NARCISSUS 



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in baskets. Not everyone 

 would want such a combina- 

 tion, but some individuals 

 think it just right. 



Make three or four plant- 

 ings of bulbs, having the main 

 crop come on during December; 

 if for any reason you have to 

 make use of strong heat in 

 flowering them, by all means 

 bring them in to a cool place as 

 soon as possible. The same 

 holds good with flats partly cut 

 over for Christmas; you can 

 keep them in fine shape for 

 many days in a cool, shaded 

 place, while in a hot house they 

 will soon give out. 



Narcissus Grand Soleil d'Oh 



This is the earliest of the 

 yellow Polyanthus Narcissi, and 

 therefore is highly desirable 

 around Christmas. While red 

 is the color, many of your 



customers will look upon these yellow Narcissi with favor and 

 consider them in a way Spring-like; they require about the 

 same treatment as the Paperwhites, only some years we have 

 to give them a little more heat in order to get them in; other 

 years we have no trouble at all. It is a matter of keeping your 

 eyes open. T^he plants should show color by the tenth of December 

 if you want them in by Christmas; and if by the first of December 

 they appear slow and axe in a 50-deg. house, let them have a higher 

 temperature. 



This sort also will come in handy for baskets around Christmas, 

 its odor being sweet and quite the opposite of that of the Paper- 

 whites. Its easy culture, desirable color, and the fact that it is 

 among the first to flower, make it an important variety, especially 

 for the smaller florist who doesn't wish to tackle some of the larger- 

 flowering sorts. 



Double Roman Narcissi 



I mention this variety because it is a white with double orange 

 center and can be had in flower by Christmas. It is as sweet-scented 

 as Grand Soleil d'Or and fine for cutting. Those who grow Paper- 



Fig. 213. — Narcissus "Yellow Phoe- 

 nix," a fine sort for late forcing, and also 

 good for cutting or to grow -in pans for 

 Easter 



