58 DAFFODILS — NARCISSUS 



the temperature should not exceed 60" and 

 the atmosphere should be fairly moist. In a 

 higher temperature and dry air, the flowers 

 sooner wither. 



AFTER FLOWERING 



Bulbs that have been forced into flower in 

 the winter are usually thrown away, especially 

 the cheaper sorts; still if the variety is choice, 

 or prized, the plants may be saved. This is 

 accomplished by growing them on in a cooler 

 temperature until the foliage has ripened — 

 about six weeks after blooming — then turn 

 the pots on their sides, withhold water, and in 

 another month remove the bulbs from the soil, 

 cutting off dead leaves and roots, and store in 

 a cool place until the time to plant in the gar- 

 den in July or August. In a year or two such 

 bulbs will have recuperated sufficiently to be 

 again forced, but they cannot be forced two 

 years in succession. 



VARIETIES FOR Vi^INTER FLOVi^ERING 



Practically all types and varieties of narcis- 

 sus, daffodil, jonquil, etc., may be successfully 



