NARCISSUS or DAFFODILS 
The large trumpet Daffodils, joined by the medium-sized and small members of the 
Narcissus family, make the first large showing of color among spring-flowering bulbs. 
All the exquisite tints from orange-red to golden yellow, sulphur, cream and snowy 
white are represented, with newer sorts of apricot and pinkish tones. Blue-flowering 
bulbs combine well with them. 
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The terms Narcissus and Daffodil are interchangeable, although there exists a ten- 
dency to apply the term Narcissus to the small-flowering groups like Poeticus, Leedsii, 
Barrii and Incomparabilis, while the larger-flowered Trumpet varieties are most fre- 
guently referred to as Daffodils. 
Soil and Its Treatment. Narcissus will thrive in any ordinary garden soil but prefer 
@ deep, rather moist, sandy loam. When the soil is of a dry and sandy nature it 
should be deeply dug, if possible at least a season before planting the bulbs, with 
composted leaves of well-rotted cow manure added and a vegetable or annual crop 
grown on the ground. Before the bulbs are planted, a sprinkling of lime should be 
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