NARCISSI • DAFFODILS • JONQUILS 
OUTDOOR CULTURE OF DAFFODILS 
Daffodils thrive in any good garden soil, preferably deep well- 
drained loam. Deep preparation of the soil is necessary, and old 
rotted manure or compost may be worked in 16 to 18 inches below 
the surface, so as not to come in direct contact with the bulbs, tresh 
manure should never be used. 
Plant in the early fall, September and October. The more vigor- 
ous, larger varieties may be planted as late as December, but earl} 
planting is best. 
In medium soils, cover the bulbs about twice their depth, and a 
little deeper in the lighter soils. The average for most sorts is four to 
five inches from the top of the bulb. Set the bulbs at a uniform depth, 
otherwise they may flower irregularly. 
NATURALIZING 
Daffodils planted in clusters in the foreground of shrubbery, or 
sown broadcast through woodlands, along hillsides, or in meadows, 
and planted where they fall, give a most pleasing natural effect. 
They will increase in beauty and number without special care, and 
become permanently established. 
CULTURE OF 
DAFFODILS 
IN POTS OR BOXES 
Daffodils should be potted in October 
or November in good garden soil. 
The old pots should be washed and 
allowed to dry before using. New pots 
should be soaked. Provide drainage by 
placing pieces of charcoal or fragments 
of pots over the drainage hole. 
During the period when the bulbs are 
rooting, they should be kept in a cool 
place—buried in a sheltered spot in the 
garden — placed in a coldframe with 
some protection—or placed in a cool 
room in the cellar where the tempera¬ 
ture is under 45. Keep uniformly moist—not 
wet—and in a semi-dark position. 
After ten or twelve weeks they may be re¬ 
moved indoors for flowering. Select the earliest 
varieties first, thus extending the flowering 
season. 
Do not bring them into a warm tempera¬ 
ture. 50 to 60 degrees is best at first. Do 
not give any bottom heat. Later when the 
flower buds are well advanced, the tempera¬ 
ture may be increased to not more than 65 
degrees. 
Robert Sydenham 
THOUSANDS VISIT OUR DISPLAY 
Our outdoor Tulip and Daffodil display is visited by thousands 
of people each spring during the month of May. Holland bulb 
growers have pronounced it the most practical and instructive 
planting in America. 
NARCISSI • DAFFODILS • JONQUILS — DAVID J. SCOTT, CORFU, N. Y. 
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