July 20, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



A Storehouse of P 



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14th 



(Revise 

 Edition 



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



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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GARDENING. 



flora (Sjn. Achimenes amabilis), white, Auff.^ 3 (t., 

 scarlet, Oct., 2 ft., Mexico. 



Nsiil-wort. — See Paronychia. 



Naked-flowered Azalea 



Rhododendron. 



Naked-flowered Crocus 



exioo; cebrina, yellow and 



(Rhododendron nudiflora). 



—See 



See Linum. 



Chalice 



^red Crocus (Crocus 



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



evergreen flowering shrubs. 



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. domestica. white, summer, 4 to 5 ft., learea assumt 

 reddish tint in autumn, Japan. 



Nankeen Lily (Lilium testaceum). — See Liliu 

 Nanodes. — See Epidendrum. 



Narbonne Flax (Linum narbonense).- 



arciSSUS (Daffodil; Jonquil; Chinese Sacred Lily; 

 Flower; Lent Lily).— Ord, Amaryllidaceae. Hardy bulbous perennials. 



Classification: Narcissi are divided into three main sections or 

 groups, viz.: 1. Magni-Coronati (Trumpet Daffodils). II. Medio-Coro- 

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

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

 short trumpets or cups; III., very short cups or trumpets. To first 

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

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

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

 Leedsii, montanus, Bernard!, Machai Nelsoni, triandrus, juncitolms, 

 k 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 



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

 xx^anure must be applied. Position, partially or quite shady beds or 

 borders facing N. or N.E. for robust kinds; rockeries sheltered from N 

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

 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 & 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 bone 

 „eavy soils; ^oz. 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., 

 nlacinff 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 



remove to greenhouse or window. Water only when growth 

 commences; moderately afterwards. Apply weak stimulants when 

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

 nlant bul\)8, except those of N. bulbocodium & N. cyclamineus, out- 

 doors Keep soil of the latter dry after flowering. 



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