September 4, 1897 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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Sutton's Narcissi or Daffodils suitable for massing. 
of the Violets and Van der Neer, the former being 
light violet and the latter dark purplish-violet or 
wbat would generally be described as dark purple. 
This does by no means exhaust the list of fine things, 
but they should certainly be included in all collections 
of any extent. The accompanying illustration of 
White Pottebakker, Keizer Kroon, and Proserpine 
was placed at our disposal by Messrs. James Veitch 
& Sons, Ltd. 
DAFFODILS ON THE GRASS. 
Of recent years much attention has been given to 
this delightful phase of outdoor gardening. It is 
well illustrated in some of the London parks, particu¬ 
larly at Regent’s Park and in Kew Gardens. The 
charms of massing Daffodils upon the grass are due 
to several coincidences. When massed upon the 
grass in a careless manner, yet according to a certain 
a glimpse of fresh colonies of Daffodils from different 
coigns of vantage. If in association with water so 
much the better, for they delight in moisture, and the 
planter should always study the beauty of appro¬ 
priateness. The nature poet spoke truly when in his 
wonderings he beheld— 
“ A host of golden Daffodils, 
Beside the lake, beneath the trees, 
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze." 
Forced Lily of the Valley. 
Any Japanese Farmer possessed of ten acres of land 
is looked upon as a monopolist. 
Damsons are very plentiful in many orchards, 
though the larger varieties of Plums are a very thin 
crop in most parts of the country. 
plan, they have a natural appearance and prove most 
effective, even at a distance, when they are made to 
occupy rising ground. Should they pass amoDgst 
and beneath deciduous trees the effect is even 
heightened, especially when the eye can catch 
Being yet spring, the deciduous trees are leafless, 
so that the Daffodils are practically able to complete 
their growth before the shade becomes too dense. 
Daffodils beneath evergreen subjects, could only 
degenerate year by year owing to the relative lack of 
