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Summer Issue August 1962

THE STORY OF THE PLOIDS By IMA KIBITZER (Special to the Bulletin)

Many years ago, at a time beyond and a blond. She was an important fac- which the memory of man runneth not tor, or factress, in the life of the family, to the contrary, the ruler of the great but was probably no better than she country of Narcissus was named Ploid. ought to be. The younger children may Herodotus mentioned him in passing (he be disregarded for the most part (they did not stop) and in more recent times will be wholly disregarded by our male Homer in the Lays of Ancient Rome readers while Tetra is around). Quinta praised him in the most equivocal terms. and Septa were both alcoholics and were These references would have established never mentioned in public. It is probably his place in history even if there were not true that they were the founders of nothing more. There was plenty more, AA. Hexa was small like Di and was but we cannot go into it here. not a good mixer. He kept rather quiet The Ploids were a prolific family with and we do not know much about him. innumerable branches but we shall con- Not much is known about the home fine ourselves here to the direct de- life of the Ploids but from old manu- scendants of Adam Ploid who started scripts and kitchen-midden it appears the dynasty and then was unable to stop that they lived in clones (that will clear it. The facts are few and not well known up the meaning of THAT term for many and we shall have to use our imagina- of you) probably much like the mud tion, assemble what artifacts we can lay but villages of central Africa. our hands on and see what, if anything, Then Came the Somes we get. There was another important family Problem Children of the time whose fortunes, and other Adam and his wife (we don't know things, were inextricably intermingled which one) had many children but rela- with those of the Ploids. I refer to the tively few of them grew to manhood, or Somes. Perhaps because of their florid womanhood, and again few of these be- complexions and because they always came really famous. The first child, Uni, wore bright costumes in very poor taste died in infancy and we can forget her they were derisively called Chromos. The forthwith. The second child, Di, was name stuck and in time the family came small and unpretentious but something to be known as Chromosomes. of a juvenile delinquent, and since he You may well ask at this point what lived in Peyton Place we can assume the Somes have to do with the Ploids. that he knew what was going on and That is a good question, but as this is even added his own contribution. His being written for a family type paper it brother, Tri, was rather eccentric and will be better not to go into the hetero- an introvert. The next child, and one of geneous relationship at this time. If any the best liked, was a girl, Tetra. She of you are curious a request to the was of the stately regal type, 38-25-36 (Continued on page 2) FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK Since writing for the spring issue of By now I'm sure all of you are think- our BULLETIN I have spent three and a ing about your bulb purchases or have half weeks in Western Europe on a already made them. I do hope many special assignment in connection with my are planning to do a little daffodil official duties. breeding for doubles, even though you My arrival in Europe was on the cool may never have pollinated a bloom but sunny morning of May 1. Paris was before. quiet, with offices and most shops closed Each of us should be interested in the as is the custom there on May Day. By award offered by Mrs. Joseph H. Thomp- mid-afternoon I was on my way to son of Willoughby, Ohio, for "an im- Brussels. After a few days there I went proved Albus