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Among spring flowering bulbous plants, the narcissus family, which 

 includes daffodils and jonquils, is one of the most important and of world- 

 wide popularity. They may be grown in garden beds, among hardy 

 plants in herbaceous borders or "naturalized" — that is grown as if wild 

 in outlying portions of the lawn or grounds. They thrive in ordinary 

 garden soil, but grow and flower most luxuriantly in deep, moist loam. 

 The depth to plant varies according to the size of the bulb, from three 

 to five inches is about the average and from four to si.x inches apart. 



The narcissus are of longer life than most bulbs. There is a field in 

 New Jersey where the daffodils which once surrounded an old garden 

 have been multiplying and blooming without care for over a hundred 

 years. There are many varieties some fifty or sixty of which are ex- 

 ceptionally good. Among these are: Emperor, Golden Spur, Henry 

 Irving, Empress, Princeps, Victoria, Trincess Ida, Sir Watkins, Stella, 

 Ornatus, Poeticus, Triumph, Van Sion, Campbell, Jonquil and J. M. Camm. 



Hyacinths are popular, both because of their fragrance and beautiful 

 colors, the lavenders, blues, and purples, which are so scarce in other 

 fiowering plants. These should be planted in a deep, well-spaded and 

 loamy soil, about four inches deep and six inches apart. The best effect 

 with these is obtained by planting them in formal beds. 



This list, although very incomplete, serves to remind you that all 

 spring bulbs should be planted before November 15th. If you should only 

 plant a part of these you will be well repaid in the spring of 1914 and for 

 many years to come. 



NEW VARIETIES OF GRAPES. 



Charles B. Camp. 



Cheney, Nebr., Sept. 24, 1913. 

 Mr. J. R. Duncan, Secretary Nebraska State Horticultural Society: 



Dear Sir — In response to your letter of September 17, asking for a 

 description and the breeding of the two new seedling grapes, Adah and 

 Ernest, recognized and recommended by the Nebraska State Horticul- 

 tural Society, September 2, 1913, permit me to say I have been engaged 

 in breeding grapes since 1896, a period of seventeen years. 



I now have permanently set and growing in my vineyard forty 

 varieties of my own growing from crossed seeds. These forty varieties 

 have been fruiting from two to thirteen years. Twelve of them have 

 been recognized and recommended by the Nebraska State Horticultural 

 Society. Only a few of the remaining twenty-eight have been exhibited. 

 I prefer to test them on my own grounds for several years before asking 

 recognition by the society. Only those that prove a valuable addition 

 to our already long list of grapes will be offered for recognition. The 

 grape" named Adah was grown under the John Burr system of propaga- 

 tion of new varieties. A full account of the method is given in my 

 article on Breeding Grapes, Horticultural Report 1906, page 124. 



