Hardy Plants from a Hardy Climate 
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Xarcissus bicolor Grandee. (See page C.) 
DAFFODILS, or NARCISSI 
Early-flowering, bulbous plants, coining before 
the tulips and after the crocus. One of the most 
important groups ; fine for cutting, and of easy cul¬ 
ture. Though any good garden soil suits, they pre¬ 
fer a rather stiff, deep soil, and if the situation is 
such that they are shaded from the sun a portion (a 
third or half) of the time, so much the better. They 
do well among shrubbery. To get the best results, 
they should be set in August or September, so as to 
make a good root-growth before winter. When late 
setting is done, the best results are postponed until 
the second season. 
