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BETTER FRUIT 



May 



of a five-inch pot of three bulbs. Thej' 

 are rather expensive as yet, but to any- 

 one aflfording them they are well worth 

 their cost. 



The Chalice Cupped or Star Narcissi 

 are the daintiest and most charming of 

 all types. To this class belong the 

 Incomparabilis. Barrii and Leedsii forms, 

 all splendid garden varieties that also 

 grow perfectly in pots. 



The Giant Sir Watkin is one of the 

 most popular, growing well under all 

 conditions and naturalizing readily; has 

 immense long stemmed flowers of a 

 pleasing light yellow, large dark cup, 

 tinted orange. Incomparabilis Simplex, 

 Barrii Conspicuous, Queen of England, 

 all are dainty and beautiful, grow well 

 and are easily obtained. The Double 

 Incomparabilis, or rose flowered types, 

 Silver Phoenix, pale, creamy primrose, 

 large and full, and the Orange Phoenix, 

 double white with orange center, are 

 sweet scented, very beautiful and attract- 

 ive; medium early. 



In planting daffodils shun symmetrical 

 lines or formal designs. Large group- 



NARCISSUS GR.VND MONAROUE 

 Polyantlius Type 



ings of irregular outline give most satis- 

 factory effects. In planting for natur- 

 alizing the popular way is to throw the 

 bulbs over the ground by handfuls and 

 plant them where they fall. 



Daffodils should be planted in the 

 early fall if possible, but plantings as 

 late as Christmas will give excellent 

 results. The depth to plant is about 

 twice the depth of the bulb. This gives 



JONQUIL CAMPERNELLE 



a covering of two to four inches of soil. 

 Any good garden soil which has not 

 recently been manured will give satis- 

 factory flowers, but a deep moist loam is 

 best. If the ground is dry or sandy it 

 should be dug deeply, well manured and 

 an annual, such as potatoes, grown the 

 year previous. If your soil is light and 

 you do not want to take off a crop before 

 planting, give a light dressing of lime to 

 the surface and work in a layer of well 

 rotted manure a foot below, so as to be 

 out of reach of the bulbs. This layer is 

 to hold the moisture, not as a fertilizer. 

 The best fertilizer is ground bone. This 

 can be used with safety. On poor sandy 

 soil a little sulphate of potash, three- 

 quarters of an ounce to the square yard, 

 will improve the color of the flower and 

 retain the moisture. The Poeticus varie- 

 ties and the Double Von Sion, (Tele- 

 monius Plenus) prefer a moist location. 

 The single trumpets and the yellow 

 hybrids grow best on a moderately moist 

 soil, while the white trumpet sorts and 

 white hybrids succeed best on a cool, 

 moderately dry soil. 



Popular types of narcissi other than 

 daffodils are the Polyanthus, or cluster 

 flowered, of which the "Paper White" is 

 the best known, growing in either water 

 or soil, used extensively by florists. A 

 number of fine Polyanthus varieties are 

 obtainable for outdoor planting, such as 

 the Grand Monarque, white with lemon 

 cup; the Pearl, pure white; Soliel d'Or, 

 rich yellow with orange cup. 



The Poeticus, Pheasant's Eye and 

 Ornatus, and the double Alba Plena 

 Odorato are very desirable and dis- 

 tinctive, being among the most beautiful 

 and lasting of narcissi. There is also 

 the new type, a cross of the Poeticus 

 and Polyanthus, known as the Poetaz 

 Narcissi, a magnificent class, of which 

 the varieties Elvira, a superb white 

 flower with broad petals of great sub- 



stance, yellow cup with scarlet edge, and 

 the sulphur yellow Irene, of beautiful 

 form with fluted petals, are the two 

 best examples. The individual flowers 

 approach the Poeticus in size and are 

 borne in clusters. They are very vigor- 

 ous and free blooming. 



One bulb we should always grow is 

 the Jonquil, single Campernelle, one of 

 the most charming and sweet scented of 

 the later bloomers, and is also one of 

 the cheapest of bulbs, but, notwithstand- 

 ing its cheapness, nothing is more beau- 

 tiful or satisfactory. 



There are many hundreds of narcissi 

 and daffodils, but the varieties noted will 

 give a sufficient and satisfactory assort- 

 ment to choose from for a beginning, 

 and the individual will soon select his 

 favorites, and can then indulge with- 

 out limitations other than his time and 

 pocket-book. 



The season for planting daffodils is 

 from early fall until mid-winter, gener- 

 ally the earlier the better, and you should 

 early secure catalogues from reliable 

 firms, Western ones if you live in the 

 West, and make your own selections, 

 always remembering that expensive nov- 

 elties are of more value to collectors, 

 and that some varieties, being cheap, 

 does not necessarily mean they are 

 inferior. Therefore, content yourself 

 with the better known dependable kinds. 

 You will be encouraged by their success, 

 and will learn to appreciate and care 

 for them. 



But for your own enlightenment and 

 to make your flowers and garden more 



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interesting and valuable, always plant 

 named varieties, and mark them plainly; 

 avoid mixtures and cheap collections. 

 They are made to sell, not to grow, and 

 are generally immature, inferior bulbs, 

 dear at any price, no matter how 

 attractive the offer. 



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