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THE GARDENING WORLD . 
September 28, 
1907. 
Daffodi ls t ° h n e Grass. 
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The season is now fast approaching 
when those who intend planting Daffodils 
on the grass must commence operations. 
This is done in a variety of; ways, in¬ 
cluding the use of a planting instrument 
which takes out holes and plants Nar¬ 
cissus bulbs singly. This, of course, cuts 
up the grass, or makes considerable holes 
in it, and if the ground happens to be 
dry, it is a somewhat laborious operation. 
In certain soils, however, it is a con¬ 
venient instrument, and when once the 
bulbs are planted the work is completed. 
Another method of preparing to plant is to 
take off the turf and some of the soil 
when the Daffodil bulbs can be placed in 
groups and then covered up with soil and 
the turf relaid. Those v'ho are about 
to commence operations will have to con¬ 
sider which of these two are most con¬ 
venient for their purpose. No doubt 
there are gardens in which either system 
comes in very handy. When a large 
number have to be planted close together 
to give them a natural and effective ^ap¬ 
pearance, no doubt the quickest method 
of effecting it is to lift the turf and in¬ 
sert the bulbs at the requisite distances. 
When we speak of naturalising Daffo¬ 
dils on the grass, we do not mean that 
beds are made for them in the ordinary 
plan of flower gardening, because after 
the bulbs are planted they spring up 
amongst the grass as they would in a wild 
state. To give them more or less a 
natural appearance they should be 
planted irregularly in dense tufts here, 
straggling away yonder with a few speci¬ 
mens and then merging into another 
clump or bold mass of irregular outline. 
Gardens wiiere trees abound amongst the 
grass furnish highly suitable positions for 
naturalising Daffodils. 
It must be remembered that the leaves 
remain green for a long time after the 
flowers die away, and they must not be 
cut with the notion of making the place 
tidy. It will, therefore, be necessary 
to consider well before planting, because 
turf cannot be kept neat until the leaves 
have performed their functions and begin 
to die away. In looking for a situation, 
therefore, it should be at some distance 
from the dwelling house and where the 
leaves would not be an eye-sore on what 
is usually an orderly kept lawn. How¬ 
ever, the more they are removed from the 
dwelling house and in secluded parts of 
the ground the more natural they will 
appear. 
In villa gardens, the convenience for 
naturalising Daffodils on the grass is less 
than where the gardens are more exten¬ 
sive. Some places, especially under 
trees, could, however, be found for a 
colony of Daffodils which will appear 
effective in their season. Even in the 
smallest garden we have seen attempts 
to naturalise Daffodils on the grass, and 
during April they are handsome enough, 
but are frequently a little too formally 
planted. Attempts should be made to 
have them in irregular clumps or masses 
as if they had grown there. The accom 
panying illustration gives a good idea 0 
what we mean by naturalising Daffodil 
on the grass. * We are indebted t 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, Lon 
don, for the use of the illustration thu 
placed at the service of our readers. 
Lachenalia Nelsoni in Baskets. 
Some writers have named the Lacht 
nalias Cape Cowslips, and although the 
are not particularly like Coswlips, th 
habit is somewhat similar. A large nun 
ber of them have beautifully marke 
leaves, which are quite ornamental eve 
in the absence of flowers. The fori 
above mentioned is a hybrid and one c 
the choicest of its kind, ’the flowers bein 
of a bright golden-yellow and freely prc 
duced. It may be grown in pots, but 
is also admirable in baskets, because th 
latter are nearly always hung up clos 
to the glass, and in that situation th 
plants get more justice than if stood 0 
benches and more or less shaded by otht 
plants. A cool, airy atmosphere is wh. 
they most delight in. Wire baskets ma 
have a covering of moss placed all roun 
inside and then filled up with any ligh 
rich compost, containing leaf mould an 
well decayed cow manure rubbed up fins 
The bulbs may be put into position as th 
soil is being filled in, placing thei 
equally all round the sides of the baskc 
and then filling in the top with bull 
about 3 in. apart. If this basket is su. 
pended in the cool greenhouse near th 
glass the leaves and flower stems wii 
come along slowly and be all the bette 
for it. 
Daffodils on the Grass. 
[/. Veitch and Sons, l\ 
