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basal rot well advanced is almost positively 

 indicated. In such a case do not hesitate, take 

 no risks, but destroy the bulb at once; and 

 destroy means "burn." 



The disease is favoured by heavy wet soils, 

 highly manured soils and cold seasons. The 

 remedy is to replant the bulbs in drier, 

 warmer, higher ground, or in raised and bet- 

 ter drained beds. 



Fortunately all sections of the family are 

 not equally liable to the disease and those 

 most subject to basal rot are the white trum- 

 pet varieties; it sometimes attacks the Leed- 

 sii, jonquil and Tazetta groups, but only 

 rarely does it attack any others. 



THE NARCISSUS FLY 



I am very glad to say that I have had no 

 personal acquaintance with the narcissus fly 

 (Merodon equestris). Indeed it does not 

 seem to have done much, if any, damage in 

 the United States. Possibly our winters are 

 too cold for the fly which hails from southern 

 chmes. In England and Holland, however, 

 this pest seems to have become acclimated 

 and is doing considerable havoc among the 



