200 YARD AND GAEDEN 



Leedsii, Mrs. Langtry, with flowers of a pale 

 creamy yellow borne freely and excellent for 

 cutting, is at the head. The two best varieties 

 of the fragrant poet's narcissus are the well- 

 known poet's narcissus itself, sometimes called 

 pheasant 's-eye, and N. poeticus ornatus which 

 blooms earlier. The most important of the 

 double daffodils are the Van Sion and Sulphur 

 Phoenix. 



HYACINTHS 



Hyacinths are not difficult to raise when good 

 bulbs are obtained. They should be planted at 

 least four inches deep and on a cushion of clean 

 sand. They are more susceptible to injury 

 from frost than other bulbs planted in the fall 

 and should on this account be more heavily cov- 

 ered during the winter. Many planters pur- 

 chase the bedding varieties, but if the largest 

 spikes of bloom and most perfect flowers are 

 desired it is better to obtain only "named" va- 

 rieties which, though they are more expensive, 

 produce a far more satisfactory display in the 

 spring than the cheaper varieties. The planter 

 must not expect from a hyacinth bulb the second 

 season the same fine flowers it produced the 

 first. The spikes, are smaller and the bells are 

 not so numerous. On this account many grow- 



