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BARR’8 DAFFODILS Awarded Five Gold Medals 1908. 
Barr's New Seedling Daffodils for 1908 — continued. 
Magpie (Nelsoni), xxx, a fine bold flower with creamy white perianth and long straight •£ *. d 
bright yellow crown, prettily fluted, and shaded bright orange at margin o 4 0 
Major Spurred (Barrii), xxxx, new 1907, large flower with broad snowy white perianth 
and expanded crown, yellow deeply edged brilliant dark orange-red, very striking and 
beautiful. Award of Merit R.H.S., May 7th, 1901 4 4 0 
Margot (Engleheartii), xxx, new 190S, flower of medium size, perianth cream, cup very 
large and flat of model form, soft canary-yellow with brim prettily crimped and bordered 
light scarlet ; a nice round flower 1 j 0 
Mascotte (Burbidgei), xxx, new 1908, perianth white, broad and slightly reflexing, cup 
yellow broadly bordered orange-scarlet, very attractive per doz. 21/- 
Maydew (Leedsii), xxxx, new 1907, raised by the Rev. G. P. Haydon , a very beautiful 
hybrid of biflorus x poeticus, very broad rounded perianth well imbricated and of great 
substance, crown delicate lemon, prettily frilled, deliciously scented, tall and late flowering 
May Queen (Trumpet Daffodil), xxxx, new 1907, broad snowy white imbricated 
perianth, of great substance, trumpet of solid texture, pale soft canary passing off cream ; 
a flower of perfect form 
Merry Maid (Barrii), xxx, new 1907, raised at our Surbiton Nurseries , flowers large with 
long white tapering perianth, crown deeply crimped bright yellow with deep orange margin, 
sweet-scented, tall and late flowering 
Mrs. George H. Barr (Trumpet Daffodil) (4), xxxx, new 1903, a very lovely Daffodil 
of chaste form, perianth snowy white and slightly campanulate, elegant white trumpet well 
open at mouth. Award of Merit Birmingham, April 16th, 1903 
IMestor (I ncomparabilis), xxx, new 1908, bold handsome flower, perianth broad, cream 
flushed canary at base, cup large and globular, brilliant golden-yellow, very elegantly 
crimped at margin, ht. 21 in 
Occident (Barrii), xxxx, new , a flower of perfect form, perianth delicate canary and very 
flat, cup fiery orange right down to the base, beautiful, ht. 14 in. Award of Merit 
R.H.S., May 5th, 1903 
Oracle (Poeticus), xxxx, new 1908, a model rounded flower, perianth broad and snowy 
white of good substance, cup dark fiery red shading to a buff-orange, very attractive, ht. 18 in. 
Orange Frill ( Barrii), xxx, new 1908, perianth primrose, long and somewhat starry, cup bright 
canary broadly margined bright orange and with greenish centre, prettily frilled, ht. 21 in.... 
Penguin (Giant Leedsii), xxxx, new 1908, perianth snowy white, long and tapering, crown 
creamy primrose, long, straight and prettily frilled at mouth 
Peter Barr (Trumpet Daffodil), xxxx, The King of White Trumpet Daffodils, a grand 
variety, raised at our Surbiton Nurseries , and well meriting its title. The flower is large and 
bold, of beautiful symmetry and fine substance, with pure white campanulate perianth and 
large handsome ivory-white trumpet of elegant outline. It is a strong grower and free 
bloomer, with handsome deep bluish green foliage, ht. 16 in. Awarded First-Class 
Certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society, April 8th, 1902. First-Class Certi- 
cate, Cornwall Daffodil Society, March 31st, 1903. Awards of Merit by the Devon 
Daffodil Society, April 12th, 1904, the Royal Botanic Society of London, April 13th, 1904 
and at Huntingdon, April 19th, 1906 
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Pharaoh (Trumpet Daffodil) (4), xxx, raised by Rev. G. P. Haydon , very large flower, 
perianth creamy white, broad and handsome large bold canary-yellow trumpet, well expanded 
at mouth, and elegantly crinkled. Award of Merit Birmingham, April 1904 
Pyramus (Trumpet Daffodil) (4), xxx, raised by Rev. G. P. Haydon , a handsome flower 
of distinct and elegant form; perianth creamy, trumpet canary-yellow, long and slightly 
rolled back at margin. Award of Merit R.H.S., April 19 th, 1904 
Pyrrha (Engleheartii), xxxx, new 1908, a remarkably pretty flower with very broad white 
petals slightly reflexing and large flat central disc, canary-yellow edged bright fiery scarlet, 
prettily fluted ( only one or two bulbs for sale) 
Queen Christina (Trumpet Daffodil) (4), xxxx, raised at our Surbiton Nurseries , 
broad white perianth, large bold trumpet of elegant form and great substance, of a delicate 
soft lemon shade, widely open at mouth and beautifully flanged, ht. 14 in. Award of 
Merit and Special Medal for the best Trumpet Daffodil in the Show 
Birmingham, April 24 th, 1902 [ 
Queen of the North (Leedsii) (3), xxxx, new 1908, flower large with very broad 
white perianth, cup lemon, prettily fluted ; flower of high quality and colour very pure, ht. 
*8 i n {only two or three bulbs for sale) 
Radiant (Burbidgei), xxxx, new 1908, a most striking and beautiful flower with large 
broad snowy white perianth and large open spreading crown with deep golden and green 
centre very broadly margined intense dark fiery red ; a grand exhibition flower 
Rod Emperor (Engleheartii), xxxx, mw 1908, perianth creamy white slightly reflexing, 
cup a flattened disc, remarkably large, prettily fluted, and of a fiery salmon-scarlet 
throughout {only one or two bulbs for sale) 
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