Plenus Odoratus". Full on to The Hague in the Netherlands. details on this award will be published Spring in Europe was about three later. weeks late. Consequently Many of the In the meantime, those who want to spring bulbous flowers were still in full try their hand at raising a new double, bloom on my arrival. As a result I had white, fragrant daffodil that will bloom the unexpected opportunity to see the and not blast, should be sure to obtain famed Keukenhof Gardens in all their the necessary parent bulbs this summer. brilliant colors. Fortunately the day I Otherwise you'll lose a year. Some ADS was there it was one of those rather rare members who were at the Nashville sunny days, so my two rolls of color meeting in April have already made their photographs turned out beautifully. Any start at this breeding assignment. one with a camera must have taken And so, best wishes to all! home brilliant reminders of the Keuken- WILLIS H. WHEELER, President hof at Lisse. On the following day, the annual Blumencorso (flower parade) NEXT BULLETIN DEADLINE moved through the bulb district cities of The deadline for the November BUL- Sassenheim, Lisse, and Hillegom, under LETIN will be October 8. This issue will cold and cloudy skies that from time to contain reports of the Regional Vice time scattered rain on paraders and spec- Presidents. Please assist your Editor and tators alike. During the remainder of my time in get your items in promptly so the BUL- Holland, I did field inspection work with LETIN will be on time. the head U. S. inspector and his Dutch counterpart. In this way I added to my knowledge of the virus diseases of tulips, THE DAFFODIL BULLETIN Published Quarterly by hyacinths, and narcissus. The Nether- AMERICAN DAFFODIL SOCIETY, INC. lands bulb growers are doing well in their efforts to eliminate these diseases Mrs. Howard B. Bloomer, Jr., Editor from their plantings but it is no simple Shore Acres, Route 2, Box 35 task. Lorton, Virginia Mrs. John C. Wister The Story of the Ploids Chairman of Publications (Continued from page 1) 735 Harvard Avenue author may bring you a reply under Swarthmore, Pennsylvania plain cover. And again it may not. It is hoped this brief sketch will have Willis H. Wheeler, President 3171 North Quincy Street cleared up for the beginner the meaning Arlington, Virginia of the more esoteric terms that have puzzled him, but if not he will just have Mrs. Grover F. Roennfeldt, Treasurer to get out and do his own research. A 7426 Lynn Avenue letter to the editor of the BULLETIN will University City, St. Louis 30, Mo. probably be of no help. 2 NEMATODE CONTROL B. Y. MORRISON, EDITOR, WITH SUGAR GIVEN PETER BARR MEMORIAL Your editor has often wished that a B. Y. Morrison, Editor of the Na- simple housewife's test for daffodil virus tional Horticultural Magazine, has been diseases would be invented. Now it awarded the Peter Barr Memorial Cup. seems that a cook's cure for nematodes This is given annually by the Council of may be on the way. Excerpts from a the Royal Horticultural Society for work, U.S. Department of Agriculture press either scientific or practical, in the field release of March 1, 1961, follow: of daffodils. This is the first time an Ordinary sugar mixed into soil acts American has received this honor. as an effective killer of nematodes . . . Many members of the American Daf- the U.S. Department of Agriculture re- fodil Society had the pleasure of hearing ported today. The use of sugar as a Mr. Morrison when he was the featured nematocide was discovered recently by speaker at the banquet at the 1960 An- Dr. W. A. Feder, plant pathologist . . . nual Meeting. Mr. Morrison also has and his associates. This is the first the distinction of hybridizing the Glenn known nematode-killing material dis- Dale azaleas of which the National Ar- covered