acters on floral and seminal differences. Amongst 
those our present plant is his Queltia incompara- 
bilis. We offer no opinion on Mr. Haworth’s ar- 
rangement, never having had time or opportunity 
to enter on such enquiry. 
Although this gay family is admired by all, and 
portions of it grown by all, very little attention is 
bestowed on the detail of the culture of such species 
as are usually tenants of the open garden ; principally 
because they flourish, regardless of care. Notwith- 
standing this fact, it is certain that most of the spe- 
cies of Narcissus will reward additional care. Mr. 
Haworth was a cultivator as well as a scrutinizer 
of the N arcissus. H e says “ The roots require trans- 
plantation once in three or four years, to take off 
their offsets, and to encrease them ; but if they are 
transplanted annually, as in Holland, they form the 
largest, roundest, and finest roots. This may be 
done as soon as their leaves decay in summer, and 
not long after, lest they should form new fibres ; after 
which, transplanting would be very injurious; and 
if they are moved in winter or spring, they are rarely 
able to flower for two or more years afterwards. 
After taking them up, the flowering-sized roots may 
be kept out of the ground dry, like Tulips, a few 
weeks, or more, if desirable; but they are best 
planted late in September, except the very early 
species, which should be planted late in October, 
as by so retarding them, they more easily escape 
from frost, pushing later out of the ground. All 
offsets, and weak bulbs, ought never to be kept out 
at all, because, drying shrivels and greatly weakens 
them.” 
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 2, 215. 
