82 DAFFODILS — NARCISSUS 



It is the collective view of the mass that at- 

 tracts and not a close analysis of the indi- 

 vidual flowers. 



The naturaliser should make his plantings 

 simulate nature's distribution of plants. Do 

 not plant bulbs evenly over the field, in serried 

 ranks, but take double handfuls of the bulbs 

 and, as it were, scoop them out over the sur- 

 face of the ground in irregular masses, plant- 

 ing them where they fall, dense in one place, 

 thin in another. Scattered in this way, they 

 grow with a natural effect which is little dis- 

 tinguishable from the handiwork of Nature 

 herself. 



COLONIZING IN MEADOWS 



In the meadows of England the Double 

 Van Sion, or A'^. telamonius var. plenus, covers 

 acre upon acre. 



Colonies may be established wherever there 

 is a bit of grassland that need not be mown 

 before the end of June, for narcissus leaves 

 must not be cut before the bulbs are thorough- 

 ly ripe if flowers are desired the next season. 

 The charm of a mass of daffodils in flower is 

 often enhanced when it is opened to our view 



