Cinnamon buns and daffodils mark spring.Byline: The Register-Guard Nothing says spring like daffodils, and Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, is Daffodil daffodil: see amaryllis. daffodil Bulb-forming flowering plant (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), also called common daffodil or trumpet narcissus, native to northern Europe and widely cultivated there and in North America. It grows to about 16 in. Central this weekend. The roadside will be ablaze with yellow and orange flowers as the Long Tom Grange hosts the 31st annual Daffodil Festival. The nine-mile daffodil drive is the highlight of the event, which also features wagon rides, raffles, hot cinnamon buns and a tulip tulip [Pers.,=turban], any plant of the large genus Tulipa, hardy, bulbous-rooted members of the family Liliaceae (lily family), indigenous to north temperate regions of the Old World from the Mediterranean to Japan and growing most abundantly on the steppes and daffodil sale. Nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. music will be another one of the attractions at this year's bloom-off, which has a new partnership with the Junction City Chamber of Com- merce. The festival is expected to draw 15,000 visitors, organizers say. PREVIEW Daffodil Festival When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Where: Long Tom Grange, on Ferguson Road about two miles northwest of Junction City How much: Free Information: www .junctioncity.com |
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