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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



March 9, 1912 



A Storehouse of P 



Info 



th 



most concise form 



14th 



(Revised) 

 Edition. 



By T. W. SANDERS, F.L.S. 



SPECIMEN PAGE. 



A Book of 466 pages, 



which shows at a 

 glance How any 

 Flower, Vegetable, 

 Fruit, Plant, Tree, or 

 Shrub can be grown 

 with ease and success. 



'A valuable book of 

 reference in a handy 

 form, conveying in a 

 nutshell all that the 

 Amateur Gardener needs 

 to know about Plants 

 and Flowers of every 

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Aug., 2 ft., Mexico; wbrina, yellow and 



(Ehododendron nudiflora) —See 



—See 



Ord. Berberidacese, Half-hardy 



See Linum. 



Chalice 



flora (Syn. Achimenes amabilis). white, 

 scarlet, Oct.. 2 ft., Mexico. 



Nail-wort,— See Paronycliia. 



Naked-flowered Azalea 



Ehododendron. 



Naked-flowered Crocus 



Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo). 



Tu'LT^RrS ptt'^ loam. Position, sheltered beds or borders 

 in mild districts only. Plant in May or Sept. Propagate by cuttings 

 inserted in sandy peat in a warm g^^^,^.^^^"^^"^^^^^^ 'I™as8um. 



SPECIES CULTIVATED : N. domestica, white, summer, 4 to 3 ft., leaves assum* 

 reddish tint in autumn, Japan. 



Nankeen Lily (Lilium testaceum).— See Lilium. 

 NanodeS. — See Epidendrum. 

 Narbonne Flax (Linum narbonense). 

 arciSSUS (Daffodil; Jonquil; Chinese Sacred Lily; 

 Flower; Lent Lilyj.-Ord. Amaryllidacese. Hardy bulbous perennials 

 Ciassification : Narcissi are divided into three main sec^ons or 

 groups, viz.: L Magni-Coronati (Trumpet Daffodils). II. Medio-Coro- 

 nati (Chalice-cupped Daffodils or Star Narcissi). III. Parvi-Coronati 

 (Dolly-cup or PoeVs Narcissi). Group I. have large trumpets; 11., 



short trumpets or cups; IIL, very short ^^V^, ^^^''I^'^^^J^, I 

 group belong the following types : Yellow, white & yellow (Bic^or), & 

 cream trumpet kinds, Johnstonii, cyclamineus, bulbocodium, Humei, 

 Backhousei, & tridymus; to second group, mcomparabihs, ;Barru, 

 Leedsii, montanus, Bernardi, Machai Nelsoni, triandrus, juncifolius, 

 & odorus; to third group, Burbidgei, Engleheartii, poeticus, poetaz 

 tazetta or polyanthus, biflorus, and jonquilla. The name Daffodil 

 usually applies to kinds with long trumpets. 



OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, ordinary for common kinds; sandy 

 loam for N. bulbocodium & vars. ; peaty soil for N. cyclamineus.^ No 

 manure must be applied. Position, partially or quite shady beds or 

 borders facing N. or N.E. for robust kinds; rockeries sheltered Irom I^. 

 or N E. winds for choice or dwarf kinds. Plant, June to Oct. Deptu 

 for planting, 3 to 4 in. on heavy soils; 6 in. on light soils. Distance 

 apart, 2 to 6 in. Lift N. bulbocodium in July k replant in Oct.; 

 other kinds every three or four years in July. Do not remove foliage 

 until quite dead. Manures : 4 oz. of basic slag or 4 oz. of bonemeal tor 

 heavy soils; ioz. of sulphate of potash for sandy soils. Apply above 

 quantities per square yard before planting. 



CULTURE IN TURF : Make holes 2 to 3 in. wide, 3 in. deep. Place 

 one bulb in each & cover with soil & turf. Plant, July to Oct. Grass 

 must not be cut until leaves turn yellow. 



INDOOR CULTURE: Compost, two parts fibrous loam, one part 

 well-decayed manure or leaf-mould, one part sand. Pot, Aug. to Nov., 

 placing 3 large, 6 medium-sized, or 12 small bulbs in a 5-in. pot. 

 Depth for planting: Allow apex to just appear above surface of soil. 

 Position, under cinder ashes outdoors or in frame until growth begins, 

 then remove to greenhouse or window. Water only when growth 

 commences; moderately afterwards. Apply weak stimulants when 

 flowers appear. Temp, for forcing, 55^ to 65^. After flowering, 

 plant bulbs, except those of N. bulbocodium & N. cyclamineus, out- 

 doors. Keep soil of the latter dry after flowering, 



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