Jtrtris 22, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



A Storeho 



of P 



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the most 



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14th 



( Revise 

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By T. W. SANDERS. F.LS 



A Book of 466 pages, 



which shows at a 

 glance How any 

 Flower, ' Vegetable, 

 Fruit, Plant, Tree, or 

 Shrub can be grown 

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 



flora (Syn. Achimenei amabilie), whit«, Aug., 2 ft., Mexico; wbrina. yellow and 

 loarlet, Oct., 2 ft., Mexico, 



Nail-wort. — See Paronychia. 



Naked-flowered Azalea 



Rhododendron. 



Naked-flowered Crocus 



(Rhododendron nudiflora). — See 



—See 



Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo).— Ord. Berberidaceae. Half-hardy 



evergreen flowering shrubs. ; , , , v j 



CULTURE: Soil, peat & 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 greenhouse in spring or summer. 



SPECIES CULTIVATED: N. domestioa, white, summer, 4 to 6 ft., leaves as 



assumt 



reddish tint in autumn, Japan. 



Nankeen Lily (Lilium testaceum). 

 Nanodes. — See Epidendrum. 

 Narbonne Flax (Linura narbonense). 



Chinese 



See Lilium. 



See Linum. 



Chalice 



Narcissus (Daffodil; Jonquil; Chinese Sacred Lily; 

 Flower ; Lent Lily).-Ord. Amaryllidaceae. Hardy bulbous perennials. 



Classification : Narcissi are divided into three main sections or 

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

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

 (Dolly-cup or Poet's Narcissi). Group I. have large trumpets; 11.. 



short trumpets or cups; IIL, very short ^^P^ /'"/'^"^P^^f;,. J,'' ,f 

 group belong the following types : Yellow, wkite & yellow (Bicolor) & 

 cream trumpet kinds, Johnstonii, cyclamineus, bulbocodium. Hume , 

 Backhousei. <& tridymus; to second group. incomparabihs Barrii^ 

 Leedsii, montanus. Bernardi. Machai Nelsoni. triandrus J"ncifol us. 

 k odorus; to third group. Burbidgei, Engleheartii, poetious, poet^^^ 

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

 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 from N 

 01 N E. wind! for choice or dwarf kinds. Plant June to Oct Depth 

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

 auart 2 to 6 in. Lift N. bulbocodium in July & replant m Oct.; 

 other kinds every three or four years in July. Do ^^"^ ^^^l^^^f'^f^^ 

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

 heavy soils; ^oz. of sulphate of potash for sandy soils. Apply above 



'^"^t^UE'E^IN'TUR^rMat'^;^^ wide, 3 in. deep. Place 



onebulb 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 

 wel -decayed manure or leaf-mould, one part sand Pot, Aug^ to Nov 

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

 BepiS for planting: Allow apex to just appear above surface of soi . 

 PoStion under cinder ashes outdoors or in frame until growth begins 

 Then remove to greenhouse or window. Water only when growth 

 commen" s ; modfrately afterwards. Apply weak stimulants when 

 flowers ap%ar. TemJ. for forcing. 55^ to 65°. After flowering, 

 pfant buE except those of N. bulbocodium & N. cyclamineus, out- 

 dlwrs Keep soil of the latter dry after flowering. 



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