that is non-toxic to warm-blood- boretum in Washington, D. C., has a ed animals and leaves no residue in the spectacular display. soil . . . Sugar mixed into soil infested with these crop-damaging pests, at rates of 1 part sugar to every 20 to 100 parts sults so far show that sucrose—ordinary of soil, killed up to 100 percent of the cane or beet sugar—works well for this nematodes within 24 hours. Dr. Feder purpose, and dextrose—obtainable from explained that the nematodes died from corn and other plants—may be even dehydration—not from any toxic effects better. The amount of sugar required to of the sugar. The sugar could not pass treat even the upper six inches of soil into the nematodes' bodies, but water runs into tons per acre, which makes passed out of their bodies to dilute the this experimental soil treatment too ex- sugar solution in the soil . . . The scien- pensive for ordinary farm use at present. tists also found that nematodes thrived The ready availability of sugar and the in a weak sugar-water solution, dem- fact that plants grown in treated soils onstrating that the sugar was not toxic accumulate no residues toxic to man or to them. Experiments in which sugar higher animals may make the treatment was added to nematode-infested soil of practical for pot culture, greenhouse varying moisture contents showed that benches, or possibly even for garden as moisture content was reduced, sugar plots. Cheaper types of sugar, or other concentration and nematode mortality non-toxic materials having a similar ef- were increased. From these experiments, fect, or effective means using less sugar Dr. Feder concluded that predictable may be found. percentages of nematode kill would re- Mr. Wheeler comments: "To be ef- sult from the addition of specific amounts fective the sugar must be applied at a of sugar to nematode-infested soils of rate of one part per 20 to 100 parts of known moisture content . . . The ex- soil. Those who have daffodil beds where perimental sugar-soil treatment is subject they can be easily fumigated with methyl to further research to determine its po- bromide will at present get better eradi- tential value as a practical means of cation of nematodes in that way." nematode control. Among the problems (The above article was excerpted from to be solved is how the sugar can be the Washington Daffodil Society News- applied to reach nematodes below the letter edited by Mrs. George D. Watrous, upper eight to ten inches of soil. Re- Jr.) 3 ADS STUDENT JUDGES Mrs. Charles Cox, 7801 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, Va. Listed here are the names of student Mrs. Jack Cates, 561 Marjorie PI., Ma- judges whose credits were received prior con, Ga. to April 1, 1962: Mrs. Mabel Clayton, Rt. 2, Box 174, Pryor, Okla. Mrs. Fred Allen, 899 Van Leer Dr., Nash- Mrs. John C. Coffey, 6129 Reiger St., ville, Tenn. Dallas, Texas Mrs. Wm. T. Allen, 2208 Tyne Blvd., Mrs. J. M. Covey, 1410 E. 17th P1., Tulsa, Nashville, Tenn. Okla. Mrs. Henry Ambrose, 208 Blackman Rd., Mrs. J. C. Dawson, 367 Donaghey Ave., Nashville, Tenn. Conway, Ark. Mrs. Maurice C. Abercrombie, Rt. 1, Mrs. John F. Dolheimer, 705 Logan Palmetto, Ga. Pkwy., Hollidaysburg, Pa. Mr. Carl Amason, Rt. 3, Box 180, El Mrs. John Daly, Chateau, Okla. Dorado, Ark. Mrs. Richard Darden, Jr., Box 116, New- Mrs. Volta Anders, 1628 Maul Rd., soms, Va. N.W., Camden, Ark. Mrs. Curtis R. Davis, 2124 Lennox Rd., Mrs. K. B. Anderson, 4810 Palm Dr., Richmond 28, Va. LaCanada, Calif. Mrs. Chas. Dillard, 204 Walnut St., Mrs. 0. L. Atkinson, Long Island Dr., Gordon, Ark. Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs. Kenneth W. Dunwody, 4727 Rivoli Mrs. Betty Barnes, Camden, Ark. Dr., Macon, Ga. Mrs. A. R. Bryson, 211 N. Timber Lane, Mrs. Frank Daniel, Box 148, Orange, Va. South Bend, Ind. Mrs. R. H. Evans, Box 32, Chatfield, Ark. Mrs. Tom Blankship, 302 Melton St., Mrs. Carl Engdahl, Box 758, Pendleton, Texarkana, Tex. Ore. Mrs. L. A. Busbee, 1325 Peavy Dr., Ma- Mrs. K. B. Everly, 3809 Nolensville Rd., con, Ga. Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Albert D. Baker, 1607 Park Ave., Mrs. V. R. Frederick, 145 Tanglewood Baltimore 17, Md. Dr., Urbana, Ohio Mrs. H. Guy Brown, New Springfield, Mrs. G. R. Furman, 9709 Elrod Rd., Ohio Kensington, Md. Mrs. James F. Birchfield, Rt. 3, Ashburn, Mrs. M. Neilson Francis, 2512 Oregon Va. Ave., Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Reginald Blue, Highland Farm, Mrs. W. Leoti Fisher, 4416 Downey Ave., Frankfurt, Ohio Baldwin Park, Calif. - Mrs. A. Gordon Brooks, 202 Portland Mrs. Tom Free, Rt. 1, Gould, Ark. PI., Richmond, Va. Mrs. Patricia Gallucci, 9813 S. Bogardus Mr. Arthur S. Brooks, Rt. 4, Van Wert, Ave., Whittier, Calif. Ohio Mrs. Helen Grier, 315 E. Nutwood Pl., Mrs. C. A. Bilbo, 4547 Gary St., Tulsa, Fullerton, Calif. Okla. Mrs. Harry R. Griffith, 835 Battlefield Mrs. F. Allen Brown, Rt. 4, Box 306, Dr., Nashville, Tenn. Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Alfred Gundy, 2 S. Wickham Rd., Mrs. John M. Butler, 7820 Normandy Baltimore 29, Md. Lane, Dayton 59, Ohio Mrs. D. 0. Harton, Jr., 607 David St., Mrs. Margaret S. Carruth, 4524 Ed- Conway, Ark. mondson, Dallas 5, Texas Mr. J. C. Hardin, Grady, Ark. Mrs. S. A. Carpenter, The Elms, Orange, Mrs. J. S. Hardy, 504 Euclid Ave., Lynch- Va. burg, Va. Mr. Sam Caldwell, Rt. 4, Holt Rd., Nash- Mrs. Ray C. Hopper, 243 Henry Clay ville, Tenn. Blvd., Lexington, Ky. Mrs. W. H. Crafton, Box 590, Conway, Mrs. Fred Wm. Harris, Fanfre Cottage, Ark. Mayflower, Ark. Mrs. Paul M. Curran, Rt. 5, Box 310, Mrs. Hugh Harris, 773 Houston Mill Fairfax, Va. Rd., N.E., Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. John Cotton, 101 Sycamore Rd., Mrs. Geo. M. Henry, Conway, Ark. Linthicum, Md. Mrs. C. M. Hicks, Madisonville, Ky. Mrs. Robert Cartwright, Goodloe Dr., Mrs. R. E. Hagen, 416 Lafton Rd., N.W., Nashville, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. J. L. Cabaniss, 1632 Center Hill Mrs. Robert J. Ingersoll, 1220 Goodloe Roanoke, Va. Dr,. Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. W. R. Cobb, 2021 Wood St., Tex- Mrs. Robert Johnson, 2537 W. 89th St., arkana, Ark. Kansas City, Mo. 4 Mrs. Homer Jones, Rt. 1, White House, Mr. Richard Sabin, 564 S. Lodge Lane, Tenn. Lombard, Ill. Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, 728 Milton Ave., Mrs. Alfred B. Schad, 214 Canterbury Rock Hill, S. C. Rd., Richmond, Va. Mrs. H. Walker Jernigan, 3215 Wood Mrs. R. D. Sanford, Winchester, Ark. Valley Rd., Atlanta 5, Ga. Mrs. Julius Stanglin, 11072 Mandalay Mrs. S. H. Keaton, 2427 Elgin Ave., Mus- Dr., Dallas 28, Texas kogee, Okla. Mrs. Chas. Sewell, Rt. 3, Malvern, Ark. Mrs. K. C. Ketcheside, 2210 Main St., Mrs. John R. Salois, 6322 Lakeside Dr., Russellville, Ark. Dallas, Texas Mrs. Ernest Kirby, 621 Wesley Dr., Ful- Mrs. Ted Schwalchoff, 2160 Haskell lerton, Calif. Blvd., Muskogee, Okla. Mrs. H. S. Keough, 2830 Story Lane, Mrs. Julius Seeman, 1233 Nichol Lane, Dallas, Texas Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Wells Knierim, 31090 Providence Mrs. W.. Sidney Smith, Rt. 2, Twin Falls, Rd., Cleveland, Ohio Idaho Mrs. Phil M. Lee, 6415 Breslyn Rd., Mrs. G. Bonner Spearman, 3855 Club Nashville, Tenn. Dr., Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. R. Y. Stevenson, 5120 S. Columbia Mrs. A. R. Lorraine, 400 Sleepy Hollow, P., Tulsa, Okla. Rd., Richmond 28, Va. Mrs. Roy B. Stewart, 1020 Battlefield Mrs. J. C. Lamb, 814 Montclair Dr., Dr., Nashville, Tenn. Lexington, Ky. Mrs. Wallace Thompson, Rt. 1, Gales- Mrs. Neil Macneale, 324 Beach Ave., burg, Ill. Cincinnati 5, Ohio Mrs. Austin H. Turney, 1501 