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BARR’S GOLD MEDAL DAFFODILS, 1911 
Barr’s New Seedling Daffodils — continued. 
Ruby (Barrii), xxxx, new 1911, raised by Mr. C. H. Cave, ft ower of medium size and perfect 
rounded form, with broad imbricated perianth and a pretty flat liery red cup, lit. 14 in 
Ruskin (Poeticus), xxxx, new 1910, flower of fine form with broad white imbricated 
perianth and a large warm eye, bright yellow, deeply edged rich fiery scarlet, ht. 17 in 
Sheba. (Barrii), xxxx, new 191 1, a flower of the highest quality, with large snowy white 
spreading perianth and a remarkable striking centre of dark fiery crimson, very beautiful. 
Award 01 Merit Birmingham, April 1911, where the flowers attracted a great deal of 
attention 
Sir Galahad (Giant Leedsii), xxxx, new 1910, a very beautiful flower measuring over 
4 inches across, perianth pure white, rounded, broad and imbricated, crown soft lemon- 
primrose, large, open and spreading, deeply flanged and frilled at mouth, plant of fine 
bearing, ht. 15 in. See coloured plate in “ The Garden” July 30//;, 1910 
Snow King (Poeticus), xxxx, raised by Mr. E. M. Crosfield, one of the finest Poeticus 
seedlings raised, plant tall and of fine bearing, flowers very large with beautiful smooth 
round perianth, of great substance, very beautiful. Award of Merit Birmingham 
April 28th, 1910 b 
Snowshoe (Poeticus), xxxx, new 1910, a very beautiful and distinct flower of large size, 
with a solid white ample perianth which is broad, slightly reflexed and with an elegant 
waved outline, centre very bright canary-yellow shading to green and with a striking margin 
of crimson. A flower of fine bearing and showy appearance, ht. 19 in 
Socrates (Poeticus), (5), xxxx new 1910, the deepest edged Poeticus at the Birmingham 
Show, 1910, a veiy striking and noble flower, measuring over 3 in. across with very solid 
white broad perianth, well-imbricated, centre canary with a remarkably deep margin of 
dark madder-scarlet, ht. 14 in. Award of Merit R.H.S. and Birmingham, 1911. See 
coloured plate in “ The Garden September 2 /\th, 1910 
Sparkler (Giant Incomparabilis), xxx, new 1910, a very large and showy decorative 
flower, measuring 4 in. across, perianth rich yellow, crown very large, fiery orange-scarlet 
shading down to gold, strong robust grower, ht. 18 in 
St. George (Barrii) (4), xxxx, a very lovely exhibition flower with broad rounded creamy 
white perianth of fine texture and a striking Poeticus eye, full of colour, ht. 15 in 
Sunbeam (Barrii), xxx, a very pretty flower of Sunrise type, measuring 3 inches across, 
with well-formed creamy perianth with slight shading of sulphur towards base and 
an attractive flatfish cup of brilliant orange-red, ht. 16 in. Award of Merit Birming- 
ham, 1901, and illustrated in Flora and Sylva, July, 1905 per doz. 15/- 
Sunspot (Barrii), xxxx, new 1911, perianth pure white and very large flatfish crown of a 
pretty lemon edged with fiery orange-scarlet and elegantly crinkled 
The Geraldine (Barrii), xxx, a striking large flower with white perianth shaded sulphur 
at base, cup intense orange-scarlet 
The Grey Mare (Trumpet Daffodil), xxxx, new 1910, raised by the Rev. G. P. Haydon, 
a very lovely flower of large size, and solid white perianth slightly campanulate, trumpet 
large, well open at mouth, measuring 2\ in. across, very beautifully flanged, ht. 16 in 
The Rising Sun '(Trumpet Daffodil), xxx, a handsome flower of fine symmetry and 
richest golden colour, trumpet elegantly recurved and frilled at brim. Award of Merit 
Truro, 1908 , and at Glamorgan, 1908 
Timon (Poeticus) (5), xxxx, new 1910, a grand flower, large, of good substance, with 
very broad imbricated solid white smooth perianth, centre primrose shading to green, and 
conspicuously margined dark cinnabar red, sturdy grower, ht. 17 in 
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Toreador (Barrii), new 1909, perianth white, well formed, smooth and firm, crown flat, 
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Uncle Robert (Trumpet Daffodil), xxxx, raised by Mr. E. M. Crosfield, the largest 
OF THE WHITE TRUMPET Daffodils, flower of immense size, perianth white, broad and 
campanulate, trumpet cream with wide open mouth elegantly frilled at margin, ht. iS in. ... 18 
Warley Scarlet (Barrii), (4), xxxx, a very beautiful flower of good size, having a creamy 
perianth and a very striking open fluted crown of a brilliant orange-scarlet almost to the 
base, a tall grower ^ 
Whitewell (Incomparabilis), xxx, flower large and of fine form, with broad, rounded, 
creamy perianth of good substance, and a large expanded chrome-orange crown in. 
across and prettily fluted, tall grower o 
Wildfire (Barrii) xxx, new 1911, raised by Mr. C. H. Cave, a very distinct and pretty 
flower, perianth sulphur shaded cream, crown fiery brick-red shading down to a green 
centre, ht. 14 in 
William Baylor Hartland (Trumpet Daffodil) (2), a fine early bicolor variety, 
with large rounded and imbricated white perianth and a soft golden-yellow trumpet 
Yellow Prince (Incomparabilis), xxx, new 1910, a nice rounded, flower, with broad 
well-imbricated perianth of a light primrose-yellow and bold globular rich yellow cup 
elegantly crimped at margin, lit. 16 in 
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