
mean that later plantings, depending upon the weather, are 
apt to be a failure, but it is just not giving them the best 
chance. 
Most plantings of Narcissi: improve from year to year, 
require little or no care and do as well in dense shade as in 
full sun. In the woods they can be left to themselves, in the 
orchard or meadow the grass should not be cut, until the 
foliage of the Narcissi has browned completely. For this 
reason plantings of Narcissi in lawns are not advisable. 
A particularly beneficial fertilizer for Narcissi consists of 
2 lbs. of muriate of potash and 2 lbs. of acid phosphate per 
100 square feet or 300 bulbs and for stimulation of growth and 
intensifying of color | lb. of nitrate of soda applied in early 
Spring will do wonders. 
The cultural directions given above are for the Eastern 
States only; write us for advice for your locality. 
Besides using Narcissi for naturalizing in the woods, along 
the brook or around the lake, they definitely have a place in 
the herbaceous border, where planted in clumps of 6 to 12 
bulbs, in the foreground, preferably staggered, they give the 
badly needed color in Spring, combined with Botanical Tulips, 
particularly Fosteriana, Muscari Heavenly Blue, Mertensia 
Virginica and Myosotis. 
Groups of Narcissi in front of evergreens, amongst Pachy- 
sandra or Myrtle are quite effective. In shady spots, hardy 
Ferns in many varieties, make an ideal combination. 

