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GARDENING IN THE SOUTHWEST 
Ranunculus must have a light protection in cold weather. They 
Ranunculus have double flowers on strong straight stems, eight or twelve inches 
long. The color range is large. They are very beautiful. They 
grow and bloom well the first year, but it has not been proven that 
they multiply here. Treat them as annuals. 
Montbretias are among the most colorful of the Summer-flow- 
Montbretias er * n S Bulks* They are very like Gladioli and make a brilliant dis¬ 
play in June and July. The blooms are produced in many flowered 
sprays on long stalks, and are fine for cut flowers. They are easy 
to grow, but should be planted in the Fall, three to four inches 
deep and three to six inches or more apart. 
The 
Bulb 
Industry 
NARCISSI 
Shortly after the War a quarantine preventing the importation 
of Narcissus bulbs was put into effect, in the effort to control in¬ 
troduction of those insects and diseases which had attacked this 
bulb in other countries. No Narcissus of any kind were admitted, 
except under special permit, and then only in limited quantities for 
commercial propagation. American growers, as an inevitable re¬ 
sult of this quarantine, started a new industry as 
soon as it was definitely proved that Narcissus 
could be successfully grown in this country on a 
commercial basis. Several Dutch firms transferred 
their stocks, worth hundreds of thousands of 
dollars, to this side of the Atlantic. The Pacific 
Northwest and Virginia have taken the lead in 
bulb-growing and a great number of varieties 
/have already been introduced. However, America has just 
begun to know the joy of growing Daffodils. 
MODERN DAFFODILS 
It would be impossible to give an adequate description of 
the modern Daffodils. They beggar description. Not only in 
size, but in texture, color, harmony and contrast, they arc 
marvelous. 
The Narcissi are divided into many very definite groups. 
