Hemerocallis, Queen of May. Bright yellow, early midseason, 
fragrant. 30¢, 4 for $1.00, 25 for $4.00, postpaid. 100 or more at $8.00 
per 100, purchaser to pay express. 
After narcissi have bloomed, the foliage should be allowed to 
remain on thé bulbs until, by the loss of its green color, it shows the 
bulbs have ripened. It is the leaves of a plant that feed it, and their 
removal before they have completed their work weakens the plant. 
Digging, if to be done, may be at once, when the leaves have lost 
their color, or may be delayed until later, but should be done by the 
time fall has definitely arrived. 
Narcissi need not be dug, but may remain undisturbed, for years, 
so long as overcrowding does not prevent their blooming. 
On home grounds, replanting, if possible, should be at once. Early 
planting is advisable, both for better bloom and for better bulbs, with 
larger increase. 
Bulbs should not be allowed to lie in the sun when digging, when 
planting, or at any other time. Storage should be cool, dry, and well 
ventilated. 
Very late planting should be deep, and mulched. If a zero freeze 
should come, and the bulbs be frozen in the ground before new roots 
are well established, the bulbs will be killed. After they have been 
planted a couple of weeks, the need of mulch is over. 
Bulbs like a clean, firm soil, free of trash or litter. There should 
be no manure in the soil with the bulbs. It can be scattered on top 
of the ground above the bulbs. In such a soil my plan is to plant to 
a depth of about four inches to the shoulder of the bulb. Farther 
north, another inch might be better. Any soil good for potatoes and 
onions is good for narcissi. 
Narcissi thrive in full sun and partial shade. The soil should be 
constantly moist, but the bulbs can stand dry soil through the summer, 
while naturally dormant. Planting close to a foundation usually is 
not good, close to a south wall, especially. 
A bushel of cured bulbs weighs right at forty pounds: freshly 
dug, a little more, maybe up to four pounds more. 
