b 26 BULLETIN 1270, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
cases of accomplishment in this country, and so far as the British are 
concerned it is those who have been in the work the longest who are 
the most enthusiastic about the possibilities. 
As a suggestion to those who would get their hands in, so to speak, 
on the breeding of daffodils, the following notes on seeding qualities 
of a few varieties which have been observed may be of service. At 
Bellingham. Wash., the following varieties seed well : King Alfred, 
Van Waveren's Giant, Great Warley, Glory of Xoordwijk. Weard&le 
Perfection, Ard Righ, and Obvallaris. Princeps also seeds freely and 
comes mostly true from seed. Emperor, Golden Spur, and Henry 
Irving seed rather sparingly. At Washington, D. C. King Alfred, 
Van Waveren's Giant. Hoboken, Herald, Vanilla, Herrick, Con- 
queror, Crispa, Harbinger, Commandant, Laura, Tresserve, and 
Princeps seed quite freely. Emperor seeds sparingly. 
NATURALIZING VARIETIES 
There are a few notable examples of the naturalizing of daffodils 
in this country. They are mainly on estates in the East, in Tide- 
water, Va.. near Cincinnati, Ohio, and to a less significant extent 
in other sections. In most cases the venture has been for ornament 
and pleasure, although that in Virginia is strictly the commercial 
production of flowers. 
The accumulation of stocks by planting and allowing the fields 
to be overrun with grass for a period of years is a most desirable 
and commendable thing to do, particularly if the product in years to 
come finds its way into commerce again. There are many varieties 
which are susceptible to this sort of handling. The list of these 
includes most varieties which have a very large use in the trade. 
During such handling the bulbs dwindle in size, but they reproduce 
well and seem to regain vigor and healthfulness by the lack of 
handling for a period of years. After this sort of treatment 
they vigorously come up again to merchantable sizes under cultivated 
conditions. This sort of treatment is actually resorted to abroad in 
the maintenance of stocks of some varieties. This suggests what 
may be necessary in this country before we attain the fulfillment 
of our needs in narcissus stocks. 
YIELDS 
To visualize the yield in a narcissus crop is one of the most dif- 
ficult tasks. This is because both the stock planted and that dug 
are so variable in size, and the multiplication must of necessity be in 
numbers of bulbs, for this is the basis on which they are always sold 
or estimated in this country. Any estimate of yield, therefore, must 
presuppose on the part of the reader a large degree of familiarity 
with the stocks. It presupposes that he is able to translate num- 
bers into size and coordinate the two intimately related factors. 
Table 1 gives the actual performance on Whatcom silt-loam soils 
underlain with an impervious clay at Bellingham, Wash. 
In :i Study of this table the reader is reminded that section 1 
relates t<> small bulbs mid section 2 relates to large bulbs. The 
yields shown were obtained on Whatcom silt loams which are not 
adapted to produce either the quality or the quantity obtained on 
