Telegraphic Address— 
BARR, Covent Garden, London. 
Autumn, 1889. 
Part I.— A SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST 
OF 
BARR’S 
HARDY DAFFODILS, 
FOR SPRING-FLOWERING IN OR OUT OF DOORS. 
The Collection of Hardy Daffodils from which this Select List 
embraces no fewer than 500 species and vaHettef.tnd is not onj the Urge's 6 ’ 
Assortment m existence of this beautiful family, but is the most extensivf 
Collection ever got together, 
Vl8 “o r8 NODITTON NURSERY lie minmes ^‘ sURbItON 1 ^ March ' and A P ril - a ‘ 
Waterloo direct, or any Station on the Metropolitan District Lines of iS^clangin^llw^bTed^' 
No. 1.— Revised List of If 
PAGE 
Gossip on Daffodils 2 
Culture of Daffodils 4 
Selections of _ 
Literature of the ,, 
Hoop Petticoat Daffodil 
Ajax or Trumpet „ 
Double Trumpet ,, 
Nonsuch Chalice-Cupped ,, 
Barr’s Hybrid Daffodil 
Leeds’ 
Hume’s „ 
. 8 
. 10 
. 10 
. 11 
. 11 
CONTENTS. 
PART I. 
itnly Beautiful Daffodils, embracing’ High-class and 
Distinct Varieties only. 
PAGH 
Backhouse’s Hybrid Daffodil 11 
Nelson's 
Mountain 
Macleay’s 
Sabin’s 
Bernard's 
Tridymus, Three-crowned ,, 12 
Odorus, Large Jonquil- Daffodil 12 
Triandrus (Angel’s Tears) „ 12 
Triandrus Calathinus „ 12 
Juncifolius, Rush-leaved „ 12 
PAGE 
Double Nonsuch Daffodil 12 
Double Odorus „ 12 
Burbidge’s Hybrid 13 
Poet’s Early-flowering ,, 13 
Poet's Late-flowering 14 
Gardenia-flowered „ 14 
The Graceful f> 14 
Sweet-scented Jonquil „ .14 
Green-flowered Jonquil „ ... 14 
Polyanthus ( many-flowered) ” 14 
Intermedius, small Tazottas It 
Polyanthus double „ 15 
No. 2. List of Hardy Beautiful Cheap Daffodils at reduced Prices. 
Ajax or Trumpet Daffodils ...15 
Nonsuch Chalice-Cupped ,, ... 16 
Barr's Hybrid „ n ... 10 
Leeds’ m „ , , ... 16 
Hume’s Hybrid Daffodil 
Odorus M 
Burbidge’s Hybrid ,, 
Poet's Early-flowered 
Poet s Late-flowered Daffodil 16 
Primrose Peerless ... iq 
Tazetta jg 
Schizanthes Orientalis”... . 16 
Hepaticas 16 ’ 
BARR’S HARDY IRISES 
PAGE 
Bearded Flag Iris 17 
„ Species Iris 19 
„ Dwarf „ 10 
Beardless Species ,, 20 
Japanese Flag „ 21 
PART II. 
Barr s Specialty Collections of the following Plants. 
BARR’S HARDY P.EONIAS. 
PAGE 
Chinese Double Peeonias.. 22 
Double European „ ... 23 
Single Species „ ... 23 
BARR’S CHRISTMAS and 
LENTEN ROSES (Hclle- 
borus) 24 
PART 
BARR’S HARDY LILIES ... 25 
„ Plantain Lilies 
(Funkias) 24 
»# »» Day Lilies (He- 
merocallis) ... 
11 •» Michaelmas 
Daisies(Asters) 27 
». Perennial Phloxes ... 28 
•1 ,, Sunflowers 
(Helianthus) 28 
29 
Collections and Alphabetical List of the Best Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 
toi Borders, Kockworh, and Cutting, pages 29 to 33. 
GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Free on Application, 
Hya D"elytra5spi P rea eSS’ Soan^Fc’ Chionodoxas, Snowflakes, SciUas, Lilies of the Valley, 
^leiyintjopirea, Mulish, Spanish etc. Ins, Ixias, Sparaxis, Tritonias, Babianas, R.nunculus 
Anemones, Cyclamen, Hyacinthuscand leans, Gladioli, Amaryllis, and a Choice ’ 
Beautiful and Rare Bulbs and Tuberous-rooted Plants. 
BARR & SON, 
(Formerly Barh & Sugden), 
12 & 13, KING STREET, C0VENT GARDEN, LONDON. 
ENTERED AT STATIONERS’ HALE.) 
