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THE DELIGHT 
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DAEFODILS 
H. STUART ORTLOPT^ 
T he daffodil is, without a doubt, the 
most popular flower of early spring 
for there is no other manifestation which 
gives us cjuite the same thrill, nor makes us 
feel, as we see it nodding and swaying in 
each passing breeze, that summer is actually 
on its way and that the fierceness of winter 
over. 
Like the other things which delight us 
with their early spring bloom, we have to 
plan for and plant daffodils in the fall of 
the }’ear in order that they may be in their 
jilaces and ready to respond to the first 
warm rains of spring. They may be 
planted as early as it is possible to procure 
them, or as late as we are able to dig in the 
ground, but October is the best possible 
time. Planted then, they are able to make 
sufficient roots to be ready for an early 
start, and not enough top growth to be 
endangered by the winter cold. Election 
Day lias been in the minds of many the 
acme of the bulb planting season. Public 
dutv accomplished early in the day, what 
can be more pleasant than to spend the 
rest of the holiday burying small brown 
bulbs whose glory will be culminated next 
day ? 
Wordsworth has given us a most glowing 
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(Right) Sir Watkins 
is a bold, handsome 
flower with a std- 
phiir yellow peri¬ 
anth and a yellow, 
orange-tinged cup 
In a meadow, 
orchard narcissus 
can be natural¬ 
ized in quantities 
for spring dis¬ 
play 
“White Lady” is 
a L e c d si i—a 
white perianth 
with a small cup 
of pale canary 
