BARR’S HARDY DAFFODILS, DOUBLE NONSUCH, ODORUS, AND BURBIDGE’S. 
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NARCISSUS INCOMPARABILIS 
PLENUS. 
The Double-flowered Nonsuch & Peerless Daffodils. 
Handsome 3 to 6 in a pot, the large massive Jlowers 
very attractive in-doors , and beautiful in 
beds, borders , or naturalized. 
A DRASTICS PLEXUS (Butter and 1 ’" 'th' Td! 
Eggs), the double yellow Nonsuch 
Daffodil, with orange nectary, very effec- 
tive in clumps and masses 
per 1000, 45/ ; per ioo, 5/6 1 0...0 3 
ALDUS PLENUS AURANTIUS 
(Eggs and Bacon or Orange Phcentx), 
white Peerless Daffodil, with orange 
nectary, very handsome ...per too, 12/6 2003 
Narcissus Incomparahilis Plenns, 
continued. s 
ALBUS PLENUS SULPHUREUS 
(Codlins and Cream, Sulphur Phoe- 
nix), white Peerless Daffodil, with sul- 
phur nectary, a very chaste flower 
prized for cutting, extra 5 
per doz. each 
s. d. s. d. 
6...0 6 
NARCISSUS ODORUS PLENUS. 
Queen Ann’s Double Jonquil. 
These beautiful rose-like double Jlowers , are charming 
indoors 3 to 6 in a pot , and beautiful in beds, 
borders, and naturalized. 
ODORUS PLEXUS, handsome rich 
full yellow flowers, resembling a small 
neat double rose, extra per ioo, 40/ 5 6...0 6 
DAFFODILS.— &R0UP III.-PARVI-COB.ONATI (BAKER). 
The Small-crowned Daffodil or True Narcissus, which includes 
Burbidgei and Poeticus (the Purple-ringed Daffodil); Biflorus (the Primrose-Peerless 
Daffodil) ; Polyanthus or many -flowered Narcissus (B[ermione and Helena of 
Haworth) ; Gracilis, Scliizanthes orientalis, and Sweet-smelling Jonquils. 
Distinguishing Character — Crown less than half as long as the divisions of the perianth. 
In this series, Poeticus (the purple-ringed Daffodil) is the true Narcissus ; Burbidgei is a hybrid 
?, n S-, ren L ove . fro , 7 ’ 1 ° et ! cus A. 2 nd ls tlle connecting link between Groups It. and III. (See Coloured Plate in 
is Parkinson'S Primrose-Peerless. Gracilis and Tenuior are the Helena of 
of sTbthor'p^ 1111 ' the J on q ullla of Linnajus ; Polyanthus Narcissus, the Hermione of Haworth and Tazetta 
earl y- flow fing Poeticus varieties commence flowering in March, and the late-flowering varieties close the 
Daffodil season in June. Burbidge s hybrids of Poeticus flower in succession from March to middle of May. 
to bloom b0hlzanthes onenlalls ' and the Double White Gardenia-flowered Daffodil, are among the latest 
Tlle ln thls Group are graceful pot-plants for Indoors, flowering with the Hyacinth, and 
cultivated in the same way, 3 or 6 bulbs in a 4 or 5 -inch pot. The cut flowers of this section 
are greatly in demand for bouquets and vases. General cultural directions, page 4. 
NARCISSUS 
BURBIDGEI. 
( Star Narcissus. ) 
Burbidge’s Hybrid Poet’s Daffodils. 
These are all light and graceful for indoors 3 to 6 in 
a pot, and elegant in beds, borders , and naturalized. 
See what grand effect Mr. William Robinson pro- 
duced with the varieties of Poeticus at Grave tye 
Ma?ior, page 3. 
The Burbidgei Narcissi differ from N. Poeticus in 
the cup of the flower being a trifle longer ; they 
give a succession of flowers from March to 
middle of May, commencing in advance of 
Poeticus omatus, and one after another fol- 
lowing in succession to the middle of May. 
per doz. each 
* 111 ! Kill DGEI, perianth clear white, s. d. s. d. 
cup margined with cinnabar-red, very 
early , and much prized for cutting, 
p. 1000, 55/ ; p. ioo, 6/6 1 o 
# AUNES RARR, perianth creamy 
white, cup yellow per 100, 21s. 3 S...o 4 
*'* BACCHUS, uniform fine yellow c 6.0 6 
{BARONESS HEATH, perianth 
yellow, cup suffused throughout 
orange-scarlet, very distinct, extra 18 0...1 9 
fBEATRICE HESELTINE, large 
creamy white perianth, cup conspicu- 
ously edged orange-scar. , beautiful, extra 3 6 
{CROWN PRINCESS, perianth pure 
white, canary cup, margined rich orange, 
beautiful and distinct, extra 21 0...2 o 
*CONSTANCE, perianth pale sulphur, 
going off white, cup expanded and 
conspicuously edged with orange- 
scarlet, very beautiful per 100, 18/ 3 0...0 4 
12 and 13 King Si., Covent Garden, 1893 
Narcissus Burbidgei, per doz. each 
continued. s. d. s. d. 
*EDITH BELL, perianth alabaster- white, 
cup canary, margined with orange, 
very pretty per 100, 10/6 1 6...0 3 
IIELLEN BARR, broad snow-white 
perianth, cup citron, stained orange- 
scarlet, beautiful, extra 7 6...0 9 
•FALSTAFF, perianth snow-white, 
cup lemon, margined orange, p. ioo, 18/ 2 6...0 3 
•Guinever, perianth white and compact, 
cup canary and frilled per 100, 12/6 2 0...0 3 
‘JOHN RAIN, large white perianth, 
cup citron, handsome, extra, p. 100, 12/6 2 0...0 3 
•LITTLE DIRK, neat primrose peri- 
anth, cup conspicuously edged orange- 
scarlet, the smallest flowered of the 
group, very neat and beautiful 5 6...0 6 
§LOTTIK SIMMONS, perianth white, 
cup conspicuously margined orange- 
scarlet 3 6 ..o 4 
*MARY, perianth white, expanded cup, 
suffused orange per 100, 7/6 1 o 
*MRS. K RELAGE (GRACILIS), peri- 
anth sulphur-white, cup spreading, 
plaited and tinted with orange, late- 
flowering per 100, 18/ 2 6...0 3 
{MERCY FOSTER, white perianth, grace- 
fully frilled canary cup p.100,15/ 2 3...0 3 
*M01)EL, perianth clear white and 
compact, cup frilled and stained with 
orange, very beautiful 4 6...0 6 