Pennsyl- Mrs. T. H. Mitchell, 2619 E. 45th St., vania, Lawrence, Kan. Tulsa, Okla. Miss Sarah Terry, 79 Oakville Rd., Mrs. Norwell Moore, 416 E. Broadway, Hampton, Va. Madisonville, Ky. Mrs. Houston Thomas, 117 Taggart Ave., Mrs. P. R. Moore, Jr., 811 Marshall St., Nashville 5, Tenn. Hampton, Va. Mrs. Ben Allen Thomas, Chenowith Mrs. Edwin Moore, 2515 Willow Lawn Farm, Shelbyville, Ky. St., S.W., Roanoke, Va. Mrs. C. W. Thompson, 1146 Davis St., Mrs. Ellis S. Middleton, Rt. 5, Box 250, Conway, Ark. Fairfax, Va. Mrs. D. P. Thompson, Jr., 108 Strode Mrs. Doyle Milner, Box 369, Camden, Circle, Clemson, S. C. Ark. Mrs. 0. W. Thompson, 1767 Nashville Mrs. Muriel L. Merrell, 823 N. Laurel Rd., Bowling Green, Ky. Ave., Hollywood 46, Calif. Mrs. Ray Thorn, 630 Carlyle Pl., Indi- Mrs. Mary T. Metzger, Leesburg, Va. anapolis, Ind. Mrs. Wm. McVaugh, Jr., 10 O'clock Mrs. Jos. B. Townsend, Jr., Wawa, Pa. Ridge, Nashville, Ind. Mrs. A. H. Turney, 1501 Pennsylvania Mr. Wm. C. Pannill, Pannill Knitting Ave., Lawrence, Kan. Mills, Martinsville, Va. Mrs. H. Rowland Timms, Wallingford, Mrs. Rosemary Roesse, 14873 San Ardo Pa. Dr., LaMirada, Calif. Mrs. Donald Van Etten, 808 Hamilton Mr. Wm. H. Roesse, 14873 San Ardo Circle, Charleston 1, W. Va. Dr., LaMirada, Calif. Mrs. Jesse M. Vance, 2426 W. Okmulgee, Mrs. C. L. Reed, Box 60 River Rd., Rich- Muskogee, Okla. mond 29, Va. Mrs. Paul F. Wellborn, 3526 Carroll Dr. and Mrs. F. N. Rhines, 740 13th St., Ave., Macon, Ga. Oakmont, Pa. Mrs. E. D. Warner, Rt. 32, Box 7-A, Mrs. Gilbert Rowe, 326 S. Lake Ave., Brookville, Ohio Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Robert Walker, 501 Mulberry St., Mrs. W. K. Russell, Rt. 1, Carrollton, Martinsville, Va. Texas Mrs. Robert Whiting, 6303 Park Ave., Mrs. Virginia Robins, 1820 College Ave., Alexandria, Va. Conway, Ark. Mrs. Berkley Williams, 364 Albemarle Mrs. L. R. Robinson, 1825 Old Russell- Ave., Richmond, Va. ville Rd., Bowling Green, Ky. Mrs. Luther Wilson, 2051 Nashville Rd., Mrs. Grover F. Roennfeldt, 7426 Lynn Bowling Green, Ky. Ave., University City 30, St. Louis, Mrs. W. L. Wiley, 412 Cameron St., Mo. Chapel Hill, N. C. Mrs. Wm. Seipp, Brook Hill Farm, Mid- Mrs. Gordon Young, 5618 Namakagan dleburg, Va. Rd., Washington 16, D. C. 5 SOME DAFFODILS TO LOOK FOR bright cups, contains some very fine items DURING THE COMING SEASON such as Rockall, Bravura, Matapan, Tul- yar, Clockface and Enniskillen. Some are new, some are not. I'll take The acs contain Chinese White and them by classes. Foggy Dew as yet unsurpassed altho I In la (yellow trumpts), the very best hear rumors. to my way of thinking are Slieveboy, The doubles are sporting several flow- Ulster Prince, Golden Rapture, Joseph ers we can include here, namely, Cheer- McLeod and Luna Moth. fulness, Yellow Cheerfulness, Double The bicolor trumpets contain only Event, White Lion and the new Acropolis. two I am completely sold on, namely The triandrus group is led by Tre- Lapford and old Effective. samble, Thoughtful (yellow) and the The white trumpets must be led by new Ice Wings. Vigil, Empress of Ireland and Rashee. Charity May is the only cyclamineus I am passing over Id entirely. I can include in this list. In 2a (self yellows) there is nothing Among the jonquils there are five we any better than Galway and St. Keverne, can include, namely Tittle-Tattle, Sweet- and they are generally quite good. ness, Trevithian, Golden Perfection and In the large cup yellows with red and Shah. orange cups there is an imposing list The tazettas contain only two items I comprising Court Martial, Ceylon, Air- can include—the new Matador, and the Marshal, Border Chief, Revelry, Narvik, Dutch Orange Wonder. Paricutin, Armada, and delicately the The poets can place only Cantabile and colored Balalaika and Fastnet. Actaea, and I have some doubts about The large cup 2b