THE PRODUCTION OF NABCISSUS BULBS 
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more friable loam soils. In comparison with this. Table 2 shows the 
behavior of poorer planting stocks on Lvnclen sandy loam sod land 
planted to daffodils following tnlips which were planted the first year 
after the sod was broken. These stocks were grown by Howard 
Houser. who planted the culls left on the shelves after the Depart- 
ment of Agriculture had finished its plantings. 
Table 1. — Yields of small and large stocks of narcissus bulbs on '\Yhatco?n silt- 
loam soils at Bellingham, Wash., in the years stated 
Name of variety 
Size 
planted 
(centi- 
meters) 
Total number of bulbs 
planted 
Turn off 
in 1921 
1919 
1921 
Sec. 1.— Small bulbs: 
Ard High.. 
6 to 8 
7 to 8 
6 to 10 
7 to 10 
6 to 10 
8 to 12 
6 to 8 
6 to 8 
6 to 10 
6 to 10 
6 to 10 
6 to 10 
6 to 8 
8 
6 to 8 
7 to 12 
6 to 8 
6 to 10 
6 to 10 
7 to 10 
6 to 8 
6 to 8 
6 to 10 
6 to 8 
6 
6 
6 to 8 
8 to 10 
7 to 10 
3,045 
903 
4,326 
174 
28,112 
2,728 
1,477 
896 
5,059 
1, 897 
1,603 
6,102 
1, 255 
714 
3,437 
132 
2,751 
2,905 
1,428 
8,197 
3,976 
5,503 
2,801 
3,815 
4,620 
3,885 
1,274 
8,127 
5,880 
3,031 
490 
6,086 
482 
10, 676 
2,276 
917 
1,043 
2,474 
1,208 
1,189 
4,809 
1,358 
658 
1,897 
197 
2, 247 
2,644 
1,329 
5,924 
3,388 
3,927 
1,996 
4,004 
4,690 
12,285 
847 
2,852 
1,850 
1,600 
Beauty 
Conspicuus i 
1,000 
4,640 
Elvira 
Emperor 
22, 310 
2,090 
Figaro .... .... ... 
1,435 
1,000 
3,600 
1,060 
Do 
Horsfieldii 
J. B. M. Camm 
J. C. Backhouse 
John Bain 
King Alfred.. 
2,100 
4,400 
1,200 
1,200 
2,510 
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"K"ing nf thfi N^Th^rlands 
2,750 
Madame de Graaff . . 
3,250 
M. M. de Graaff 
1,200 
Madame Plemp 
6,944 
Minnift Hume 
2,565 
4,810 
Mrs. Morland Crosfield . 
2,260 
Obvallaris 
mat us .. . . 
2.510 
3,850 
20, 820 
P. R. Barr ' 
1,000 
Sulphur Phoenix 3 .. 
4,500 
Victoria 4 
6,000 
Name of variety 
Number of bulbs planted 6 
Turn off 
1918 
1920 1922 
in 1922 
Sec. 2.— Large bulbs: 
1,440 
4,050 
3,192 
6,808 
4,647 
1,180 
4,198 
2,691 
3.335 
3,135 
2,529 
3.322 
9,974 
4,672 
1,460 
3,050 
3. 234 
11,441 
4,837 
. 1,380 
3,983 
3. 240 
3,689 
2,205 
2,975 
4,214 
11,513 
5,695 
2,862 
2,000 
Emperor. . . .. _ . . 
1,250 
Glory of Noordwijk 6 . . . ... 
2,894 
1,078 
510 
2,038 
1,599 
1,017 
1,008 
1,001 
1,056 
1,682 
1,512 
504 
Golden Spur. . .... 
1,500 
Henry Irving . . 
1,900 
King Alfred s 
Klondike. .. 
1,250 
Madame de Graaff ....... ... 
1,700 
M. M. de Graaff . 
1,250 
Mrs. Langtrv .. 
1,335 
White Queen _ ... ... _. .. 
1 Selected free from gray disease. 
2 Selected to good trumpet form. 
3 Can not maintain itself on heavy soil. 
i Selected to normal splits. 
6 The 1918 plantings were first-size to double-nosed bulbs except Emperor, which were slabs. 
6 Dug and reset in 1923 when there were 12,326 bulbs of all sizes. 
7 Dug and reset in 1923 on account of being on heavy soil. The stock had dwindled to 1,251 bulbs. 
8 Not only on too heavy soil but wasinjured by being subjected to too low temperatures when imported. 
9 Dug and reset in 1923 when there were 15,536 bulbs of all sizes. 
