Excerpt from Buist's Bulbs and Seeds, 1921: The Best for Nearly 100 Years The flowers of this class of Narcissus are deliciously sweet scented and are suitable for the window garden and the conserva tory. The bulbs are of the easiest culture, and produce flowers very freely, on long stems bearing from six to a dozen blooms each. The pure white petals and gold cups of some varieties, in contrast with the yellow petals and orange cups of other sorts, are very beautiful. The bulbs are not quite so hardy as other ...
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Excerpt from Buist's Bulbs and Seeds, 1921: The Best for Nearly 100 Years The flowers of this class of Narcissus are deliciously sweet scented and are suitable for the window garden and the conserva tory. The bulbs are of the easiest culture, and produce flowers very freely, on long stems bearing from six to a dozen blooms each. The pure white petals and gold cups of some varieties, in contrast with the yellow petals and orange cups of other sorts, are very beautiful. The bulbs are not quite so hardy as other types of Narcissi, and when grown outdoors in the North Should be given a slight protection. In the South they are hardy. Can be grown in pebbles and water in the same manner as the Chinese Lily. Double Roman. White, with double yellow center; very fragrant. One of the best doubles for house culture. 7 cts. Each, 75 cts. Per doz., per 100. Grand Monarque. Fine, large trusses of white flowers, with primrose cups; very effective. 8 cts. Each, 85 cts. Per doz., per 100. Grand Primo. Cup Citron, perianth pure white; excellent for cutting. 7 cts. Each, 75 cts. Per doz., per 100. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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