the early spring. E^r formal bed- 

 ding, however, tulips and hyacinths should be 

 relied upon and the daffodils omitted. The lat- 

 ter may be planted any time between August 



Erytlironiuin 



Poet's Narcissus 



and November and the earlier they are set the 

 better; they make roots earlier in the autumn 

 than most of the other spring-blooming bulbs 

 and on this account demand earlier planting. 

 The poeticus types especially require early 

 planting for they begin to throw out their new 

 roots almost before the old have withered. 



