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Narcissi, Various Species and Hybrids — continued . . 
’ per doz. 
Gracilis (5), xx, an elegant rush-leaved Daffodil, 3- to 5-flowered, pure yellow, sweet- s. d 
scented, the last of the family to bloom, opening about end of May, ht. 14 in. per ioo, 9/6 I A... 
jJUNCIFOLIUS (The Miniature Rush leayed Daffodil) (4), xxx, a charming and 
elegant little species for pots or for select spots on rockwork ; it has small graceful rich 
yellow flowers, about the size of a buttercup, with a perfectly flat little crown, ht. 3 
to 4 in., flowers delicately fragrant, a native of the Pyrenees, Collected bulbs per 100, 7/6 1 3... 
f MACLEAN (Panza bicolor and Diomedes minor) (4), xx, flowers small, solid white 
perianth, yellow goblet-shaped cup, a characteristic little Daffodil, ht. 4 in., per too, 21/- 3 o...' 
each, 
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1 Serotinus (5), a rare little Narcissus, producing in October, on slender stems, 
little star-shaped flowers with silvery white perianth and a minute golden -yellow cup, 
sometimes two to three flowers on a stem, fragrant, ht. 10 in. Plant in a warm spot on 
rockwork and lightly cover during winter ; or grow in pots in cold frame. ..per 100, 17/6 2 6...0 3 
§tTENUIOR (the Slender Straw-coloured Daffodil) (4), xx, perianth sulphury white, 
cup yellow, several flowers on a stem, ht. 9 in per 100, 12/6 
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VlR I DIF LOR US, the Green Narcissus, a rare species, native of Morocco and 
the Gibraltar Rock, bearing in November on a tall slender stem two to four little 
star-shaped green flowers which are deliciously fragrant — ..3 6 
DAFFODIL SEED FOR AUTUMN SOWING. 
With the exception of some of the miniature Daffodils, like Triandrus, Bulbocodiums, etc., Narcissi take 
7 to 10 years to bloom from time of sowing the seed. 
Choicest Yellow Trumpet Daffodils in Mixture, saved from Hamlet, Isolde, King 
Alfred, etc per pkt. 3/6 & 5/6 
Choicest Bicolor Trumpet Daffodils In Mixture, saved from Calpurnia, Wear- 
dale Perfection, Duke of Bedford, Cygnet, Gwendalin, etc per pkt. 3/6 & 5/6 
Choicest White Trumpet Daffodils in Mixture, saved from Alice Knights, Lady 
Audrey, Loveliness, Madame de Graaff, etc per pkt. 3/6 & 5/6 
Choicest Chalice-cups in Mixture, saved from choice varieties of Incomparabilis, 
Barrii and Leedsii per pkt. 3/6 
Saved from King Alfred, likely to produce some good Seedlings per pkt. 2/6 
Saved from Poetlcus Herrick, should produce some good Poets per pkt. 1 /- 
Flne Mixture saved from many varieties per pkt. 1/- & 2/6 
Choicest Poet's in Mixture, saved from Cassandra, Lycidas, Minerva, 'Pimon, Horace, 
The Bride, etc per pkt. 2/6 
Miniature Daffodils, flowering soon from seed, all beautiful on rockwork : 
Bulbocodium citrinus and miniature early yellow ; Triandrus albus, Triandrus calathinus, 
Cyclamineus, and Juncifolius each variety Is. per packet 
Four Interesting Books on the Daffodil. 
John Parkinson’s “ Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris, or A Garden of all sorts of pleasant 
flowers which, our English ayre will permitt to be noursed up : with A Kitchen garden of all manner of 
herbes, rootes, & fruites, for meate or sause used with us, and An Orchard of all sorte of fruitbearing Trees 
and Shrubbes fit for our Land together With the right orderinge, planting & preserving of them and their 
uses & vertues, Collected by John Parkinson, Apothecary of London, 1629.” Faithfully reprinted from the 
Edition of 1629 ; a delightfully written, interesting old book. ^3 35-. 
The Book of the Daffodil (by Rev. S. E. Bourne), containing valuable information on the cultivation 
of the Daffodil gained by the results of the author’s own personal experience, 2/6 ; post free, 2/9. 
Daffodils (by Rev. Joseph Jacob), a well-got-up useful book on the Daffodil, with 8 coloured plates, 
1/6 j post free, 1/9. 
Narcissus, its History and Culture (by F. W. Burbidge), an interesting work giving the History of 
the Daffodil to date of publication — 1875, with 48 coloured plates. £1 10 s. 
BARR’S SPECIAL METAL LABELS FOR DAFFODILS, Etc. (With Raised Letters.) 
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No. 1 , with solid metal shank, about 9 inches long. We 
specially recommend this for beds and borders. 4 d. each. 
No. 2, with stout wire stem, 6 or 9 inches long : specially 
suitable for pots, etc. (in ordering please state whether a short or 
long shank is required). 3 d. each. 
Ditto, with 12-inch stem, 4 d. each. 
No. 3, for Suspending, 3 d. each. 
The above prices include the stamping of any name required. 
These special metal labels are not kept in stock , being made only 
to order. The time taken to execute an order is generally 
from 2 to 3 weeks. 
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