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jAio'cVvav V jiiiici fill i/ix is ;i iiati\'e nf Spain and the 

 siiutli of Frauec. Il bears a o'enoral D'csenililaiK/c to tlie 

 jonquil, from wliich, however, it differs in I he erown lieiii" 

 half as 1(ino- as the divisions. 



To enltivate this pvett\' thino- is easy enonjjh, and 

 perhaps the chief jmint is tn talce care that its sniallness 

 does nol )(^ad to its destruction. Wlierever it is, a laljel 

 sfiould mark it ; then wlien the leaves die down there will 

 be less risk of the disfnrliance of its roots. As a rocker\- 

 plant it is [)erfeet, and a sheltered nook, with a soil of a (lr\ 

 saud_y nature, will suit it well. But it is best treated as a 

 jjot-plant, and when the Howers are ])ast and the leaves are 

 dying' down, the pots should lie put ujion a di-y shelf in the 

 greenhouse, and there remain until the bulbs are once more 

 inclined to g-row, then they should be cai'efully picked over 

 and re-potted in fresh soil. ]l is in some eases advisable 

 to keep such little things for two seasons in the same ])ots 

 undistuil)ed, giving them water in their ]iroper growing- 

 season, and keeping them dry in their resting season. 



The basket daffodil (Corbnlnrin) in its common birm 

 is a lovelj' llower, of a rich lemon-yellow colour. This 

 species offers several varieties, the most interesting of 

 which is the one called uionnpli ijJIk^ wdiieh usuall)- has but 

 oui' leaf accompanying each of its white Howers. The 

 finest of the yellow forms is that known as ciiiisp'icua . 



The trumpet daffodil (NarciHSnH jjxrinlii-ihiri-n.^n.x) is 

 the best known of all of the liright family, and of great 

 importance as a garden Hower. The \'arielics have liold 

 yellow crowns, or trumpets, but in miiHrJiat ii-\ \\^' have a 

 flower of a piale sulphur, which changes to a pure white, 

 and in the hi color section then' is a white perianth and a 

 yellow crown. The following varieties of the trumpet 



