LARGE TRUMPET 131 



ing towards the well-formed open-mouthed trumpet. 

 Award of Merit, Birmingham. 



MRS. THOMPSON. (B. 14 in. ff*$i doz.) A hand- 

 some extra early strong grower of good shape and sub- 

 stance and a free bloomer. Flowers large and pure white, 

 the trumpet being elegantly frilled. One of the earliest of 

 the moschatus section. 



MRS. VINCENT. (D. 12 in. 11 $2.50 ea.) A lare beauty 

 of perfect form and of great substance. Perianth and 

 trumpet pure white. Good grower but late. 



PALLIDUS PRAECOX. (A. 12 in. f 6oc doz.) The earliest 

 of all white trumpet daffodils and very popular. Varies 

 slightly in form and colouring, but usually the perianth 

 is pure white and the trumpet pale straw colour. When 

 grown in partial shade it comes pure white. Natural- 

 ised on moist grassy slopes facing north it is perfection. 

 Avoid manure. 



PETER BARR. (C. 16 in. t$25o ea.) All reports indi- 

 cate that this is the most beautiful white trumpet daffodil 

 yet raised. The writer has not grown it nor seen it. It is 

 likely that in a few years the increase will be such that 

 the price will fall within the reach of ordinary people. 



The English "Gardeners' Chronicle's" description in sub- 

 stance is as follows: "PETER BARR is not the only white 

 Ajax or large trumpet variety that has been raised, but it 



is certainly the best and much the best In colour the 



flower is described as white, but it must be understood that 

 by this is not meant the pure white which is seen in Nar- 

 cissus poeticus. No trumpet daffodil is yet so pure, but 

 Peter Barr is the very palest sulphur-white, the perianth 

 being a shade purer than the trumpet. It is said to have 

 been raised from Monarch and Madame De Graaff, and 

 will be a fitting memorial to a man whose life has been 

 spent in developing and popularising the daffodil." 



The raiser's description reads thus: "The finest white 

 trumpet daffodil yet raised. It is of distinct and elegant form 



