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 often cease. The small bulbs should be treated just 



like the hyacinth juniors. 



It is best to make all bulb beds higher in the mid- 

 dle, so the water is easily shed and does not stand 

 to freeze too much in winter. We mulch with ma- 

 nure in December, then cover with litter such as 

 the lopped-off stalks of chrysanthemums and the 

 other perennials. 



Of all the narcissus family my favorite is the 

 Poet's, with/ its pheasant eye. 



One pleasant thing about the narcissi is that they 

 do not positively need redigging so often as other 

 bulbs, yet to obtain greatest florescence I remove those 

 in beds every five years. If they a,re naturalized on 

 the banks of lawn or stream, they should of course 

 remain undisturbed. The imperative thing, as in the 

 case of all other bulbs, is not to cut them down before 

 the foliage is quite yellow which denotes the full ma- 

 turity of the bulb. 



The Paper White narcissus, so popular as a cut 

 flower, is not considered hardy for outdoor culture in 

 cold climates, yet I have succeeded in, growing them 

 in the garden by covering very deep with manure, 

 then putting evergreens over that and placing boards 

 tight together over the boughs. The boards are not 



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