. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 342 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. from the earliest times of which we have records of gardens being kept in this country. As pot plants, too, Narcissi excel, and elsewhere in this volume their adaptabihty to such a purpose will be considered. In border or on rockery, in shrubbery or in woodland, they are alike ornamental, and are fit associates for the finest of spring flowers. What a wealth of beauty may be had even in the first months of the year by planting in the mixed borders the earlier Daffodils, the bright Chionodox
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 342 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. from the earliest times of which we have records of gardens being kept in this country. As pot plants, too, Narcissi excel, and elsewhere in this volume their adaptabihty to such a purpose will be considered. In border or on rockery, in shrubbery or in woodland, they are alike ornamental, and are fit associates for the finest of spring flowers. What a wealth of beauty may be had even in the first months of the year by planting in the mixed borders the earlier Daffodils, the bright Chionodoxas and Scillas, and the Snowdrop ! Individually, how different is each; collectively, what a feast to the eye they present! Those who know the Daffodil in its native haunts long to plant other varieties equally adapted In the borders the bulbs should be planted with no niggard hand, selecting the earliest opportunity for the operation. There is, however, another thing to be remembered : Narcissi must not come in contact with raw manure. Rather should they be planted in quarters from which, say, some earlier crop has been taken, but in a good loam, and sufficiently deep to be out of the reach of ordinary frosts. Some varieties will grow under the shade of trees, and no more effective way exists of displaying the delicate beauties of, say, JV. albicans^ Johnstonii Queen of Spain, Achilles, Von Sion, or J. G. Baker than under lawn trees whose shade is not too intense. Where Narcissi are growing freely in borders or in beds, it is a mistake to disturb them. Fig. 220.—Narcissus Bulbocodium. to grassy slopes and stretches of lawns which are strangers to the gardener's scythe or mowing- machine— at least, until the naturalised plants have com- pleted their growth. Nature leads the way, leaving those who appreciate the truly beautiful and informal to follow in her train. Those who can afford to indulge their tastes thus should dibble in the bulbs in late summer as plentifully as th
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