THE BLUE BOOK OF BULBS 



VII. JONQUILS AND THEIR HYBRIDS. 



VIII. TAZETTA AND THEIR HYBRIDS. 



PoETAZ. Hybrids between Poeticus and Polyanthus sorts. 



IX. POETICUS DAFFODILS. All with snowy white peri- 

 anth and flattened yellow crown more or less deeply 

 colored with scarlet or crimson. 



X. DOUBLE DAFFODILS. 



Culture Outdoors. Daff'odils appear to greater advantage 

 and succeed best when grown in partial shade. A position where 

 they can be protected from the midday sun will not only prolong 

 their season of bloom, but will help to retain the bright color of 

 the red- and orange-cupped kinds. In borders, a spot where 

 taller plants provide some shade should be chosen, and if the 

 bulbs have to contend with the roots of moderately vigorous 

 perennials, they seem to thrive all the better. Owing to the 

 varying sizes of different bulbs, it is inadvisable to give an average 

 depth at which they should be planted. A safe and simple rule is 

 to cover the bulbs one and a half times their own depth, measuring 

 from the part near the top, where the bulbs begin to swell into 

 ovoid form, to the base. In light soils the bulbs should be set 

 half an inch deeper. The distance between bulbs should be 3 to 4 

 inches for the smaller sorts, and 5 to 6 inches for the larger ones. 

 Never use stable manure unless it be thoroughly well rotted, and 

 always keep it deep enough not to come in contact with the bulbs. 

 Bone meal is as good a fertilizer as any. 



The Naturalizing of Daffodils in grass is a practice to be 

 recommended, provided the attempt is made with the under- 

 standing that success does not always follow. Certain soils and 

 situations seem unsuited to this style of cultivation, and the 

 beginner should be prepared to waste time and bulbs until the 

 right conditions, and the best varieties for the purpose, are 

 discovered. 



When grown thus, in meadow, orchard or lawn, a position 

 should be given where the foliage can be retained until it has 

 ripened. The turf should be lifted back with a spade, or with a 

 planter made for the purpose, the soil slightly loosened and 

 enriched with a sprinkling of bone meal and wood-ashes, and 

 after the bulbs have been placed in position, the sod should be 

 laid back and made as firm as possible. Planting must be done 

 when the ground is moist but .not sticky. Light soils usually 

 produce the best results. Smaller flowers and slower increase 

 are to be expected from this method of growing Daffodils. 



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