28 DAFFODILS — NARCISSUS 



may "hang" midway down, leaving an air 

 space below, which, if not actually detrimen- 

 tal, is certainly not good feeding ground for 

 the young roots. 



The bulbs of varieties too large to go in 

 the holes made by the dibber are best planted 

 with a trowel, by which a hole of proper size 

 and depth is scooped out. After the bulbs 

 are placed — whatever method of making the 

 hole is employed — they are to be covered with 

 soil which if not "sticky damp" should be 

 pressed very firmly, by hand or foot, into con- 

 tact with the bulb. 



PLANTING IN TURF 



Different methods of planting in sod 

 ground are resorted to according to the diffi- 

 culties encountered in making holes to re- 

 ceive the bulbs. 



When the sod is sufficiently moist and soft, 

 the quickest way is to use a spade handle 

 sharpened dibber-like with a cross piece for a 

 foot rest, fastened about 6 inches from the 

 point. Another way is to thrust a spade or 

 digging fork slantingly into the sod and soil, 

 and raising the handle, thus lifting sod and 



