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BARR’S HARDY DAFFODILS, BURBIDGEI AND POETICUS. 
DAFFODILS— GROUP III — PARVI-CORONATI (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 (Hermione and Helena of 
Haworth); Gracilis, Schizanthes orientalis, and Sweet-smelling Jonquils. 
Distinguishing Character.— Crown less than half as Ion g as the divisions of the Perianth. 
In this series, Poeticus (the purple-ringed Daffodil) is the true Narcissus ; Burbidgei is a hybrid 
one remove from Poeticus, and is the connecting link between Groups II. and III. (See Coloured Plate in 
“ The Garden ,” 1880.) Biflorus is Parkinson's Primrose- Peerless, and there is no doubt now as to this being a 
hybrid of Tazetta and Poeticus ; Mr. Barr in his travels, 1894, found it and its parents growing together in 
two different localities in the South of France. Gracilis and Tenuior are the Helena of Haworth ; Jonquil, the 
Jonquilla of Linnaeus ; Polyanthus Narcissus, the Hermione of Haworth and Tazetta of Sibthorp. 
The early-flowering 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. 
Gracilis, Schizanthes orientalis, and the Double White Gardenia-flowered Daffodil, are among the latest 
to bloom. 
The Daffodils in this Group are graceful pot-plants for indoors, flowering with the Hyacinth, and 
should be 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 3. 
NARCISSUS BURBIDGEI. 
(Star Narcissus. ) 
Burbidge’s Hybrid Poet’s Daffodils. 
These are all light and graceful for indoors 3/06 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 Gravetye 
Manor , page 3. 
The Burbidgei Narcissi differ from N. Poeticus in 
the cup of the flower being a trifle longer ; they 
commence flowering before Poeticus omatus, 
and continue flowering in succession one 
variety after another from March to the middle 
of May. 
per doz. each 
*BURBIDGEI, perianth clear white, s. d. s. d. 
cup margined with cinnabar-red, very 
early, and much prized for cutting, 
p. iooo, 30/ ; p. 100, 3/6 0 6 
•AGNES BAKU, perianth creamy 
white, cup yellow per 100, 15/ 2 3...0 3 
**BACCHUS, uniform fine yellow 2603 
JBARONESS HEATH, perianth 
yellow, cup suffused throughout 
orange -scarlet, very distinct, extra io 6...1 o 
tBEATRICE HESELTINE, large 
creamy white perianth, cup conspicu- 
ously edged orange-scarlet, very beauti- 
ful, extra 30 0...3 0 
tCROWN PRINCESS, perianth pure 
white, canary cup, margined rich orange, 
beautiful and distinct, extra 21 0...2 o 
•CONSTANCE, perianth pale sulphur, 
going oft' white, cup expanded and 
conspicuously edged with orange- 
scarlet, beautiful per 100, 15/ 2 
*K1)ITH BELL, perianth alabaster- white, 
cup canary, margined with orange, 
very pretty per 100, 10/6 1 
llELLEN BARR, broad snow-white 
perianth, cup citron, stained orange- 
scarlet, very beautiful, extra, p.ioo, 30/ 4 
*FALSTAFF, perianth snow-white, 
cup lemon, margined orange, p. too, 15/ 2 
•JOHN BAIN, large white perianth, 
cup citron, handsome, extra, p. 100, 12/6 2 
‘LITTLE DIRK, neat primrose peri- 
anth, cup conspicuously edged orange- 
scarlet, the smallest flowered of the 
group, very neat and beautiful 5 
3-0 3 
6...0 3 
6...0 6 
3-0 3 
0...0 3 
6.0 6 
(Barr and San, 13 and 13 King 
Narcissus Burbidgpi, 
continued. 
per doz. each 
s. d. s. d. 
•MARY, perianth white, expanded cup, 
suffused orange per 100, 8/6 
‘MBS. KRELAGE, perianth sulphur- 
white, cup spreading, plaited and tinted 
with orange, late-flowering. ...p. 100,15/ 
{MERCY FOSTER, white perianth, grace- 
fully frilled canary cup p.ioo, 15/ 
•MODEL, perianth clear white and 
compact, cup frilled and stained with 
orange, very beautiful per 100 25/ 
* OSS I AN, perianth white, with broad 
expanded orange-scarlet cup, beautiful 
per 100, 21/ 
{PRINCESS LOUISE, large white 
perianth, cup widely expanded and 
rich orange-scarlet, passing off apricot, 
very beautiful, extra 
•Robin Hood, perianth white, cup 
lemon, stained with orange, p. 100, 7/6 
TST. JOHN'S BEAUTY, large channelled 
pale sulphur perianth, cup beautifully 
frilled, and edged orange-scarlet, a 
remarkable flower 
1 3 
2 3...0 3 
2 3...0 3 
3 6-0 4 
3 0—0 4 
15 O...I 6 
I 3 
3 6 
§THE PET, perianth white, cup 
yellow, strong grower, dwarf, extra 21 0...2 o 
' VANESSA, neat compact yellow peri 
anth, with expanded cup, shape of 
flower perfect and beautiful, p. 100, 15/ 2 3...0 3 
NARCISSUS POETICUS. 
(Star Narcissus.) 
The Purple-ringed Poet's Daffodil. 
Poeticus divides naturally into early and late-flowering 
varieties, a circumstance which is not generally 
known. It is from the early section, especially 
Poeticus omatus that Covent Garden is supplied 
with forced cut flowers from January to March. 
March and April Early-flowering Poeticus. 
Very beaufiful for indoors, 5 bulbs in a 4 or 5 -inch 
pot. Charming in beds , borders , and naturalized. 
See what Mr. William Robinson says of the beautiful 
effect of these at Gravetye Manor , page 3. 
per doz. each 
ORNATUS (flat-crowned saffron rim), d. s. d. 
perianth pure white, broad and well 
formed, cup margined with scarlet, very 
early, extra, per 1000, 35/-; per 100, 4/6 o 8 
„ a few extra large bulbs 
per 100, 6/6 1 3 
Street, Covent Garden, 1895.) 