class with white both the health and sunproofness of the perianths and yellow cup contains sev- beautiful Cantabile. eral fine ones, namely, Festivity, New The pink group now contains several Castle, Green Island and Aldergrove. items of top rank namely, Rima and the Arbar, Avenger and Kilworth are the new Debutante. Perhaps Rose Caprice best 2bs with color in cups predominating. and Flamingo should be included and The white large cups 2es heretofore so another year may find Infatuation and often characterized by great beauty and Rose Royale on the list. claim several that are poor health now Among the miniatures the first I have all around top items, namely Ardbane, been able to grow and keep include: Easter Moon, and Castle-of-Mey. Raindrop, April Tears, Kidling, Shrimp, only 2d I can Mitch's Bethany is the Frosty Morn, Bobby Soxer, Tanagra, include here. Tete-a-Tete, Sun Disc and Picarillo. Dinkie is the best 3a, all things con- It takes no more room and effort to sidered. grow the best. And a really good daffodil 3bs with delicate There are two new should look as good in the garden as on cups I must include, namely color in their the show table or vice versa. But if they llo, raise this Shantallow and Crepe that fade too fast or if one can't grow or keep class quite a bit. any given daffodil over most of the country, then there is no reason for it. All NEW SLIDES AVAILABLE of which will explain why a number of much talked about items are not on this ADS slide collection The excellent new list. of novelties and newer varieties is now By CAREY QUINN available and may be obtained from the photography committee chairman, Prof. L. P. Maine, Drexel Institute, Philadel- Last fall the Gloucester County (Va.) phia 4, Pa. Send $5 to cover the cost Community Council planted 20,000 daffo- of producing and handling the slides. dil bulbs along primary highways in its white periant s area. 6 WHAT'S THE ANSWER TO THIS? is a matter of great wonderment to the male visitor. (Really, the stems are just Dr. John L. McClenahan, who lives at reaching for the light amidst all the trees 39 East Chestnut Hill Ave., Philadelphia and foliage.) On the basis of this vital 18, asks a question which probably has evidence, he may even conclude that arisen in the minds of many daffodil you're not such a bad gardener after all. growers. We present it in his words: However, nothing quite matches the "Can you explain a botanical phe- acuity with which the male notes diseased nomenon that mystifies me? I have no- foliage. If you ever have any desire to ticed that when daffodils begin to sprout, seek out sofne of this offending foliage, the shoots on coming up under ,a dried just invite some of these "disease spot- leaf, do not lift the free leaf as you ters" into your garden. Nothing brings might expect but perforate it very neatly. out such an excited glint in their eyes as It would seem to me that this would re- some pathological disturbance in the fo- quire tremendous force which, exerted liage. If by some fortunate turn of relatively slowly, should lift rather than events, your daffodils have something like puncture. The alternative suggestion is stripe or any other identifiable disease, that some chemical substance is secreted then you have really made their day, at the nascent tip of the shoot that dis- and the long trip out was more than solves the leaf on contact. This would worthwhile. be fairly efficient if it, in fact, is the case. These males may wind up their visit Do you know anything about this?" on a gay note by asking about the kind Any ideas on this phenomenon that of trees yob have, and what do you do ADS members may have would be wel- with all your leaves in the fall? The comed as interesting to all BULLETIN daffodils? Well, maybe they noticed, but readers. not so as you could hear it!

