ee el COLLECTIONS ae 
If you are not acquainted with the various varieties, and 
would like us to make a selection for you, we are certain that 
you will be pleased with either of the following collections. In 
both, most of the types are included, in early, mid-season and late 
varieties. 
GARDEN COLLECTION: varieties especially good for cutting, 
for borders, clumps among the shrubbery, and general garden 
decoration; all good growers, free-blooming and satisfactory i 
every way. Six (6) each of Mrs. E. H. Krelage, Olympia (Trum- 
pets); Golden Frilled, Anna Croft, Milford Haven (Incomp.); 
Brightling, Nobility (Barrii); Crystal Queen, Hera, Her Grace 
(Leedsii); Thalia (Triandrus); February Gold (Cyclamineus) ; 
Golden Scepter, Jonquilla Simplex, Buttercup (Jonquils); La 
Fiancee, Cheerfulness (Poetaz Hybrids); White Standard (Poeti- 
cus); Twink, and Hollands Glory (Doubles); — a $20.95 (or more) 
value, for 18.50;three (3) of each for 9.75. 
FLOWER SHOW COLLECTION: these are still better varieties, — 
yet reasonably priced, — which should win Blue Ribbons for you 
at your Daffodil and Spring Flower Shows. They are also out- 
standing in the garden, — if you want something better than the 
“other fellow’ has, order this collection. Two (2) each of Sil- 
vanite (Trumpet); and Therapia (Barrii); and six (6) each of 
Diotima, Roxane (Trumpets); Fortune, Damson, Dick Wellband 
(Incomp.); Tredore (Barrii); Tunis, Daisy Schaffer, Silver Sal- 
ver (Leedsii); Trevithian, Golden Perfection (Jonquil Zlybrids); 
Red Guard, Geranium (Poetaz Hybrids); Actaea “(Poeticus); In- 
sulinde, and Mary Copeland (Doubles), —a $33.20 (or more) 
value, for $29.50; one (1) each of Silvanite and Therapia, and 
three (3) each of the others, for $15.50. 
CULTURAL NOTES 
With a few exceptions, Daffodils and Narcissi are perfectly 
hardy, and may be grown in every section of this country, ex- 
cept Florida. 
They are one of the first flowers to bloom in the Spring, and 
continue to bloom year after year, giving an ever increasing 
wealth of bloom. By a careful selection of varieties, you may 
have them in bloom over a period of nearly two months (most 
of March and April, here in Virginia). : 
They are splendid for naturalizing in meadows, on hillsides, 
or in woodland (if the trees are not too thick); for rock gardens, 
for borders along walks, clumps in front of shrubbery, etc. As 
cut flowers they are unexceHed, lasting nearly a week in water, 
and the delightful fragrance, of the Narcissi especially, adds to 
their desirability. 
Daffodils, ete., prefer a sandy loam, but will do well in any 
good garden soil, provided that it is well drained. They should be 
planted in time to make a good root growth before the ground 
freezes, — in the North in September, and farther South, in 
October. The bulbs should be set from 4 to 6 in. deep (or even 
& in., for naturalizing), depending on the size of the bulbs and the 
character of the soil. Large bulb: should be planted deeper than 
small ones, and whatever size you are planting should be deeper 
in sandy soil than in heavy soil. Distances given are to the base 
of the bulb, not the top. If the soil is fertile no fertilizer is re- 
quired, if just average, bone-meal is good at planting time; if 
available, strawy manure makes a good mulch for them; a light 
top-dressing of a good garden fertilizer (preferably organic), 
early in the spring, is also helpful. 
They should not be planted in lawns, or any place where the 
foliage will be cut off before it ripens, as this will weaken the 
bulbs. If you like foliage to use with the flowers when you cut 
them, have a few clumps of some old varieties which you have 
plenty of, especially for this purpose. 
Many red-cupped varieties (Incomp. and Barrii), and those 
with pink, buff and apricot tones (Leedsii) are not at their best 
when allowed to open in the full sun, especially in a warm dry 
season, They should have partial shade, and plenty of meoeist- 
ure; if this cannot be provided in the garden, they shoul] be 
cut (especially for exhibiting) as soon as they start to open, 
and placed in water in a cool dark room. 
The bulbs need not be moved more often than every 3 or 4 
year, — when they begin to get too thick; but may be taken 
up and replanted sooner, if desired. They should be dug soon 
after the tops begin to turn yellow, stored in a cool dry place 
over summer, and then replanted in Sept. or Oct. ‘The bulbs 
should be separated, but do not break them apart unless they 
come easily. 
