BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Oovent Garden, London, 
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Barr’s New Seedling Daffodils 
for 1908, 
Including several which are offered for the first time. 
Specially notable among the new varieties we exhibited this spring were Banzai, Bedouin, 
Blazing Star, Buttercup, Catriona, Corallina, Cygnet, Czarina (a grand flower), 
Eileen Mitchell, Fair Maiden, Fiery Cross, Furnace (with a wonderful brilliant colour), 
Henri Vilmorin, Isis, Lohengrin, Lola, Lord Kitchener, Loveliness, Mrs. 
George H. Barr, Oracle, Peter Barr, Pyrrha, Queen Christina, Radiant, Red 
Emperor, Seraphin, Sirdar, Sir Lancelot, Sunrise, Torchlight, Tennyson, 
and Venus — all grand Exhibition flowers. 
tJSj" Where we have a record, we give in inches the heights as registered at our Surbiton Nurseries. 
The relative qualities as we judge them we have indicated by xxx, xxxx, the highest quality flower 
being given the most marks. The figures after the names indicate the relative period of flowering, 
(l) being earliest, (5) being latest. 
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Alma. (Trumpet Daffodil), xxx, new 1907, a seedling from Maximus , and of same elegant £ s. d 
form, colour nearly a self, soft canary-yellow, trumpet very large with bold open mouth, 
deeply flanged, perianth gracefully twisted, flower measuring to 43 in. across ; it likes a deep 
moist soil like Maximus 086 
Anne Holloway (Johnstoni), xxx, new 1908, delicate lemon-yellow flowers, very elegant 150 
Banzai (Trumpet Daffodil), xxxxx, new 1908, a colossal flower with long white perianth, 
trumpet of great size, a delicate primrose shaded white with wide open mouth deeply 
flanged and rolled back at brim. Award of Merit 1905 {only one bulb for sale) 15 15 o 
Bedouin (Giant Incomparabilis), xxxx, new 1908, the finest and most beautiful 
Daffodil exhibited at the R.H.S. Show, April 14th, 1908, and the Edinburgh Spring 
Show, April 15th, 1908. The flower measures more than 4 in. across and has a large 
white perianth, broad and spreading ; cup large and expanded, glowing fiery orange-scarlet, 
elegantly fluted and crinkled at brim ; a grand exhibition variety. First-Class Certi- 
cate, Edinburgh, April 15th, 1908. See Illustration page 24 30 o o 
Bianca (Leedsii), xxx, new 1906, a very refined flower, beautiful in form and pure in colour, 
broad solid white perianth, cup globular and prettily fluted, clear lemon with a well-marked 
dark green eye I 15 o 
Blazing Star (Incomparabilis), xxxx, new 1908, flower very large, perianth rich yellow, 
crown very large and spreading, rich golden with deep margin of fiery red ; a wonderfully 
effective flower, ht. 18 in [only one or two bulbs for sale) 15 15 o 
Buccaneer (Giant Incomparabilis) (4), xxx, new 1908, flower large with broad white 
imbricated stiff perianth, crown large bright yellow, straight and fluted, a very handsome 
flower, ht. 16 in o 12 6 
Buttercup (Trumpet Daffodil), xxxx, new 1908, a remarkably distinct and handsome 
Daffodil, being a cross between Emperor and Jonquilla ; colour rich Buttercup-yellow, 
almost a self, with broad stiff perianth very slightly reflexing and of same length as the 
trumpet, which is straight and of great substance ; the flower has a delicate Jonquil per- 
fume. Award of Merit R.H.S. , April 14th, 1908. See illustration in “ The Garden,” 
May 9th, 1908 ( only one or two bulbs for sale) 20 o O 
Calpurnia (Trumpet Daffodil) (4), xxx, new 1903, raised at our Surbiton Nurseries, 
white campanulate perianth, and long straight elegant trumpet of a soft primrose shade, 
very beautiful, ht. 15 in 220 
Catriona (Trumpet Daffodil), xxxx, new 1908, perianth creamy white and slightly 
a magnificent Daffodil, after the style of Monarch , but much finer ; flower very large 
and of model form, perianth deep primrose, broad and smooth, bold golden trumpet 
expanding at mouth, ht. 18 in 15 15 o 
Chaffinch (Engleheartii), xxxx, very handsome, flowers measuring 35 in. across, with 
broad creamy perianth and expanded crown, deep orange-red shading to golden at centre... 126 
Chancellor (Giant Incomparabilis) (2), xxx, a very bold and striking flower with large 
broad white stiff perianth and large handsome straight crown prettily fluted, clear light 
yellow, colour very pure ; a sturdy erect grower, ht. 18 in o 8 6 
Charm (Engleheartii), xxxx, new 1908, flower large with snowy white perianth, cup large 
and flattish of a glowing fiery red throughout ; a lovely flower. ( only one or two bulbs for sale) 770 
Circlet (Engleheartii) xxx, new 1908, broad imbricated cream perianth slightly reflexed, 
Crown flat and fluted of a bright yellow slightly rimmed orange ; very pretty 1 5 o 
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