A WOMAN REFLECTS ON A ESTHER SEEMAN, MAN'S EYE-VIEW OF A GARDEN Nashville, Tenn.

During my nine years of gardening, I TENTATIVE DATES CHOSEN have now and again observed the habits FOR DAFFODIL SHOWS of visitors to the garden, and I have concluded that the male side of the human The following dates have been tenta- race has a unique way of viewing a tively selected for three of the large daf- garden. fodil shows in the East: Upon entering a garden, the male be- April 9-10, Garden Club of Virginia; comes primarily interested in certain April 17-18, Maryland Daffodil So- matters that for a time exclude all other ciety; and interests. To begin with, he always first April 20-21, Washington Daffodil So- notices the mulch. It is only after we ciety. have discussed the availability, rate of These dates are printed at this time to disintegration, cost, and other merits and avoid any possible conflicts. demerits of the mulch in question, that he can turn his thoughts to other sig- MRS. L. H. HOUSTON of Hartselle, nificant matters—like markers. For ex- Ala., has come up with a membership ample, "Do they bend or break? How suggestion. This is that all accredited long do they last? What type of pencil ADS shows set up a table to distribute or ink is used?" are but a few of the membership blanks, accept dues and for- questions that come tumbling out. ward them to the Treasurer. Size of stem seems to be another male preoccupation. And the fact that the stems of a particular variety may be The interest in miniatures is increasing twice the height of any he has ever seen, rapidly. Have you tried some? 7 palsanbau LirgE wind

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HEALTH AND CULTURE Culture Committee, who serve as con- COMMITTEE REPORTS sultants to their respective vice presidents, should refer their more difficult The Health and Culture Committee problems to Dr. Gyrisco for expert has something tangible to show the advice, Board of Directors—a card file of typed HAROLD S. KING, Chairman references, arranged by authors, totaling about 3000 items related to all aspects Health and Culture Committee of daffodils. As far as I know, this is the first time such an extensive index has DAFFODILS OR REMBRANDT? been brought together in one file. It will be expanded as time and material Major William Manville Peareth Kin- become available. kaid Lennox of Downton Castle in In view of this major task and other Shropshire recently sold at auction Rem- research projects, I am glad to announce brandt's "St. Bartholomew" for $532,000. the appointment of a Vice Chairman. According to Time "he sold the Rem- Dr. George G. Gyrisco, Department of brandt to keep up his 14,000-acre estate Entomology, Cornell University, will fill on which he farms, raises sheep, cattle this position and be in charge of the and daffodils. The daffodils are his real committee's advisory functions. Dr. passion. He grows 200 varieties and Gyrisco is an enthusiastic daffodil grower says with greater pride than when speak- and hybridizer. He has prepared an ing of his art collection: 'I don't know authoritative paper on "Some Daffodil where you could find more beautiful Pests and Their Control". daffodils than in our grounds'." Regional members of the Health and H. S. K.