BARR’S HARDY HYBRID, ETC., DAFFODILS, BURBIDGEI AND EARLY POETICUS. 
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GROUP III. — PARVI-CORONATI OF 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, Scliizanthes orientalis, and Sweet-smelling Jonquils. 
N. Burbidgei Varieties. 
V ery muoh reduced from natural size. 
N. Poeticus Varieties. 
V ery much reduced from natural size. 
In 
Distinguishing Character— Crown less than half as long as the divisions of the perianth. 
this series, Poeticus (the purple-ringed Daffodil) is the true Narcissus ; Burbidgei is a 
tile connecting link between fironn? TT an H TIT 1 Q ** 
hybrid 
' . ^ JL«tnuuii; is me true narcissus ; tiurbi 
“ o? et 5 CUS A.2 nd ls t,ie connectin g link between Groups II. and HI. (See Coloured Plate in 
Hawnrrh^ inn] m °^ s !? Parkinson’s Primrose-Peerless. Gracilis and Tenuior are the Helena of 
Ssibthorp q ’ the Jonquilla of Linnaeus ; Polyanthus Narcissus, the Hermione of Haworth and Tazetta 
n,«vSn e r early ' fl0W ? ring Pc S tic , u . s varietics commence flowering in March, and the late-flowering varieties close the 
rfaluic C l° n ln „J une - . Burbidgc s hybrids of Poeticus flower in succession from March to middle of May. 
to btoom Sch,zanthes or ‘-tah3, and the Double White Gardenia-flowered Daffodil, are among the latest 
ln .^ hlS Group are g00d P 0t P Iant3 for Indoors, flowering with the Hyacinth, and 
are d ^ttiesaine way, 3 or 5 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. 
Burbidge's Hybrid Poet's Daffodils. 
V try beautiful as pot-plants. 
The Burbidgei Narcissi give a succession of flowers 
irom Marcli to middle ot May, commencing be. 
fore Poeticus ornatus, and following one aftei 
another in succession, to middle of May. 
Quantity. , , 
. perdnz. each 
Burbidgei, perianth clear white, u. d. s. d. 
cup margined with cinnabar-red, 
very early, and useful for cutting, 
per 100, 9/6 r 6...0 
Agnes Barr, perianth creamy 
white, cup yellow 10 6 1 
“‘Baroness Heath, perianth 
yellow, cup suffused throughout 
orange-scarlet, very distinct 36 0...3 
+Beatricb Heseltine, large 
creamy-white perianth, cup con- 
spicuously edged orange-scarlet, 
very beautiful - 
p f C rown Princess, perianth pure 
white, canary cup, margined rich 
orange 36 0 , 
‘Constance, perianth sulphur-white 
going off white, cup expanded and 
conspicuously edged with orange- 
scarlet, very beautiful, per 100, 30/ 4 6 o 
‘Edith Bell, perianth alabaster. 
white, cup canary, margined with 
orange, very pretty per 100, 25/ 3 6...0 
“Ellen Barr, broad snow-white 
perianth, cup citron, stained orange- 
scarlet I0 6... 1 
“Etta, perianth white, cup small 
and stained orange-scarlet 3 6...0 
‘Falstaff, perianth snow-white, cup 
lemon, margined orange, beautiful 4 6...0 
.....‘Guinever, perianth white and 
compact, cup canary and frilled ... 3 6...0 
12 and 13, King St., Covcnt Garden, 1890.] 
3 
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6 
6 
6 
6 
4 
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4 
6 
4 
Quantity. Narcissus Burbidgei 
continued. 
‘John Bain, large white perianth, 
cup citron, handsome. ..p. 100. 30/- 
‘Little Dirk, neat primrose peri- 
anth, cup conspicuously edged 
orange - scarlet, the smallest 
flowered of the group, beautiful ... 
§ Lottie Simmons, perianth white. 
cup conspicuously margined 
orange-scarlet 
‘Mary, perianth white, expanded 
cup, suffused orange ...p. 100, 18/- 
‘Mrs. Krelage (Gracilis), peri- 
anth sulphur-white, cup spreading, 
plaited and tinted with orange, 
late-flowering per 100, 25/ 
***Mercy Foster, large white peri- 
anth, gracefully frilled canary cup 
‘Model, perianth clear white and 
compact, cup frilled and stained 
with orange 
‘Ossian, perianth white, with broad 
expanded orange-scarlet cup 
‘“Princess Louise, large white 
perianth, cup widely expanded 
and rich orange-scarlet, passing 
off apricot, very beautiful 
§The Pet, perianth white, cup 
yellow, strong grower, dwarf 
‘Vanessa, neat compact yellow peri- 
anth, with expanded cup, a per- 
fectly shaped flower ...per 100, 30/ 
perdoz. each 
s. d. s. d. 
4 6...0 6 
15 0...1 6 
10 6... 1 o 
3 6...0 4 
3 6...0 4 
10 6...1 o 
5 6...0 6 
S 6...0 6 
5 6 
4 6 
4 6...0 6 
NARCISSUS POETICUS. 
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 ornatus that Covent Garden is supplied 
with forced cut flowers from January to March. 
