86 DAFFODILS — NARCISSUS 



ceptionally congenial situations, while others 

 are set in spots absolutely uncongenial and 

 consequently die. 



HOW TO PLANT BULBS IN TURF 



The bulbs are most quickly planted when 

 the ground is soft after a rain. I then use a 

 spade handle, sharpened dibber-like. A cross 

 piece, mortised in and securely bolted about 

 eight inches from the point, serves as a foot 

 rest to assist in thrusting the dibber in the 

 earth. Working the handle a little enlarges 

 the hole at the bottom large enough to re- 

 ceive the base of the bulb which should be 

 about six inches below the surface. After 

 dropping in a bulb, fill in with a handful of 

 soil. The bulb will thus have a covering of 

 soil three to four inches deep. 



Another method that is quite expeditious 

 and satisfactory is called "notch planting." 

 A sloping cut is made with a spade, the turf 

 and soil being pried up and held by a man 

 while a boy places two or three bulbs in the 

 cleft. The turf is then tramped back firmly. 

 The bulbs in this style of planting lie inclined 



