Telegraphic Address— 
BARR, Covent Garden, London. 
Autumn, 1800. 
Part i. — A SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST 
OF 
BARR’S 
HARDY DAFFODILS, 
FOR SPRING-FLOWERING IN OR OUT OF DOORS. 
Awarded the only Gold Medal at the Daffodil Conference, Aprlli5th to 18 th, 1890. 
The Collection of Hardy Daffodils from which this Select List has been compiled, 
embraces no fewer than 500 species and varieties, and is not only the largest 
Assortment in existence of this beautiful family, but is the most extensive 
Collection ever got together. 
Visitors arc invited to Inspect BARR'S DAFFODILS in (lower during March, April, and May, at 
LONG DITTON NURSERY, close to the new Recreation Grounds, being five minutes from 
SURBITON STATION, South Western Railway, from Waterloo direct, or any Station on the 
Metropolitan District Lines of Rail, changing at Wimbledon. 
CONTENTS. 
'Vo. 1. — Revised List ol' Hardy Beautiful Daffodils, embracing' High-class and 
Distinct Varieties only. 
TAGE 
Barr’s Daffodils, and what the 
Gardening Papers say of them 2 
Culture of Daffodils 4 
Selections of 5 
Literature of the ,, 5 
Hoop Petticoat Daffodils 6 
Ajax or Trumpet „ 6 
Double Trumpet „ 9 
Nonsuch Chalice-Cupped ,, ... 10 
Barr’s Hybrid Daffodils 10 
Leeds* „ „ 11 
Mountain „ ,, 11 
TAOE 
Hume’s Hybrid Daffodils 11 
Backhouse’s „ ,, 11 
Nelson’s ,, , t 11 
Macleay’s „ „ 11 
Sabin’s ,, ,, 12 
Bernard’s ,, ,, 12 
Tridymus, Three-crowned ,, 12 
Odorus, Large Jonquil-Daffodil 12 
Triandrus (Angel’s Tears) ,, 12 
Triandrus Calathinus „ 12 
Juncifolius, Rush-leaved ,, 12 
PAGE 
Double Nonsuch Daffodils 12 
Double Odorus „ 12 
Burbidge's Hybrid „ 13 
Poet’s Early-flowering ,, 14 
Poet’s Late-flowering 14 
Gardenia-flowered 14 
The Graceful Rush-leaved „ ... 14 
Sweet-scented Jonquil „ ... 14 
Intermedius, small Tazetta ,,14 
Polyanthus (many-flowered) ,, 14 
Polyanthus double „ ,, 14 
No. 2.— List of Hardy Beautiful Cheap Daffodils at reduced Prices. 
Ajax or Trumpet Daffodils 
.. 15 
Nonsuch Chalice-Cupped ,, 
.. 16 
Barr’s Hybrid „ ,, 
.. 16 
Leeds’ „ „ ,, 
.. 16 
Hume’s Hybrid Daffodil 16 
Odorus „ 16 
Burbidge’s Hybrid ,, 16 
Poet's Early-flowered ,, 16 
Poet’s Late-flowered Daffodils 16 
Primrose Peerless „ ... 16 
Tazetta „ ... 16 
Schizanthes Orientalis ,, ... 16 
Part II.— Barr’s Specialty Collections of the 
BARR’S HARDY IRISES. 
BARR’S HARDY P./EONIAS. 
PAGE 
Bearded Flag Iris 17 
,, Species Iris 19 
„ Dwarf „ 19 
Beardless Species „ 19 
Japanese Flag ,, 20 
PAGE 
Chinese Double Pceonias.. 20 
Double European „ ... 22 
Single Species 22 
BARR’S CHRISTMAS and 
LENTEN ROSES (Helle- 
borus) 23 
following* Plants. 
BARR’S HARDY LILIES ... 24 
„ „ Plantain Lilies 
(Funkias) 23 
„ ,, Day Lilies (He- 
merocallis) ... 28 
,, ,, Michaelmas 
Daisies(Asters) 26 
,, Perennial Phloxes ... 27 
„ „ Sunflowers 
(Helianthus) 27 
Part III.— Collections and Alphabetical List of the Best Hardy Herbaceous 
Perennials for Borders, Bookwork, and Cutting, pages 28 to 33 . 
GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE., Free on Application^ 
OF 
Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Snowdrops, Chionodoxas, Snowflakes, Scillas, Lilies of the Valley, 
Dielytra, Spirea, English, Spanish etc. Irises, Ixias, SparaxiB, Tritonias, Babianas, Ranunculus, 
Anemones, Cyclamen, Hyacinthus candicans, Gladioli, Amaryllis, and a Choice 
Collection of Beautiful and Rare Bulbs and Tuberous-rooted Plants. 
ENTERED AT STATIONERS* HALL.] 
