BARR & SONS, 12 & 13, King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
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NARCISSUS POETICUS. 
The Purple.rlnged Poet's Daffodil or Star Narcissus. 
Poeticus divides naturally into early and 
ArA’-flowering varieties. It is from the 
early section, especially Poeticus 
ornatus, that Covent Garden is sup- 
plied with forced cut flowers from 
January to March. 
March and April Early-flowering Poeticus. 
Very beautiful for indoors. 5 bulbs in a 4 or 5 -inch 
pot. Charming in beds and borders, while naturalized 
in grass, they present in spring a most lovely sight. 
perdoz. each 
ORNATUS* perianth pure white, broad 
and well formed, cup margined with 
scarlet, very early, extra , 
per 1000, 30/.; per ioo, 3/6 o 8 
»> extra large bulbs, p. 100, 5/6 o 10 
GRANPIFLORUS (true), the Giant 
Poet s Daffodil, perianth pure white 
and very large, cup suffused with 
crimson, tall and very handsome, extra 15 0...1 6 I 
POETARUM, perianth pure white 
and broad, cup bright orange-scarlet, 
very beautiful, extra per ioo, 10/6 i 6...0 3 
PRSCOX GRANDIFLORUS, large 
and early-flowering, perianth pure 
white, cup suffused crimson, tall grower 
per 100, 30/ 4 6...0 6 
May-flowering Poeticus. 
Not suitable for forcing . 
POETICUS of Linnceus , the flowers 
about an inch in diameter, of good sub- 
stance and beautifully formed, perianth 
pure white, cup edged saffron 
per 100, 10/6 1 6...0 3 
POETICUS OF GARDENS, 
perianth pure white, May-flowering, 
extra strong bulbs. 1000, 25/; p. too, 3/6 o 8 
Good selected bulbs for naturalization, 
per 1000, 15s.; per ioo, 2/ o 6 
Narcissus Poeticus- continued. 
per do7. each 
s. d. s. d. 
MARVEL, very distinct ; perianth pure 
white, cup margined with saffron ; a 
small bladder-like distended spathe 
about an inch long appears weeks be- 
fore the flower, and out of this in due 
course emerges the blossom 3 6...0 4 
DOUBLE WHITE POETICUS 
(Gardenia-flowered), large double 
pure white sweet-scented Gardenia- 
like blossoms, prized for cutting 
per 1000, 35s. ; per too, 4/6 o jo 
NARCISSUS GRACILIS & TENUIOR. 
Rush-leaved May-flowering Graceful Daffodils. 
Elegant in pots and in the flower garden . 
GRACILIS, an elegant rush-leaved 
Daffodil, 3 to 5 flowered, pure yellow, 
nueet-scented per 100, 12/6 1 9 ..0 3 
TKMJIOIt (the Slender Straw-coloured 
Daffodil), perianth sulphury white, cup 
yellow, several flowers on a stem 
per 100, 10/6 i 6...0 3 
NARCISSUS BIFLORUS. 
Parkinson’s Primrose Peerless Daffodil, 
A hybrid of Tazetta X Poeticus. 
BIFI.OUUS, pure white perianth, yellow 
crown, a useful late-flowering daffodil 
to naturalize, per 1000, 21/; per ico, 3/ o 6 
NARCISSUS SCHIZANTHES. 
SCHIZANTHES ORIENTAUS, perianth 
primrose, cup yellow, elegantly lobed 
per 100, 10/6 1 6 
NARCISSUS JONQUILLA, the Yellow 
Sweet-smelling Jonquils, Double and Single. 
NARCISSUS INTERMEDIUS VARS., 
elegant small Tazettas, very charming pot- 
plants, and beautiful in the flower garden. 
NARCISSUS TAZETTA, Polyanthus 
Narcissi or Bunch- flowered Daffodils, very 
beautiful as pot plants for indoor decoration, 
and very handsome in flower beds and 
borders. 
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DAFFODIL ILLUSTRATIONS and COLOURED PLATES. 
These Daffodil Plates can be had, post-free, at the following charges — 
No. 1. Two large uncoloured Illustrations— one representing a Group of Yellow Trumpet Daffodils, and 
the other a Group of White T rumpet Daffodils — drawn and arranged for the " Gardeners 
Chronicle by Agnes Barr. The Two Plates for is. 6 d. 
No. 2. Beautiful Coloured Plate of a Group of White Trumpet Daffodils, is. 
No. 3. Beautiful Coloured Plate of Daffodils, representing lncomparabilis Gloria Mundi, Incontparabilis 
Princess Mary, and Leedsii Beatrice, is. 
No. 4. Beautiful Coloured Plate of Daffodil Bicolor Horsfieldii. is. 
No. 5. Beautiful Coloured Plate of Daffodils, representing Cyclamineus [the Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil ) 
and r nandrus albus ( Angels' Tears Daffodil), is. 
No. 6. Beautiful Coloured Plate of Daffodils, representing a Group of Poeticus and Burbidgci varieties, is. 
No. 7. Beautiful Coloured Plate of a Group of Daffodils, including C emu us pule her, fohns/oni Queen 
of Spam , Bicolor J. B. M. Canim, Leedsii Superbus, Nelsoni varieties, etc. is 
No. 8. Coloured Plate of a Group of Barr's Beautiful New Daffodil "Queen of Spain," 6 d. 
A Complete Set of the above Plates sent, post paid, for 6s. 
“YE NARCISSUS or DAFFODYL.” 
A few copies still remain of. “Ye Daffodyl,” price if. This is a record of the First Daffodil Con- 
ference, 1884, it contains a great deal of very interesting matter connected with Daffodils, and a 
complete descriptive list of all Daffodils then known, ancient and modern. 
John Parkinson’s “ PARADISI IN SOLE PARADISUS TERRESTRIS.” 
First Edition, old calf, 1629, folio, in good preservation. Price £6 6s. od. 
Barr’s Special "Exhibition” Collections of Daffodils, see page 5. 
