68 DAFFODILS — NARCISSUS 



manure water the strength of brown tea may 

 be used, but I prefer the soluble plant food 

 tablets on sale at the seed stores. They are 

 dean, odourless and quickly dissolved in warm 

 water. Dissolve one tablet to a gallon of 

 water and give each pot a tablespoonful of 

 this solution once a week. 



All hardy varieties previously recom- 

 mended for pot culture, and all of the half- 

 hardy polyanthus varieties, may be grown in 

 fibre or moss and water — preference being 

 given to the early and mid-season flowering 

 kinds. 



Some English amateurs have been most 

 successful with the method. A report of a daf- 

 fodil show at Bideford states: "Especially 

 noticeable were Mrs. Hobhouse's six trum- 

 pet daffodils, grown in moss fibre — Golden 

 Spur, Empress, Mrs. Thompson, Victoria, 

 princeps, and albicans. These were a mass 

 of bloom, containing over loo fully-devel- 

 oped flowers, size and quality leaving noth- 

 ing to be desired, while the foliage was per- 

 fect. The best pot of daffodils in the show, 

 and which deservedly won the silver medal, 

 was grown by Miss Farrington, and had 



