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Title: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: mark smyth on August 14, 2008, 06:28:00 AM

Northern Ireland's world famous Narcissus breeder Brian Duncan is cutting down some of his stocks. Below are links to his seed list, miniature list and standard daffodil list. Contact Brian direct please. list closed

Happy hunting!


 


 Edit on 11th January 2009 :  please note the email address in the link is no longer active. Ordering is closed for the year.  

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: Paul T on August 14, 2008, 10:03:50 AM

Mark et al,

I'm interested in ordering some seed from him but am unsure how to go about paying from here.  Given he doesn't appear to have credit card or internet facilities I am assuming that I need to go via an international money order or something like that?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: mark smyth on August 14, 2008, 12:26:02 PM

email him your order and I'll send them.

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: Paul T on August 14, 2008, 12:38:36 PM

Mark,

Thanks for the offer.  In the meantime I have organised through someone else already, the same way.  makes it so much easier.  Thank you VERY much for offering though.

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: mark smyth on August 18, 2008, 08:24:10 PM

I have now added a page showing some of Brian's standard daffodils that are for sale
http://www.marksgardenplants.com/brianduncanphotos.htm (http://www.marksgardenplants.com/brianduncanphotos.htm)

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: Maggi Young on August 18, 2008, 08:38:41 PM

Ooh! Those are stunning portrait shots of Brian's daffs..... yours or Brian's photos, Mark?  They're enough to make me want standard narcissus, by the square yard..... and I don't normally like "the fancy ones"  :-X

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: mark smyth on August 18, 2008, 10:28:05 PM

and one more page
http://www.marksgardenplants.com/brianduncanphotos2.htm (http://www.marksgardenplants.com/brianduncanphotos2.htm)

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: mark smyth on August 18, 2008, 10:28:29 PM

All Brian's photos

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: mark smyth on January 08, 2009, 05:15:56 PM

Many of mine are now above ground. How are yours doing?

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: Lars S on January 11, 2009, 02:14:35 PM

Hi Mark,

I bought a few bulbs from Brian as well. Among those that have come above ground are N romieuxii, N cantabricus monophyllus, N bulbocodium var. graellsi and N hedraeanthus. After Christmas the weather turned cold so not much growth to be expected for a while I think. 

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: ashley on January 11, 2009, 02:34:09 PM

Mark,

Thanks for providing this access to Brian Duncan's material.  Cantabricus I got from him in September has flowered and set seed already, asturiensis is flowering (and flowering - beautiful!), and all the others have emerged except x allenii.  Most of these, except viridiflorus, have promising buds. 

Several of the various types of seed I got from him have begun to germinate (scaberulus, triandrus concolor and a few more I can't remember without checking ;)).

Years of pleasure to come.

Title: Re: Brian Duncan Surplus
Post by: mark smyth on January 11, 2009, 05:32:21 PM

Too late to order now. His email address has changed since then




 I have made this addition to the first post about this:  Edit on 11th January 2009 :  please note the email address in the link is no longer active. Ordering is closed for the year.   Maggi