CHAPTER III 



Flowering Daffodils in Winter 



Important factors — The best soil and its preparation — 

 Getting bulbs early — How to order — August planting — 

 Pots and potting — Pans or pots — What plunging does — 

 The ash packing — Danger from heat — Importance of 

 good roots — Forcing into bloom — What to do. after 

 flowering — Varieties. 



It is an easy matter to grow narcissus in 

 the house and have some varieties flower by 

 Christmas, and from that time both narcissus 

 and daffodils may be brought into flower in 

 increasing variety and quantity until spring. 



The growing plants need occupy no space 

 in the window garden, or conservatory, ex- 

 cepting while in bud and blooming, and their 

 flowering period may be hastened or retarded 

 at pleasure to keep up the succession. For 

 earliest blooms the earlier flowering varieties 

 of the Tazetta group are grown, particularly 

 Paper White and Double Roman; these are 

 often in flower even earlier than Christmas. 



Successful winter flowering is dependent 

 upon four factors : 



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