THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 26, 1908. 
l r ly all Daffodils do best in such a 
station, though nearly all can be grown 
i an ordinary border if manure is kept 
Jay from the bulbs. Ihey are best 
Ranted in the early autumn (August is a 
cxl month), and the top of the bulb 
3j U ld be about 4 inches down, m light 
■ills even deeper. Daffodils do not re¬ 
tire a very rich soil, and if heavy it 
•nuld be lightened by digging in grit 
\ ile a little mortar rubble will be found 
lUda1 ' ' A. C. D. 
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Narcissus 
Emperor. 
Amongst the older Daffodils, few are 
ore generally useful than Emperor, 
hich can be used for bedding purposes 
• pot culture under glass. It is not one 
: the earliest Daffodils, being more of a 
id-season type, but when the flowers do 
.ake their appearance they are massive 
ad satisfying to the most exacting eye m 
ie matter of effectiveness, either in beds 
r pots. Being naturally late, it should 
ot be hard forced with the idea of get- 
no- it into bloom as early as such varie- 
es as N. obvallaris (Tenby Daffodil), 
ienry Irving and others of that class. 
It was one of the earliest of the large 
umpet Daffodils to make its appearance 
1 cultivation, and, of course, being a 
ght yellow, it is classed amongst the 
el low trumpet Daffodils, and> this ma) 
nswer rightly enough for garden pur¬ 
poses, but we suspect that Narcissus bi- 
olor had something to do with the parent- 
ge, judging from the large size and shape 
,f the perianth segments. Anyone can 
ee for oneself that the shape of the seg- 
nents takes after those of N. bicoloi 
ather than N. Pseudonarcissus, or any of 
ts forms or varieties. These segments 
ire of a light yellow, which just serves 
or garden classification to place it 
mongst the yellow trumpet Daffodils, 
i.ut otherwise it would have come amongst 
he bicolors if it had not been for the 
rellow colour of the segments. 
In any case, it is a remarkably vigorous 
Daffodil, and besides the uses to which it 
is generally put, as we have stated above, 
lit may be naturalised on the grass in most 
■gardens with great success. The broad 
leaves also point to N. bicolor as a parent, 
just as in the case of Empress and 
Grandis. The massive appearance of its 
foliage when advancing to the flowering 
stage is in itself an ornament to a garden 
or to the grass in the pleasure ground 
Iwhere it may happen to have been planted 
in quantity. The stems also possess great 
vigour, and this is necessary to support 
the great weight of the massive flower. 
We do not for a moment argue that the 
flowers will be as large when grown on 
grass, especially after a year or two, but 
those who desire to get flowers of the 
largest size can grow it in beds in the 
; usual way and lift it when it becomes 
necessary to plant out the summer flower 
bedding stuff, laying it in soil to ripen off 
gradually. If, after a vear or two, this 
should fail to give flowers of the largest 
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