26 DAFFODILS — NARCISSUS 



That at least some narcissus will thrive 

 when planted unusually deep was exemplified 

 in a group of old-fashioned double daffodils, 

 growing in the lower end of a hillside border 

 which I had filled in during the fall when the 

 daffodils were dormant and leafless and so for- 

 gotten. But they were not to be smothered 

 with a covering of fifteen inches of soil and 

 surprised us in the spring by blooming with 

 unusual luxuriance, though about two weeks 

 later than usual — and they have continued 

 this performance for several years. 



WHEN TO PLANT 



Plant daffodils at any time between July 

 and November and the earlier the better. The 

 family is an exception to the generality of 

 bulbous plants, and under natural conditions 

 commences making new roots soon after the 

 bulbs ripen, which, according to the eadiness 

 of the variety, is, in the latitude of New York, 

 in June or July. 



The poeticus types and their hybrids are 

 especially resentful of being kept dry and dor- 

 mant. When left in the ground they accept 



