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all, but they do keep the soil cool and moi^ and 

 mo^ cheerily beflowered. The slender hemmed, 

 butterfly blossoms of the Narcissi Poeticus family 

 I would choose to border the dwarf and espalier 

 fruit trees. I would plant not only simple Poeticus 

 but Ornatus, Almira, Poeticus Glory, Poeticus 

 grandiflora and Poeticus poetarum and all the 

 Incomparabilis group of narcissi which includes 

 such beauties as Stella, Gloria Mundi and 

 Star Gleam, also Sir Watkin, Cynosure, Lucifer 

 and the bold and splendid Will Scarlett. Also 

 I would be a little extravagant and plant the 

 daintily feminine Leedsii family of narcissi. 

 Fairy Queen, Queen Snowdrop, Queen of En- 

 gland, Duchess of We^min^er, Lady Faire, 

 White Lady, Evangeline and Angel Face, each 

 one quite as lovely as the other. The Leedsii, like 

 the Incomparabilis family, are all single and they 

 never droop their pretty heads even when their 

 chalice like cups are brimming over with rain. 

 In the dwarf hardy Spring borders with primroses, 

 delicate appearing but very hardy Iceland poppies, 

 bellis (daisies), anemones sylve^ris, the early 

 flowering dwarf white hesperis, blue and white 

 grape hyacinths, hardy candy^tuf t (iberis) , golden 



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