NARCISSI, OR DAFFODILS 



If the bulbs are dropped from the hand and planted as they 

 lie, the natural effect of broad clumps will be enhanced. It is 

 not advisable to mingle the varieties when naturalized; confine 

 the planting to groups of the same general character, using trum- 

 pet kinds or small-cupped sorts by themselves, and shade from 

 the whites through bicolors to the all-yellow colors. A point 

 worth noting is that, in general, the sorts nearest to the Poeticus 

 types do best in grass. 



For Pot Culture the Narcissi are the most easily manage- 

 able of all bulbs, if the few necessary requirements are fulfilled, 

 and sorts that do not lend themselves to hard forcing are avoided. 

 An excess of bottom heat at any stage must be guarded against, 

 and plenty of water given when active growth begins. 



Several varieties of Narcissi are inclined to rot if left too long 

 out of the ground, and it is imperative, where this characteristic 

 is noted, to plant as soon as the bulbs are received. All the bulbs 

 I send out are sound and healthy, but I cannot be responsible 

 for decaying bulbs unless notified at once upon their receipt. 



If the border is covered in the fall, 3 to 4 inches of leaves, 

 applied after the ground is frozen, is sufficient. 



The varieties in this list have been selected with the idea of 

 providing not only the very best standard kinds and the better- 

 known novelties, but also the newer and rarer productions of the 

 foreign hybridists, which I can confidently recommend as being 

 the gems among the hundreds developed by these specialists. 



Tbe figure following the name indicates the relative time oj flowering 



ADMIRATION. Poetaz. 3. Perianth sulphur-yellow; sulphur- 

 yellow eye, edged scarlet-red; a beautiful new variety in this 

 class. Height l4 in. 10 bulbs, $2.50; 100 bulbs, $24. 



ALBATROSS. Barrii. 4. Large, flat, white perianth; cup pale 

 citron, with a ribbon edge of bright Indian yellow and beau- 

 tifully frilled brim; a fine, large flower and a good garden va- 

 riety. Height 20 in. 10 bulbs, 70 cts.; 100 bulbs, $6.25. 



ALICE KNIGHTS. White Trumpet. 2. White perianth with 

 slightly twisted petals; creamy white trumpet, slightly recurv- 

 ing and elegant form. A flower of moderate size, but the earliest 

 white Trumpet for outdoors or for pot culture. Height 14 in. 

 Single bulb, 75 cts.; 10 bulbs, $6. 



ALMIRA; syn., KING EDWARD VII. Poeticus. 5. Round, 

 white perianth; cup light yellow, margined deep red. Of vigor- 

 ous habit in the border, and very handsome in pots. Height 

 15 in. 10 bulbs, 50 cts.; 100 bulbs, $4.20; 1,000 bulbs, $38. 



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