Barr's Hardy Daffodils, Selections, Hoop Petticoat and Yellow Trumpets. 
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SELECTIONS OF 
BARR’S Beautiful Distinct Hardy DAFFODILS, 
EMBRACING GROUPS I., II., and III. 
These assortments consist largely of the fine hybrids and varieties raised by the late Mr. William Backhouse 
and Mr. Edward Leeds. They are all distinct one from the other, so that buyers cannot fail to be fully satisfied 
with them. Daffodils in these assortments may all be used for pot-culture or forced for cut flowers, or planted 
in beds and flower borders, and naturalized in grass, woodland walks, orchards, by streams, lakes, etc., the effect 
in Spring far surpassing that of any other family of plants. 
3 each of 100 varieties 150/ & 200/ 
1 „ ,, „ 55/ & 70/ 
3 „ 50 ,, 63/ & 84/ 
1 „ „ ,, 21/ & 30/ 
3 ,, 25 ,, 21/ & 30/ 
1 each of 25 varieties 
10 „ 12 „ 
0 .. „ „ 
3 „ „ „ 
7/6 & 10/6 
30 / & 42 / 
15 / & 21/ 
10/6 & 15 / 
3/6 & 5/6 
Special Selections may also be had for specific purposes £ 10 tor., £21, £'$°, £y j . & £s°- 
SELECTIONS and VARIETIES of INEXPENSIVE DAFFODILS, also CHEAP MIXTURES. 
EMBRACING GROUPS I., II., and HI. 
To Naturalize in Grass, Orchards, Woodland Walks, Shrubberies, and by Streams and Lakes, 
for Decoration, and to Cut from. See page 31. 
POLYANTHUS NARCISSI (BUNCH-FLOWERED DAFFODILS). See page 7. 
DAFFODIL SEED in mixture, for autumn-sowing, saved from our magnificent collection, per pkt. 1/ & 2/6 
The Following Descriptive List consists of distinct varieties, rich, beautiful, and diversified in colour. 
* Indicates the new varieties of Datt'odila which we Imre introduced up to 1886. \ Those without any special 
,, ,, ,, „ introduced 1887. I indication are species and 
j „ „ 1888 > varieties known before Back- 
t „ „ „ „ „ 1889. ( house's and Leeds' Daffodils 
§ „ „ „ „ „ 1890./ were introduced by us. 
jap- The Daffodils enumerated in this List are all popular fine sorts and inexpensive. 
The Catalogue containing our full Collection, with the new sorts up to 1392 , is published 
separately, and may be had free on application. All Daffodil Amateurs should send fur a copy. 
DAFFODILS— GROUP I.-MAGNI-C0R0NATI (baker). 
Ajax of Salisbury, Haworth, aud Herbert, Pseudo Narcissus of Parkiusou; including 
Corbularia (Bulbocodium), The Hoop Petticoat, or Medusa’s Trumpet. 
Distinguishing Character. — Crou n or trumpet as long or rather longer than the divisions of the -perianth. 
The first systematic arrangement of this family is found in Parkinson’s “Paradisi in Sole Paradisus 
Terrestris, or, A Garden of All Sorts of Pleasant Flowers,” published 1629. Haworth, in November, 1831, 
published the revised edition of his Narcissus Monograph, and about the same time Dean Herbert embodied 
in his “ Amaryllidacece " the result of his study of the genus Narcissus from living plants. Baker's review of the 
genus Narcissus appeared in the “ Gardeners Chronicle ,” 1870, and in a revised iorm “the review of the 
genus Narcissus to 1887,” is now embodied in “ Baker’s Plandbook of the A maryllidecs, published 1888 
(price 5.?.). Burbidge’s “ History and Culture,” with coloured plates and descriptions of all known species and 
principal varieties of Narcissus, written in a charming style, tracing the literature of the Daffodil back to 1570, was 
published 1875 ; Mr. Barr at this date was working into form the late Messrs William Backhouse and Edward 
Leeds’ hybrids and varieties, hence only a very few of these are mentioned in Burbidge’s book. “ Ye Narcissus 
or Daffodyl,” by F. W. B. and P. B., may be considered a supplement to Mr. Burbidge’s illustrated work, as it 
brings up Daffodil lore to 1884, with a complete descriptive list of all Narcissi, ancient and modern. It is 
understood Mr. Burbidge has a New Work on the Daffodil in hand, which may be expected at no distant 
date. It would probably have appeared by this time, but so many new Narcissi are being discovered, and 
as this book is to be the great work of his life, he desires to make it as complete as Parkinson's was in his day. 
The Trumpet Daffodils, Group I., flower in the following succession : N. Pallidus prmcox, from January ; 
Obvallaris, Minimus, Nanus and Minor, from February, closely followed by Cyclamineus, Santa Maria, Oporto 
Yellow, Rugilobus, Major, Spurius, Golden Spur, Henry Irving, the English Lent-Lily, the Scotch Garland 
Lily, Horsfieldii, Empress, Johnston! Queen of Spain, Princeps, Cernuus, etc., which are followed by Emperor, 
Maximus, Dean Herbert, Michael Foster, James Walker, F. W. Burbidge, Exquisite, Bicolor Grandis, etc. 
The Grand Trumpeters include all the large trumpet varieties of Bicoloi\ Emperor, Maximus, Golden 
Spur, Henry Irving, Major, Princeps, Rugilobus, Spurius, Tclamonius plenus, F. W. Burbidge, Shirley Hib- 
berd, William Goldring, Exquisite, Santa Maria, P. R. Barr, and many others. 
NARCISSUS CORBULARIA 
AJAX, or TRUMPET DAFFODILS. 
(Bulbocodium). 
The Hoop Petticoat, or Medusa’s Trumpet Daffodils. 
These are most beautiful for pot-culture , 6 or more 
bulbs in a 4 or 5-inch pot , or a greater number in flat 
pans. For edgings and small beds they are charming. 
LARGE YELLOW HOOP PETTICOAT per do z. each 
(C. conspicua), rich golden-yellow s. cl. s. d. 
per 100, 8/6 1 3 
extra large bulbs, per 100, 10/6 1 6...0 3 
♦WHITE IIOOP PETTICOAT (C. Mono- 
phylla), pure white, winter-flowering, 
best grown in pots, or planted out under 
hand-lights or frames, also at bottom 
of hot dry walls per 100, 10/6 1 6 
extra large bulbs, p. 100, 15/ 2 6...0 3 
♦LARGE SULPHUR HOOP PETTI- 
COAT, beautiful pale citron, early-flower- 
ing per 100, 5/6 1 o 
larg*er size, „ 7/6 i 3...0 3 
Yellow Varieties. 
[All the Trumpet Daffodils , cultivated in pots , are 
exceedingly decorative indoors, and extensively used for 
this purpose , 3 to 5 bulbs in a 5-inch pot, and in boxes 
for early cutting, see p. 24. For beds, borders, and 
naturalization unsurpassed. ) per doz. each 
s. d. s. d. 
ABSCISSUS, perianth sulphur-yellow, 
long rich yellow trumpet, flowers in 
succession, late-flowering ... per 100, 6/6 1 o 
*ARD RIGH ( Yellow King), large full 
yellow perianth, trumpet large and 
deep yellow, early per 100, 21/ 3 6...0 4 
+BASTEMIL, a bold large orange flower, 
found in Spain by Mr. Barr 7 6...0 9 
+COUNTESS OF ANNESLEY, perianth 
sulphur-yellow, rich full yellow trumpet, 
large bold flower, early 7 6...0 9 
King Street, Covcnt Garden, 1892.] 
