Daffodil - Beautiful spherical flowers of mountain and alpine pastures
, plains, or woods, thriving worthily in most parts of our island; if anywhere, better in the cooler northern parts and in Ireland, though excellent in cool soils in the south. They are to the spring what Roses, Irises, and Lilies are to summer, what Sunflowers and Chrysanthemums are to autumn, and what Hellebores and Aconite are to winter. No good garden should be without the best of the lovely varieties now known. Narcissi vary so much in form, size, color, and in time of flowering, that a most gorgeous spring garden could be made with them alone; provided one had appropriate earth, and a background of fresh turf, shrubs, and trees. The best of the commoner kinds should be planted by the thousand, and, indeed, in many cases this has been done with the best results. On verdant banks, on turfy bosses near the roots of lawn-trees, or in meadows near the house, their effect is wonderful. All the best Narcissi, and virtually all the forms of the yellow and the bicolor Daffodils, may be planted in June, July, or August, in three ways-in the lawn or field, in the beds and borders of the garden, or in 6 or 8-inch pots. Five bulbs should be planted in a pot and covered over with coal-ashes or sand until January, when they may be placed in a sunny frame, pit, or greenhouse, or even in a sunshiny window, and a crop of flowers can be secured earlier than on the open ground.
, plains, or woods, thriving worthily in most parts of our island; if anywhere, better in the cooler northern parts and in Ireland, though excellent in cool soils in the south. They are to the spring what Roses, Irises, and Lilies are to summer, what Sunflowers and Chrysanthemums are to autumn, and what Hellebores and Aconite are to winter. No good garden should be without the best of the lovely varieties now known. Narcissi vary so much in form, size, color, and in time of flowering, that a most gorgeous spring garden could be made with them alone; provided one had appropriate earth, and a background of fresh turf, shrubs, and trees. The best of the commoner kinds should be planted by the thousand, and, indeed, in many cases this has been done with the best results. On verdant banks, on turfy bosses near the roots of lawn-trees, or in meadows near the house, their effect is wonderful. All the best Narcissi, and virtually all the forms of the yellow and the bicolor Daffodils, may be planted in June, July, or August, in three ways-in the lawn or field, in the beds and borders of the garden, or in 6 or 8-inch pots. Five bulbs should be planted in a pot and covered over with coal-ashes or sand until January, when they may be placed in a sunny frame, pit, or greenhouse, or even in a sunshiny window, and a crop of flowers can be secured earlier than on the open ground.
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