SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 
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DAFFODILS, continued 
not thrive quite as well in sun as in 
shade. Excellent results can be had 
by planting Daffodils in groups 
among shrubs or hardy perennials. 
Watering. Daffodils like much 
water when growing. If the ground 
is kept almost wet until after bloom- 
ing time, they will be all the better. 
Some varieties will grow well on the 
banks of streams or ponds. 
When to Dig. If the leaves are 
cut from Daffodils while they are 
still green it injures the bulbs. 
After they have flowered they 
should be left alone for from six 
to eight weeks, when the leaves will 
turn yellow. They arc then ripe 
enough to dig, if it is desired to 
plant other bulbs in the same space. 
When dug they should first be well 
dried in a cool, airy place, and then 
stored in a dry place until time to 
replant comes. 
I consider the long lines of 
Daffodils that we so often find along 
paths in gardens a bad garden mis- 
take. It necessitates having a 
ragged border for too long a period 
after flowering. — It is much better Narcissus, Empress (see below) 
to plant the bulbs in bold groups at 
least 4 feet from the edge, as that would allow room for plants which will make the 
garden interesting before Daffodil time, and which can easily be so arranged as to grow- 
up and conceal the dying foliage as it ripens and the bare ground later. A good arrange- 
ment is a bright border of aubrictias which flower all winter, with such plants as arabis 
and pansies back of them, and good groups of strong perennials still further back and 
interspersed among the masses of Daffodils. 
NARCISSI, DAFFODILS, JONQUILS 
The difference between Daffodils, Narcissi and Jonquils is this: Narcissus is the 
botanical name of all of the plants of this group, whether they have large flowers with 
trumpets like Emperor and Golden Spur, small flowers like the Poeticus, or two or 
more flowers on a stem as in the Jonquils, the Chinese Lilies and their European sisters. 
All are Narcissi, alike. A Daffodil is a Narcissus with a single flower on a stem, whether 
with large or small trumpet; Jonquils are Narcissi with two or three shallow, cupped 
flowers of a pleasing yellow, and quite fragrant. The Jonquil comes from juncus, or 
rushes, because the leaves resemble that plant. Polyanthus Narcissi are all of the sorts 
which, like the Chinese Sacred Lily, have the flowers in bunches. The Polyanthus 
class is the most common of the family, and probably the most variable; they are 
not so hardy as the others, and need a little more attention — but they are worth iL. 
Daffodils with Long Trumpets 
These are the great favorites among Daffodils, and arc grown in immense numbers, 
both in the garden and pots. All arc fine as cut-flowers, and the first to come into flower 
is Golden Spur, the yellow Daffodil, a rich, solid yellow. Later comes Emperor, with a 
much larger flower, in a lighter but very pleasing yellow; while Empress (sec picture, 
above) is in two colors, the trumpet being yellow, perianth white. Victoria resembles 
Empress, but is made pleasingly distinct by a broader trumpet; Grandis flowers after 
the others are all gone, and is much like Empress, but a paler yellow. All are among 
the flowers best worth growing, and at the same price for good bulbs — 5 cts. each, 50 cts. 
per doz., $3 per 100. 
Of Emperor, Empress and Golden Spur I have smaller bulbs, also solid and sure to 
